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CeeBee · 7th May 2007, 21:51

Information can be disseminated before release, though David. It may not always be necessary to view unedited footage, photos etc, so long as in some way, the facts are put out there. And the dive itself is only part of the story. In some form and at some point in time, the law must begin to accomodate what should be released. So much of the inquiry process is already out of the control of the relatives, including the release of the final verdict and cause of death and the fact that 'selective snippets' can be reported in the press, which can change the context of an incident as a whole. Why can this not be a taken a step further so that what is released is done so 'officially' as the final step in the inquiry process, with just the facts from the accident investigation and the specifics which may save someone?

What I am badly trying to articulate is release everything possible to the agencies that can effect change in dive protocols, kit, whatever, and see that the necessary changes are indeed followed....and the responsibility for the release is taken away from the relatives like the rest of the process so that they are freed from having to make that awful decision.

The point you make about time-scale is a valid one though. At present there is a considerable delay between an incident and the inquest. Given that a thorough investigation is time-consuming, some delay must be expected. Can't really offer a solution to this point, except to state the obvious in that the whole process needs to be speeded up considerably once all the information to proceed is at hand.

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CeeBee Found pills and ate them. Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 1,033	Re: David Shaw last dive on national TV Information can be disseminated before release, though David. It may not always be necessary to view unedited footage, photos etc, so long as in some way, the facts are put out there. And the dive itself is only part of the story. In some form and at some point in time, the law must begin to accomodate what should be released. So much of the inquiry process is already out of the control of the relatives, including the release of the final verdict and cause of death and the fact that 'selective snippets' can be reported in the press, which can change the context of an incident as a whole. Why can this not be a taken a step further so that what is released is done so 'officially' as the final step in the inquiry process, with just the facts from the accident investigation and the specifics which may save someone? What I am badly trying to articulate is release everything possible to the agencies that can effect change in dive protocols, kit, whatever, and see that the necessary changes are indeed followed....and the responsibility for the release is taken away from the relatives like the rest of the process so that they are freed from having to make that awful decision. The point you make about time-scale is a valid one though. At present there is a considerable delay between an incident and the inquest. Given that a thorough investigation is time-consuming, some delay must be expected. Can't really offer a solution to this point, except to state the obvious in that the whole process needs to be speeded up considerably once all the information to proceed is at hand. __________________ "In Ceebs We Trust. All others pay cash." Denz 1973-2007 King of the One-Liners www.justgiving.com/markginsberg1 Last edited by CeeBee : 7th May 2007 at 22:01.
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