Re: hillsborough disaster
There is so much blame and so many people to attach it to.
The football hooligans are possibly the root cause - if there is any single cause. They - and they were from many clubs, not just the top tier either, although they got the most publicity, but the rampaging gangs resulted in the fencing in of grounds. Was the design of the fencing flawed? quite possibly. Did the police and ground management have any experience/training in control and reaction? Were the police, ambulance, medical etc reports audited? Should the then government have held a more in-depth inquiry? probably. Did the successive governments do anything to resolve the situation - Straw, as Home Secretary initiated a scrutiny of the documentation but states "it did not get very far" - why did it not? Later he quarantined 10 boxes if documentation.
As much as I dislike Liverpool FC, my thoughts for the victims, their families and many other people who suffered as a result of this catastrophe, are sincere heart felt commiserations.
For those who falsified and tampered with evidence, and made stupid heartless comments, then only prosecution will suffice - at the very least - Perverting the Course of Justice.
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Regards,
Barrie
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