Should the police who covered up Hillsborough be charged?

realBabelfish · 13 Sep 2012 at 14:57

Simple question...

when police show such institutional corruption and break the law, should they (and will they) be charged?

IMO, at the moment the police and politicians keep showing utter contempt for us, their employers. breaking laws with little or no penalty for doing such. no wonder they are losing the support of the public.

what do you think will happen? to me its scary how much this has been covered up. i personally think that the police should be whiter that white when it comes to crime and that when they break the law they should be penalised more than the rest of us, not less, which often seems to be the case.

even if its just stripping those of their pensions and sackings, it would show that the we are sick of being taken for a ride.

Craterloads · 13 Sep 2012 at 14:58

Yes, simple of that.

They perverted the course of justice.

MooMoo444 · 13 Sep 2012 at 14:58

I think so, the Police should set an example to everyone, regardless of circumstances.

estebanrey · 13 Sep 2012 at 14:59

Yes of course.

But history tells us they won't be (well convicted anyway).

Mr_White · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:03

G-MAN2004 · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:05

Definitely.

wnb · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:05

They have gotten away with it for 20+ years what makes you think they will answer for it now. A lot of people involved will have retired.

RomanNose · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:07

Of course.

StonedPenguin · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:08

Indeed.

ChrisJSY · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:08

I don't know much about this other than a cursory read, what have the police done?

Cosimo · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:11

The big thread about this subject is here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18264318

The Funktopus · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:12

In a nutshell, altered what records of happened at Hillsborough to paint the victims as those at fault and to absolve themselves. Perverting the course of justice and conspiring to pervert the course of justice at the least I'd say.

ChrisJSY · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:16

I'm still having a hard time grasping how the actions of hundreds and hundreds of people not the police ends up falling on the police. Granted, from what I can see they (the police) interfered with medical help and such later on, a rowdy stampede of that many people is impossible to control at times.

Diesel · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:23

ChrisJSY said:
I'm still having a hard time grasping how the actions of hundreds and hundreds of people not the police ends up falling on the police. Granted, from what I can see they (the police) interfered with medical help and such later on, a rowdy stampede of that many people is impossible to control at times.

There was no rowdy stampede.

Energizer Bunny · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:38

Yes they undoubtedly should

estebanrey · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:40

realBabelfish's next thread "Is The Pope Catholic?"

ChrisJSY · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:48

Diesel said:
There was no rowdy stampede.

Oh, ok, I thought people were crushed to death by other people.

Infidelus · 13 Sep 2012 at 16:29

They perverted the course of justice.

If you or me were accused of this, we'd likely be straight in front of a judge. Don't see why the Police should get any special treatment.

So ... yes

Danthus · 13 Sep 2012 at 16:32

Did the police officers change their own statements or were the altered by others?

uniQ · 13 Sep 2012 at 16:32

Of course they should be. No two ways about it.