flagpole corner 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Thought I'd post this in the right place. Don't know how many of you have heard of it or visited the shop outside the Albert but hopefully there's no harm in spreading the message. http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough/ Justice? 15th April 1989 is a date that indelibly emblazoned across the hearts of every man, woman and child on Merseyside. A day that started with all the joy and expectancy of an FA Cup semi-final but which ultimately ended with ninety-six football fans losing their lives, for the support of their club. Whilst Liverpool fans lay dead and dying on the Hillsborough turf, as trained police officers looked on, the cover-up into the causes of the disaster began. Gordon Taylor falsely claimed that Liverpool fans had forced open a gate. The Hillsborough disaster was a catalogue of calamitous events- the incompetence of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, the ineptitude of South Yorkshire police, the ineffectiveness of Sheffield City Council (the club never even had a valid safety certificate) and the arrogance of the Football Association. The Association that chose to give Nottingham Forest considerably more tickets than Liverpool, despite having considerably fewer fans, citing traffic logistics as a reason. The events served to bond the people of Liverpool closer than ever before as fans of all clubs paid their respects to the dead at Anfield. It was difficult not to be moved by the sight of a Manchester United fan sat crying and bewildered in the Albert pub next to Kop. In the days that followed the disaster and despite all evidence being to the contrary The S*n newspaper decided to publish an article entitles “The Truth”, in which it claimed that Liverpool fans had robbed and urinated on the dead and had attacked the police, apparently our saviours. The investigations and evidence were to prove this to be lies. The police had chosen to open an exit gate at the Leppings Lane end of the ground, at the other side of the gate was the entrance to a tunnel leading to the central pens. There was no stewarding or policing at the tunnel, nor was there any signs to indicate alternative entrances to the terracing. At the end of the tunnel lay closed pens from which there was no way out for the ninety-six fans who lost their lives. Since that day the S*n newspaper has been reviled on Merseyside and remains the subject of a mass boycott. We would urge all football fans of all clubs to consider how The S*n portrayed fellow football fans, in the days while we were all grieving, and would ask them to join our boycott of this vile rag. A recent media week study into the boycott on Merseyside estimated that the boycott had cost the S*n around £25 Million since the article. Please Do Not Buy The S*n. The Lord Justice Taylor inquiry into the events found the main cause of the disaster to be “The breakdown of Police control”. No court of law in this land has ever considered events after 3.15 on that day. Events such as the police refusing entry to the Stadium for Ambulance-men on the grounds that “People were fighting on the pitch”, events such as the Police sending for dog-handlers rather than emergency services with fence-cutting equipment. Anne Williams, who lost her fifteen year old son, Kevin, at Hillsborough describes the actions of the Liverpool fans that day as “heroic”, young untrained men trying to save the lives of the dead and injured, whilst trained Police Officers formed a cordon to keep fans off the pitch, and turned away ambulance-men armed with life-saving equipment. Nobody has ever been held accountable in a British Courtroom for the events of that day, and the cover-up around Hillsborough continues. Anne received £3500 compensation for the loss of her young son whilst former police sergeant Martin Long received about one hundred times that amount for the Post Traumatic Stress he received whilst carrying out his duties. In the fifteenth season since the disaster, the dead, bereaved and survivors of Hillsborough still fight for Justice. There has to be some accountability for the death of ninety-six people, even if the authorities see them as merely football fans, in 1989 the lowest of the low. It appears increasingly likely that the fight for Justice will never be resolved in a British Courtroom and will reach its ultimate destination in the European Courts, but the people of Merseyside and the fans of Liverpool Football Club will not let the fight for “The Truth” go away. Justice is a complex notion, it can mean so much on so many different levels. It is not something which is black and white, justice is the truth of Hillsborough and Justice is a struggle. It will not be achieved overnight, but it will be achieved, and it is only through truth and accountability that it can be achieved. The Hillsborough Justice Campaign represents bereaved families, survivors and supporters campaigning for justice for the 96 people who died at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough football ground on 15th April 1989. The truth about Hillsborough is still denied by the authorities. The campaign is situated at 178 Walton Breck Road, facing the Albert Pub and behind the Kop. All football fans are more than welcome to call in when you are at Anfield and have a look around our shop and premises, your support would be greatly appreciated, the group meet at 8pm every Monday evening at the premises. John McCormick Hillsborough Justice Campaign www.contrast.org/hillsborough email: info@hillsboroughjustice.org.uk Hillsborough Justice Campaign PO Box 1089 178 Walton Breck Road Liverpool L69 4WR <img src='http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough/images/sunboycott03.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> Cheers for your time, hopefully see some of you in the shop on boxing day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 A worthy cause, what I'll do is sticky it for a week or so now and then resurrect it nearer to Christmas on the Newcastle board so that people see it before travelling down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagpole corner 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 Hugely grateful for that mate. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Still won't touch The Sun after that. They could have a full page spread with Garroways norks on full view and I still wouldn't touch it. On a serious note, I'll always remember that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Still won't touch The Sun after that. They could have a full page spread with Garroways norks on full view and I still wouldn't touch it. On a serious note, I'll always remember that day. 24894[/snapback] I dont think anyone can ever forget that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Indeed I can't... Still remember standing in the kitchen at home listening to us getting our arses kicked at Arsenal.... Soon forgot about though - the tragic events at Hillsborough took over! RIP to all 96 - any true football fan is with you on that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Kirkey 0 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Proud to say me and a few other lads have been wearing our Hillsborough Justice Campaign wristbands for a little while now. And I really hope anyone connected with the South Yorkshire and West Midlands Police forces, the scum newspaper and all the authority and legal bod figures involved in denying ordinary people justice, die slow and terribly painful deaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanzo 0 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Proud to say me and a few other lads have been wearing our Hillsborough Justice Campaign wristbands for a little while now. And I really hope anyone connected with the South Yorkshire and West Midlands Police forces, the scum newspaper and all the authority and legal bod figures involved in denying ordinary people justice, die slow and terribly painful deaths. 