tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907866273535493606.post7846410835771095786..comments2023-05-10T14:33:21.814+01:00Comments on Random Thoughts from a Random Woman: The One With Hillsborough - Part 2 Random Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08486701695499481233noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907866273535493606.post-87180610748580645642012-09-17T10:29:19.034+01:002012-09-17T10:29:19.034+01:00Wow what a comment. I wish I'd written that in...Wow what a comment. I wish I'd written that in my original blog. You have put that so well and better than I could myself. Thank you. Random Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486701695499481233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907866273535493606.post-20436210201034159442012-09-17T10:05:19.857+01:002012-09-17T10:05:19.857+01:00There is so many aspects to the horrific events th...There is so many aspects to the horrific events that day to consider. On the plus side ground safety has changed out of all recognition. However, we now know that 41 lives could have been saved if it wasn't for inept policing and that the cover up took place shifting blame onto those who suffered rather than those who were there to help, look after fans and if required to save their lives. There was a fleet of ambulances outside the stadium but only 3 made it onto the pitch. Police were battering fans back into the crush. All wrong decisions made by inexperienced people. But yet the police covered their tracks and deliberately falsified records whilst instigating a campaign to play on the bad reputation of fans. Alcohol testing and criminal checks made on the dead. If this took place in the Eastern Bloc or South Africa in 1989 we would be rightfully cross but dismiss the attitude as a typical police state tactic. But it happened in Britain, a democracy with accountable public services and public servants is inexcusable. It was a tragedy waiting to happen, it was heart breaking for the families not only to lose their loved ones but then to have them blamed for their own deaths. The strength of these people to take on the police and state is such a dignified manner must never be forgotten and I hope that we take heart that eventually the truth will always shine through. This says more about human spirit than anything else in this case. Whilst we now want justice for the 96, for the loved ones, and indeed for all those who have suffered injury that day we also need justice for this country. This report has been a very important first step. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com