Back to Harry Dunn, Inquest Day Two: Expressions of Remorse, Performative Outrage Toward USG

"I'm so sorry, I'm going to get you help," said the US government official.https://t.co/1Cdtr1YrpR

— Ravneet Nandra (@RavNandraITV) June 12, 2024

The report at the link above is the best of the inquest reporting that I've seen today. None of them go beyond the few facts presented by the American driver plus her expressions of regret and remorse. 

It was a fatal road traffic accident caused when a recent arrival to the UK instinctively drove on the wrong side of the road for about 20 seconds. That's it. There is nothing more to see here, and nothing more to learn about the accident that the driver could provide. 

But there is still more emotional-political grief that can be wrung out of the tragedy, and it will be so long as the Dunn family remains in thrall to their 'advisor.' 

Although none of his promises to them have ever panned out - not his assurance that the driver did not have diplomatic immunity, not his promise of McDonalds-coffee-spill-lawsuit-$millions, not his rock-solid guarantee that the driver will be extradited for trial, and so on - the family still seems to prefer his next soothing vision to the reality of grieving for its loss. 

As for his latest false promise that the driver would return to the UK for the inquest either in person or by live link, that was obviously a non-starter. The only reason for a live appearance would be for the family to badger the driver to its heart's content. Rather like a lite version of that very popular Olde English sport of bearbaiting. 

The driver declined the invitation to be the bear.