26150[/snapback] Spot on. The local fuzz had/have a lot to answer for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagpole corner 0 Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 A worthy cause, what I'll do is sticky it for a week or so now and then resurrect it nearer to Christmas on the Newcastle board so that people see it before travelling down. 24878[/snapback] Hope you dont mind me doing so meself. Would be good if a few away fans would pop into the shop, always more than welcome and appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 no bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 I'm going like (sooperfan tbh ) and I'll try and pop into the shop mate. A very worthy cause indeed. When I think about the events of that day my emotions are always a mixture of sadness and anger. As has already been mentioned, never buy The S*n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 I was going to go to this actually (bigger Soopafan tbh) but my mam's making Beef Wellington. Still, fuck the S*n and the South Yorkshire Police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thompson 0 Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 I was 1 so naturally i cannit remember, but i spent alot of time one day reading up on the event on the contrast.org/hillsborough site. Also found a picture of a lad being crushed (sorry if this brings back bad memories, i wont post the picture) if i were the photographer taking this picture i would be fucking ashamed to ever show my face again - just standing there, photographing a lad whose blatently dying - fucking shameful. RIP to the 96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I was 1 so naturally i cannit remember, but i spent alot of time one day reading up on the event on the contrast.org/hillsborough site. Also found a picture of a lad being crushed (sorry if this brings back bad memories, i wont post the picture) if i were the photographer taking this picture i would be fucking ashamed to ever show my face again - just standing there, photographing a lad whose blatently dying - fucking shameful. RIP to the 96 68985[/snapback] I know its easy to say this however if the police arent doing anything to sort it, theres not much a photographer can do and without photos like that (ie the famous Kevin Carter one of the the dying African girl and Vulture) the world wouldnt know the full horrors of these things, nothing stirs the emotions like a photograph. Im sure that photographer probably has nightmares that some of us can only imagine after seeing first hand what he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I regret to say it but Hillsborough is gradually slipping into history we don't forget and we certainly don't forget the Sun but I have doubts the "Campaign for Justice" has much time left in it TBH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thompson 0 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I was 1 so naturally i cannit remember, but i spent alot of time one day reading up on the event on the contrast.org/hillsborough site. Also found a picture of a lad being crushed (sorry if this brings back bad memories, i wont post the picture) if i were the photographer taking this picture i would be fucking ashamed to ever show my face again - just standing there, photographing a lad whose blatently dying - fucking shameful. RIP to the 96 68985[/snapback] I know its easy to say this however if the police arent doing anything to sort it, theres not much a photographer can do and without photos like that (ie the famous Kevin Carter one of the the dying African girl and Vulture) the world wouldnt know the full horrors of these things, nothing stirs the emotions like a photograph. Im sure that photographer probably has nightmares that some of us can only imagine after seeing first hand what he did. 69035[/snapback] Aye, i suppose your right like. But still, i reckon it's abit cold to snap photos - but then again, most journos are pricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagpole corner 0 Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 I regret to say it but Hillsborough is gradually slipping into history we don't forget and we certainly don't forget the Sun but I have doubts the "Campaign for Justice" has much time left in it TBH 69043[/snapback] Because the club are happy to sweep it under the carpet into the history books. Granada refuse to show the Jimmy McGovern docu-drama again too. Plus it's also not helped when nobheads across the park have advertising boards around Woodison Park advertising the s*n Some progress being made though http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4455838.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BastianSchweinsteiger 0 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I hope you don't mind me asking, but I'm far too young to remember the disaster. What exactly did the Sun say about football fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagpole corner 0 Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 All here mate http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough/history/media.shtm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 (edited) I regret to say it but Hillsborough is gradually slipping into history we don't forget and we certainly don't forget the Sun but I have doubts the "Campaign for Justice" has much time left in it TBH 69043[/snapback] Because the club are happy to sweep it under the carpet into the history books. Granada refuse to show the Jimmy McGovern docu-drama again too. Plus it's also not helped when nobheads across the park have advertising boards around Woodison Park advertising the s*n Some progress being made though http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4455838.stm 69112[/snapback] I have great sympathy with everyone involved - I can remember every second of that afternoon and the following weeks - the awful moment ont eh radio when they thought they were reporting an outbreak of violence and then... "Liverpool supporters are now breaking up the advertising hoardings .... wait .. they're all running back to the crowd with them - I think something has gone terribly wrong there..." I just think it might be time to let go Edited December 17, 2005 by Rob W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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