Double Injustice
The Hillsborough disaster was a human crush which occurred during the semi-final FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest football clubs on 15 April 1989 at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England. The crush resulted in the deaths of 94 people on the day and it eventually reached 96 with the deaths of two more victims in hospital, with a total of 766 other persons being injured. All of them were Fans of Liverpool Football Club. Hillsborough Disaster remains the deadliest stadium-related disaster in British history and one of the worst accidents ever in International football.
Not only the lives of Liverpool fans were lost but even the blame of the disaster was put on them. The South Yorkshire Police suggested that the main factors leading to the disasters were
1. High consumption of alcohol by the Liverpool fans
2. Fans attempting to gain entry without tickets or with forgeries
The Hillsborough disaster was a human crush which occurred during the semi-final FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest football clubs on 15 April 1989 at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England. The crush resulted in the deaths of 94 people on the day and it eventually reached 96 with the deaths of two more victims in hospital, with a total of 766 other persons being injured. All of them were Fans of Liverpool Football Club. Hillsborough Disaster remains the deadliest stadium-related disaster in British history and one of the worst accidents ever in International football.
Not only the lives of Liverpool fans were lost but even the blame of the disaster was put on them. The South Yorkshire Police suggested that the main factors leading to the disasters were
1. High consumption of alcohol by the Liverpool fans
2. Fans attempting to gain entry without tickets or with forgeries
Today on 12th September 2012, The
Hillsborough independent panel has reached a conclusion by disclosing it in a
400 page document. The document states that not even a single Liverpool fan was
involved in what to led to the disaster. The main cause was the lack of Police
Control. This report has shocked the Britain as families
who were involved finally learn the shocking truth behind the tragedy. The
Prime Minister, David Cameron, has apologized to the families of grieving
families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster, and
confirmed that there was and is no evidence to support of allegations of
exceptional levels of drunken-ness, ticketless-ness
or violence among Liverpool fans. Cameron said "On behalf of the government and
indeed our country, I am profoundly sorry for this double injustice that has
been uncorrected for so long."
Nothing can be done and nothing can be changed but today the families of the 96 dead and hundreds injured have been given justice. They can rest and sleep in peace now.
Nothing can be done and nothing can be changed but today the families of the 96 dead and hundreds injured have been given justice. They can rest and sleep in peace now.
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