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30 for 30 on the Sheffield soccer disaster
Posted on 6/28/17 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 6/28/17 at 7:54 pm
Brutal.
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Posted on 6/28/17 at 7:56 pm to Jim Rockford
Pretty awful how they were trying to blame the spectators from day one. Those images of them mangled against the fence are haunting.
This post was edited on 6/28/17 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 6/28/17 at 7:58 pm to Jim Rockford
It's called the Hillsborough Disaster. And yeah, it's brutal.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 8:44 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:00 pm to Jim Rockford
I've watched it many times on Netflix. I get choked up every time I watch it.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:10 pm to Jim Rockford
I've tried watching it twice, but I've never could bring myself to watching the whole thing.
I would almost chose any death other than the way those people died that day.
I would almost chose any death other than the way those people died that day.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 10:16 pm to Jim Rockford
I'm watching the BBC broadcast of the 30 for 30. It has added footage at the end.
This is an incredible documentary
This is an incredible documentary
Posted on 6/28/17 at 11:44 pm to Jim Rockford
This is one of my favorite pictures of all time. For those who don't really follow soccer, Everton (blue) and Liverpool (red) are the 2 major clubs in the city of Liverpool so the rivalry is obviously huge. Always very cool to see a sports rivalry put to the side in moments like these
Posted on 6/28/17 at 11:57 pm to Jim Rockford
Article from today:
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LINK
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LONDON — Decades after the deadliest stadium disaster in English soccer history, British prosecutors charged six people on Wednesday, including four former senior police officials, in the deaths of 96 people crushed and trampled to death at Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield in 1989.
The catastrophe transformed how the sport is viewed in the country, and the decision is a long-awaited vindication for the families of the victims, including 37 teenagers, who were fatally crushed or trampled.
In April 2016, a two-year inquest found that the fans had been “unlawfully killed” and cited errors or omissions by the police in planning and executing security for the match on April 15, 1989. In particular, it faulted the actions of commanding officers. The inquest left prosecutors to decide whether to file criminal charges, and on Wednesday, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that it would.
David Duckenfield, the match commander for the South Yorkshire Police on the day of the tragedy, will face manslaughter charges. Five other men also face charges: Graham Henry Mackrell, a former secretary of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, which operates Hillsborough Stadium; Peter Metcalf, a lawyer who represented the South Yorkshire Police; and three other former high-ranking police officers — Norman Bettison, Donald Denton and Alan Foster.
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