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The Hillsborough Disaster.

Postby Vicky » Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:09 pm

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Jurors have reached a majority decision into whether the 96 victims of the Hillsborough Disaster were unlawfully killed.

The jury of six women and three men have been deliberating since the 6th of April after hearing two years of evidence.

The verdicts will be announced tomorrow at 11am.

I hope the families get the verdict they're hoping for, no-one should ever go to a football game and not return home.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36128693
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Re: The Hillsborough Disaster.

Postby Kat » Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:13 pm

Too true Victoria its gone on too long now tho hope there is closure for all the families soon
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Postby Vicky » Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:13 pm



Of course i support Rangers and there's an Ibrox/Hillsborough memorial group.
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Re: The Hillsborough Disaster.

Postby Vicky » Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:14 pm

Kat wrote:Too true Victoria its gone on too long now tho hope there is closure for all the families soon


I hope so Kat.

It's been going on since 1989, hopefully they can draw a line under the tragic events after tomorrow's verdict.
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Re: The Hillsborough Disaster.

Postby Maddog » Mon Apr 25, 2016 3:15 pm

It's been 27 years. Why now?
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Postby Vicky » Tue Apr 26, 2016 5:38 am

Maddog wrote:It's been 27 years. Why now?


There's been several inquests and inquires Madders, the first one was in 1991 and it returned a verdict of accidental death.

A new inquiry was started a few years ago after a long campaign by the families of the victims.

Some people said the fans were responsible for the Disaster and the Sun Newspaper told terrible lies about them.

They said they'd gone through the victims pockets as they were dying and urinated on the police.

It was terrible and the Sun is still hated in Liverpool to this day.
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Re: The Hillsborough Disaster.

Postby Vicky » Tue Apr 26, 2016 5:54 am

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Postby Lambert » Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:24 am

Verdict: unlawfully killed http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36138337

Police failures and stadium defects responsible.
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Re: The Hillsborough Disaster.

Postby Vicky » Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:28 am

I wonder if the families, will sue the police?

An inquest ruled Rangers were at fault for the Ibrox Disaster and most of the families sued them.
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Re: The Hillsborough Disaster.

Postby Lambert » Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:02 am

I can't claim to know how those families feel, but my instinct is that if it were a relative of mine who died in those circumstances I would most certainly be looking for some form of justice.
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Re: The Hillsborough Disaster.

Postby Vicky » Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:09 am

Lambert wrote:I can't claim to know how those families feel, but my instinct is that if it were a relative of mine who died in those circumstances I would most certainly be looking for some form of justice.


So would i Lambert.

It's a shame Anne Williams who's son died in the Disaster and who was one of the leading campaigners, didn't live to see this day.

She was a remarkable woman.

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Postby Kat » Tue Apr 26, 2016 1:33 pm

Omg watched the news .justice at last .I can remember where I was what I was wearing even on that tragic day I must admit I shread a tear today for justice .and today I'm ashamed that I breath the same air as the police and football club that's lied all these years
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Re: The Hillsborough Disaster.

Postby Vicky » Tue Apr 26, 2016 4:14 pm

Kat wrote:Omg watched the news .justice at last .I can remember where I was what I was wearing even on that tragic day I must admit I shread a tear today for justice .and today I'm ashamed that I breath the same air as the police and football club that's lied all these years


I hope that policeman who told those lies and blamed the fans gets charged.

It was very moving watching the families singing, You'll Never Walk Alone today outside the inquest.

I feel so pleased they've finally got justice, but it's shameful it's taking so long.
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Re: The Hillsborough Disaster.

Postby calitom » Wed Apr 27, 2016 4:18 am

so why were the police responsible? I'm not saying the victims were responsible...but....Were too many people allowed in the stadium? What did the police do wrong?
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Re: The Hillsborough Disaster.

Postby calitom » Wed Apr 27, 2016 4:24 am

calitom wrote:so why were the police responsible? I'm not saying the victims were responsible...but....Were too many people allowed in the stadium? What did the police do wrong?


ohh I did some reading...sounds like some very bad decisions by the police...-not hooligans
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