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In response to "Prince Harry, Meghan and her mother almost killed in car chase with paparazzi -- (link)" by Beaker 🍺

I feel the need to take a grain of salt here. Obviously I have no details, but this feels almost 'too on the nose' and I expect might be overblown.

Posted by ty97 May 17 '23, 07:45

Or I could be 100% wrong.

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This article from yesterday certainly suggests a motivation to frame the matter in a certain way. -- (link*) - znufrii 🦄 May 17, 07:52 10
- I mean, they need security. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 07:55 9
  - I’m inclined to agree that they shouldn’t be able to hire the police. Frankly, if there’s a threat, police protection should be free. - Mop🧹 May 17, 07:57 7
    - I have no idea who's allowed to hire the police. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 07:57 6
      - According to the court, *no one* is allowed to hire the police. They’re the police. They’re not for hire. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 17, 07:58 5
        
        that is 100% inaccurate. Film sets, street festivals, etc etc all hire off-duty police for events. Not sure if it works for individuals, but police - Andie May 17, 07:59 4
        
        *off duty* police offices are *private* security. I get what they want. They want cops. But you can’t just request cops. - Mop🧹 May 17, 08:01 3
        
        They want the flashing lights. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 08:02 2
        
        Yeah. Someone with the authority to do something once lines are crossed. Private security takes out a cameraman that’s just more photos. Cop does it - mafic May 17, 08:05 1
        
        Wouldn't police officially step in at a certain point? The Beatles had police escorts. - loosilu May 17, 08:11
  - I’m not suggesting they don’t. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 17, 07:56
It takes two to have a chase. I appreciate that they may want to avoid the paparazzi but I doubt that traffic laws allow for high speed flight. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 17, 07:51 32
- “This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours" - so they went around 4 blocks? -- nm - decline May 17, 07:54
- While I agree, what do you suggest? They stop and get swarmed? Not sure what the best option is/ -- nm - Andie May 17, 07:52 30
  - “People are doing criminal things to me, so I will do criminal things.” How about, “Help, 9-1-1. I’m being assaulted. I’m at…” - Mop🧹 May 17, 08:00 15
    - but they aren't being assaulted. they are just being followed and photographed very aggressively...and dangerously -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 May 17, 08:06 4
      - If *anyone* goes up to a cop and says 'people are chasing me and I am afraid they are going to hurt me' - decline May 17, 08:13 2
        
        Are you imagining that they are going to stop, exit the car, walk through the paps, and approach a cop? -- nm - loosilu May 17, 08:15 1
        
        You don't think their driver would have time to yell for a cop at a police station for help before the others show up? The only wrong solution here is -- (edited) - decline May 17, 08:46
      - They're being threatened rfor sure. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 08:08
    - Then why have we never heard of celebrities doing that? -- nm - loosilu May 17, 08:01 8
      - One. -- (link) - Mop🧹 May 17, 08:02 7
        
        She is not a celebrity. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 08:04 4
        
        Sure she is. I'd recognize her on the street before I would Meghan Markle -- nm - decline May 17, 08:17 3
        
        that's just cause of your peephole watching and filming -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 17, 08:22
        
        OK, outing myself as never watching ESPn. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 08:19 1
        
        heh -- nm - decline May 17, 08:20
        
        Justin Bieber is two, although hardly the best example as he had already entered into a high speed chase. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 17, 08:03 1
        
        AT which point it's a public hazard. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 08:07
    - especially given that they are famous -- nm - decline May 17, 08:01
  - how about stop in front of a police station and ask for help? There are well over 100 in NYC -- nm - decline May 17, 07:55 12
    - and just the pics of them walking into a police station would be worth a fortune to the paps. -- nm - Andie May 17, 07:56 4
      - better than being killed in a 'high speed chase' -- nm - decline May 17, 07:57 1
        
        It's America. Give Meghan an MP5 and make her an action movie star to boot. -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 07:58
      - I suspect it would be them stopped in front a police station and getting swarmed while cops ignore them. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 07:57 1
        
        yup -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 17, 07:57
    - I couldn't tell you where to find one. You're making assumptions. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 07:56 6
      - Times Square. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 17, 07:57 5
        
        Oh great, so there will be a million tiktoks of them. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 07:58 4
        
        better than being dead -- nm - decline May 17, 07:58 3
        
        Honestly it would never occur to me to go to a police3 station -- nm - loosilu May 17, 07:59 2
        
        loosi, come on, why didnt Diana just go to the police station after all? She could still be alive! - Jovian May 17, 08:04 1
        
        I actually have done this. Had a redneck following me, looking to kill me for nothing so drove up to the doors of a state police post. He drove on by. -- nm - Spawn May 17, 09:19
  - Exactly. The paps are NOT nice to them. They're trying to get reaction shots. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 07:53

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I feel the need to take a grain of salt here. Obviously I have no details, but this feels almost 'too on the nose' and I expect might be overblown.

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