Bloody Sunday: Soldier F faces murder charges

[mat]

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Play nice all

Agreed.

I posted the inquiry results link earlier in the thread. Be nice if people stick to the recognised facts otherwise theres no point in this thread.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Agreed.

I posted the inquiry results link earlier in the thread. Be nice if people stick to the recognised facts otherwise theres no point in this thread.

Not really. The thread was about inconsistency in our Government’s / authorities across the UK’s approach.

Btw I despise acts of terrorism regardless of whoever has committed the acts.

 

[Cheesy]

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.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jul/28/northernireland

One rule for terrorists, one rule for our Armed Forces?

That's what really fcuks people off.

 

[sir baconface]

It feels like the line’s been drawn under potential crimes by one side and not the other.

Btw, has Corbyn been prosecuted yet?

 

[AlexWilliamsGloves]

Im not (totally) biting....but those who were freed, from both sides, were caught, charged, prosecuted and sent to jail.....then following the GFA, they are out on licence....many have committed smaller crimes and have since been sent back to jail....its the terms of their release.

17 soldiers were suspected of killing/murdering innocent (proven) civilians. 1 will face charges. To date, none of them have been charged, prosecuted and sent to jail...and then possibly released.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/03/the-case-for-prosecuting-bloody-sunday-soldier-f/

Not exactly a lily-livered liberal source.

Interesting that this article says they were promised immunity if they told the truth at the inquiry. Yet they apparently still stuck to their story. I can see why people think this is obscene but they had a way out and didn't take it.

 

[without a dream]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jul/28/northernireland

One rule for terrorists, one rule for our Armed Forces?

That's what really fcuks people off.

A more recent case https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47415011

'Soldier F' has been free for 47 years and never faced prosecution.

I think our armed forces should be held to a higher standard than terrorists. If you read around specifically what Soldier F has done then I think it's a travesty that he's never faced prosecution, if he had he'd probably be free by now anyway.

 

[dannyboy29]

Forgive my ignorance as I've not read most of the stories but how has one guy been singled out? Im guessing not CCTV.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Interesting that this article says they were promised immunity if they told the truth at the inquiry. Yet they apparently still stuck to their story. I can see why people think this is obscene but they had a way out and didn't take it.

So the soldiers told their version of events and didn’t get immunity. That sounds like our recent Governments.

 

[aguero93:20]

Forgive my ignorance as I've not read most of the stories but how has one guy been singled out? Im guessing not CCTV.

Ballistics and eyewitness accounts.