Bloody Sunday: Soldier F faces murder charges

[laughing gravy]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47540271

 

[Trojan1962]

One law for terrorists and one law for British soldiers, it can’t be right.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

disgrace

 

[Newman Noggs]

Typical of the country we live in. Emasculated and submissive.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Shite, as to be at the very least uniformity on all actions around both sides in these cases.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

We didn’t just free IRA murderers. Our Government gave many exemption from prosecution.

 

[Mike D]

Some seriously ignorant posts on here, would love to hear from our Northern Irish blues on this. I can only speak from being married to an Irish catholic but believe you me the soldiers played a part in this.

 

[kinkyblue]

Absolutely disgraceful, having spent a lot of time in the province I have always believed we had to be whiter than white and to do things the right way.
Many things in this decision are so wrong, the guys on the ground should not be prosecuted, if anybody should it should be the commanders. I have always believed the Parachute Regiment were the wrong regiment to send at that time, trained to be aggressive shock troops with inadequate training for the situation they found themselves in, what did they expect when confronted with an aggressive crowd? Shots were heard by the soldiers and they reacted, wrong? Maybe but unless you have been in that situation don’t judge.

 

[mat]

If that isn't an inflammatory Thread title then what is?

They'll be no proper debate on here. Just people sporting their Anti Irish pro British views.

 

[aguero93:20]

Absolutely disgraceful, having spent a lot of time in the province I have always believed we had to be whiter than white and to do things the right way.
Many things in this decision are so wrong, the guys on the ground should not be prosecuted, if anybody should it should be the commanders. I have always believed the Parachute Regiment were the wrong regiment to send at that time, trained to be aggressive shock troops with inadequate training for the situation they found themselves in, what did they expect when confronted with an aggressive crowd? Shots were heard by the soldiers and they reacted, wrong? Maybe but unless you have been in that situation don’t judge.

Agreed, 14 (?)different soldiers firing over 100 live rounds into a crowd of unarmed civilians doesn't happen without orders from above. I think we'd all rather see the commanders in the dock.