Raheem
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Seems like straw-clutching tbh. The prosecution failed because the enquiry wasn't a "process of justice". It didn't have powers to find anyone guilty or liable. "Judicial" does start with the same letter, but...
Hillsborough Independent Panel findings and release of documents.
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QC seems to disagree with you there.
"Pete Weatherby QC, who represented 22 families at the 2014-16 inquests, which reached a verdict that the 96 victims at Hillsborough were unlawfully killed due to police gross negligence, said the questionnaires supported the view that the Taylor inquiry was a course of justice."
He's quite knowledgeable about the law, and the legal system. His career is built in part on advising which cases are worth pursuing, and which aren't.
What relevant training and experience do you have?
More from Mr Weatherby, QC:
“Taylor was appointed by government to be the independent judicial chair of a tribunal to investigate a terrible, avoidable tragedy,” he said. “It had the hallmarks of a court, heard oral evidence, had questioning by advocates for interested parties, reached conclusions of fact and accountability, and made recommendations which were published in parliament. Surely it does violence to ordinary language to suggest it was not a ‘course of public justice’.”
Weatherby also questioned the view that the first inquest, heard from November 1990 to March 1991, could not have been perverted by the amended police statements. Taylor himself noted in his report that the evidence gathered for his inquiry also provided the evidence for the inquest.
Weatherby said the Crown Prosecution Service should have appealed against the ruling, adding: “If the families had had legal standing in this trial, the ruling would have been appealed without hesitation.”."
www.theguardian.com
“Taylor was appointed by government to be the independent judicial chair of a tribunal to investigate a terrible, avoidable tragedy,” he said. “It had the hallmarks of a court, heard oral evidence, had questioning by advocates for interested parties, reached conclusions of fact and accountability, and made recommendations which were published in parliament. Surely it does violence to ordinary language to suggest it was not a ‘course of public justice’.”
Weatherby also questioned the view that the first inquest, heard from November 1990 to March 1991, could not have been perverted by the amended police statements. Taylor himself noted in his report that the evidence gathered for his inquiry also provided the evidence for the inquest.
Weatherby said the Crown Prosecution Service should have appealed against the ruling, adding: “If the families had had legal standing in this trial, the ruling would have been appealed without hesitation.”."
‘Judicial’ Hillsborough inquiry questionnaires cast doubt on trial ruling
Surveys sent to witnesses ‘contradict’ argument given for halting trial of two ex-police officers and solicitor
Raheem
Well-Known Member
Stop being a cock.
Speaking to yourself again? Fair play.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Aside from the 68 altered police logbooks/statements, what has happened to the fans/residents witness statements alterations issue? Anyone have any info - poss paths on that.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
i'd like to think that justice will prevail but i think it's sadly more likely the law will once again have trampled justice under foot
Indeed.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I wonder the tally of SYP (get your claims in early lads) comp vs families.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
It's also pretty clear here that there was a general conspiracy to pervert the course of justice - of all future attempts at justice, not just this accidentally oopsied one by the CPS. Just because they altered the evidence they gave to one process shouldn't and surely doesn't mean the door isn't open on another does it?
RainbowTown
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Nearly 34 years later and the police have finally decided to apologize. How big of them.
www.theguardian.com
Hillsborough disaster: Families profoundly failed, say police
Police forces promise "cultural change" as they respond to a critical report into the 1989 disaster.
www.bbc.co.uk
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skyscraper101
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It's taken over 5 years to issue a response to a report published in 2017? Why so long?
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
been too busy raping & noncing
Louis MacNeice
Autumn Journalist
Because as entitled idiots they presumed it would just go away. It's what happens in their lives, so why wouldn't they?
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skyscraper101
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I mean, cunts yeah obviously. But like were they trying to stonewall it? Were they made to respond against their will?
5 years to read and respond to something is worse than just tardy.
5 years to read and respond to something is worse than just tardy.
Louis MacNeice
Autumn Journalist
No. They just don't care, or even have any desire to unerstand, or indeed conceive of it as something they should do.
That is the size of the gap between the secure, entitled, privileged, self regarding few and the rest of us.
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billy_bob
Air of bewilderment model's own
Be fair, mate. They also had a lot of racism to get through.
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