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Originally Posted by Mancie
The British Prime Minister has made an open apology to the innocent victims who were killed during the protests on what has been is known as "Bloody Sunday".. no doubt about it innocent people were killed.
I'd like to know how the members on here who have openly stated they do not believe any present government should apologise for the mistakes made by Governments in the past... I point to some who kicked up as fuss when the Government apologised for the mass murder this country carried out during the slave trade.. and those who complianed when the Government apologised for the kids we sent to be abused in Australia... what do you say now??
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It sits better than many of the previous apologies because it happened within Great Britain and it is an event within living memory.
Unfortunately, what generally happens in these situations is that any number of 'traumatised' relatives come out of the woodwork for compensation. Tragedy though it was, the Hillsborough families were on the case not two weeks ago claiming around £25k each for mental stress. It was another awful event but how long do these guilt trips last? That one has already been unequivocably apologised for several times.
It sounds rather heartless but apologising for every last misdemeanour in British history is leaving yourself wide open to abuse in the end.