British Jury Faults Police Over 1989 Hillsborough Soccer Stadium Deaths

[Commander Wallace]

Quote : The verdict, which capped the longest case heard by a jury in British legal history, comes more than two years after the inquest began, on April 1, 2014, and after a decades-long push by relatives, fans and the Liverpool club for a full accounting.

When the 2012 report was published, Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain issued a government apology to the families of the victims, saying that they had suffered a double injustice: “The injustice of the appalling events, the failure of the state to protect their loved ones and the indefensible wait to get to the truth,” and “the injustice of the denigration of the deceased — that they were somehow at fault for their own deaths.”



http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/27/wo...ster.html?_r=0

[Aktungbby]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-26765007

The inquest was not a criminal trial, meaning that it does not confer civil damages or penalties, and that it is simply a finding of fact. After the verdict, however, the Crown Prosecution Service said it was evaluating whether to press charges in light of the findings, and legal experts said that such a case would most likely focus on Mr. Duckenfield.
During the inquest Mr. Duckenfield described how he “froze” during the vital moments when police officers responded to the overcrowding threat and did not foresee that his failure to close a tunnel leading to crowded pens after a large exit gate was opened would prove fatal.
In the days after the deaths, efforts by the police to assign responsibility to soccer fans culminated in a story in the British newspaper The Sun under the headline “The Truth.” It blamed Liverpool fans for bad behavior and said they had attacked rescue workers, urinated on police officers and pickpocketed victims. Mr. Duckenfield, who is now 71, left the police force at the age of 46 and retired to the south coast, where, according to the British news media, he disappeared largely from the public view.

[Rockstar]

I cant believe what seems like the killer accusing the victim, or in this case British police, for making him cut their throat

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

I cant believe what seems like the killer accusing the victim, or in this case British police, for making him cut their throat

I think you got that a tad backwards mate, the police aren't the victims here, nor honestly do I think there was any malice on their behalf, just a catastrophic series of mistakes which lead to 96 dead people.
The most damning part of it though, in my eyes, is the attempted cover up that took place afterwards.
Ultimately, as the commanding officer involved in the organisation and safety of the crowd at Hillsborough the blame lies on the shoulders of Duckenfield, if he had not lied in the aftermath of the disaster and tried to cover up the mistakes made I might have a bit more sympathy for him, but at least he's coming clean now.

[Jimbuna]

Truth = Justice

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Truth = Justice

Do you think that Duckenfield should be charged with negligence manslaughter?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Do you think that Duckenfield should be charged with negligence manslaughter?

I'll let the CPS make that decision but quite possibly as there is no statute of limitations in place.