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Many mistakes were made that day, that is not in doubt.
96 people died, that also, is not in doubt.
It is clear that the blame for these deaths can be laid at the doors of everyone from the government and FA, to the police, local authority and yes some of the fans.
I doubt any of these parties planned for this tragedy to happen, although their actions all contributed towards it.

This cover up is a different matter altogether.
It happened in the cold light of day and was the deliberate actions of people who knew exactly what they were doing. A calculated exercise in buck passing and arse covering, with the intention of deceiving the public and shifting the blame.
For that there can be no excuse. Those responsible for that should be hung out to dry.

So it's your belief that if the fans without tickets apologise to the families that will make everything OK... it was the police's job to control the crowds... that is what they were there for...

You forgot to mention that not a single one of them deserved to die ffs, they went to watch a football match. The fans may not have been angels etc etc but they didn't try to cover things up

There will be no justice on this issue until EVERY corrupt Police Officer involved is locked up and that wont happen.

This just another revelation in a long line of revelations on police, state, VIOLENCE and corruption often revealed 20 or 30 years after the event as were these below

The Birmingham 6
The Guildford 4
The Winchester 3
The Battle of Orgreave.
Police attacks upon pickets at Wapping
Police attacks upon poll tax demonstrators
and of course Bloody Sunday.

Theres a long and consistent history of the Police in this country of attacking physically innocent people and killing them of being neo fascist in their activities and being corrupt, and surprise surprise nothing has changed for recently we on here debated the MURDER of an innocent civilian recorded for all to see!

Ignore it at your peril for we all need an honest caring Police Service unfortunately history reveals we have just the opposite in our Country.

Go on then Terry, tell us which country of the world you would base your future policing of the British Isles on?

Russia where people are routinely shot and imprisoned for 20 years for protesting against the state?

Asia where torture and real corruption is rife and blatant every day?

Venezuela where people are tortured by the statevandvtheir human rights mean nothing?


You don't know how well off you are living here.

Of course it won't make everything OK. But if the ticketless people had not been there the police would have had no trouble with control.
What, in your opinion, should the police have done on the day when faced by the many people, hell bent on getting into the ground without a ticket?
I am sure that with hindsight they may not have opened the gate but what would the consequenses have been then? Do you think that the croud outside would have dispersed quietly?

Never said they did.

But I didn't see any police or ambulance officers pushing the crowd from the back causing the injuries.

And as Grandad and others have raised the point, what would have happened if entry had been refused and the gate remained shut? Deaths outside of the ground due to crushing?

It was ANY game from the 80s. this one went the way many could have gone.

Heisel included.

Perhaps Heisel was a mass illusion on our tv screens?

So it's your belief that if the fans without tickets apologise to the families that will make everything OK... it was the police's job to control the crowds... that is what they were there for...

Again, none of this justifies a cover up GBC.

The events had already happened and 96 lives were already lost. How were we to learn from this if the true facts are concealed?
This cover up served what purpose exactly? Apart from saving the careers, pensions, honours and reputations of some of the culpable?

What can you possibly offer to justify what amounts to a criminal conspiracy?

I agree 100% Trevor but when you've got fans turning up drunk and ticketless what are they supposed to do?

I would hope our Nation my Nation your Nation would lead the way as it has in so many spheres the NHS being a prime example, all you outline is reprehensible and far worse than here, but of course we must not be blinded to what we aspire to achieve A DECENT HONEST FAIR POLICE SERVICE far removed from what Hilsborough and the examples above reveals a situation and organisation that is a disgrace!!!!!!!!!!!!

Again, none of this justifies a cover up GBC.

The events had already happened and 96 lives were already lost. How were we to learn from this if the true facts are concealed?
This cover up served what purpose exactly? Apart from saving the careers, pensions, honours and reputations of some of the culpable?

What can you possibly offer to justify what amounts to a criminal conspiracy?