OT,FC: Hillsborough police chief and others charged
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ESPN had an excellent 30/30 on this tragedy a few years ago. I don't think the manslaughter charges are really appropriate for what happened, this was a situation where the individuals managing the site and controlling the crowd did not use common sense and really did not comprehend what was happening or what was about to unfold.
The charges involving the lies and cover-up by the police are fully warranted. The police managing the crowds screwed up and the government refused to admit it.
The charges involving the lies and cover-up by the police are fully warranted. The police managing the crowds screwed up and the government refused to admit it.
They led, many in the crowd, to their death!
The cover-up was equally appalling!
They deserve to be charged.
Never forget the "96".
The Liverpool players and fans never will.
I am not a lawyer in the USA or England. However, typically in the USA to be charged with manslaughter, even involuntary manslaughter you must have committed a crime that contributed to another person's unnatural death. Think PSU frat case, manslaughter came into play with the provision of alcohol to a minor and hazing.
With the Hillsborough tragedy, I don't think the police did anything that was actually criminal that resulted in the deaths. Malfeasance yes, criminal no. The original cover-up is an example of the pendulum swinging to an extreme in one direction to protect the government, the manslaughter charge is another example of the pendulum having an extreme swing in the opposite direction.
As previously posted, the charges regarding the cover-up and lies all those years are fully warranted. Maybe the law in the England is different, admittedly it has been a few years since I saw the 30 for 30 documentary.
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