Re: Train Accident in Blue Mountains

[David McLoughlin <davemcl@AXE*THISiprolink.co.nz>]

Ian Jelf wrote:
 
> The fact is that the truth *will* come out at the enquiry, but the press
> feel the need to say something *now*, even without the full facts.

It is the duty of the press to get as much of the facts out as possible,
as early as possible, and keep on getting out the facts.

Official inquiries are often whitewashes. Politicians and bureaucrats
often seek to hide the truth to save their necks.

Look at the Egyptian Government's blatant attempts to cover up the cause
of the crash of flight 990.

The news media may not be perfect but without it politicians, the
bureaucracy and big business would indeed be able to treat us all as
mushrooms.

David McLoughlin
Auckland New Zealand

"Tsing siu sum che mun – please stand clear of the door." 
-- Bilingual (Cantonese-English) announcement as the doors close on
trains of Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway.