Really???? I saw a documentary on this and the police were incompetent but I did not get the impression the behavior of out of control fans, not the ones who got crushed, was not a contributing factor.
Wheels of justice moved a mite slow....27 years
Used to live in Walkley just up from Hillsboro. View of Sheffield Wednesday stadium out the back window.
As a rule I go nowhere that I am around more than a hand full of people. Just a glimpse of what it may be like if/when our economy and logistical system has a major disruption.
I believe... and hope... what they meant was that the behavior of the FANS WHO WERE KILLED had not played a role in THEIR OWN deaths.
If the fans brought their own deaths upon themselves, then even any errors by the police would be inconsequential.
If it was that documentary I saw on ESPN, it’s been said that the local police didn’t have the proper guidance to control the crowd that day—a high-ranking police officer who had done sterling service controlling the crowd at the stadium had just left the force. If that high-ranking officer was still on the force, there was a good chance this tragedy may have never occurred.
WTH? Is this some British euphemism for the hijab or something?
“Unlawfully killed”?
There is a way to have lawfully killed them?
I hate when I’m unlawfully killed while watching soccer.
I hate it more if I’m watching real sports.
My understanding is that it was dishonest fans...fans entering without tickets...that caused this.
What would it have taken to have made it a LAWFUL killing?
Yeah that’s my impression too. I think the police in general, and the commander in particular, are being used as scapegoats here. They are culpable yes, but they are not exclusively culpable.
It was ridiculous how they packed folks like sardines in soccer stadiums back then. Folks in games would literally pee in their pants during the game, because there was no way to get to the bathroom.