HILLSBOROUGH FOOTBALL STADIUM DISASTER
The massive waste of time money and resources that was
required for all the ‘Inquiries” that took place. Were not necessary at all. To
determine the cause of the tragedy, and, to apportion the blame, all that is
necessary is to examine the ‘catalyst’, which
created this event.
CATALYST : A person
or thing that precipitates an event.
Every activity that takes place on Planet Earth, and, every
activity of Humankind, is ‘precipitated’ by the ‘catalyst’, that creates that
event.
So, in looking at the “Hillsborough Football Stadium
Disaster” one only has to determine the ‘catalyst’;
in order to find someone or something to blame. And, to determine, without
any doubt at all; that everything ‘post’ the ‘catalyst’, has no relevance at
all. This is because, if it had not been for the ‘catalyst’, occurring first;
everything that happened thereafter; could not have happened at all.
The Truth
A, proverb, probably, of Chinese origin; meaning, that the 'truth' is so momentous before your eyes; you need only open your eyes and, your minds, to see it.
The 'truth' about the disaster of Hillsborough, is, without any doubt, that, the hysterical Liverpool football fans were entirely to blame. Examine the 'evidence' provided by the TV cameras, present at that time. In a simple live TV transmission, the viewer was able to see the wholly disgusting and irresponsible behaviour of the football supporters at the ‘turnstiles’ and the ‘gate’ of the “Lepping Road” entrance to the stadium. Where, wildly and insanely, these football supporters were so crazed and hysterical as to shove and push themselves against the building and the ‘gate’; with such force, that some of them were getting injured and crushed. The police notified of this threat of serious injuries taking place; had no alternative but to ‘open that gate’. The very instant this gate was opened this wild hysterical mob of supporters, charged thru the gate. Forcefully, they thrust themselves forward through the ‘tunnel’ trying to gain access to the “Lepping Road Spectator Stand”. Yet, that stand, was already over full. The more this mob pushed and shoved their way forward thru that tunnel, the more the people at the front of that ‘stand’, were hemmed in and crushed.
This was the ‘catalyst’
of the disaster.
Consider the actions and circumstances of these two situations:
A. People visiting the Theatre or the Cinema.
B. Football supporters attending any Football Stadium in order to see a game.
In circumstance "A" the people going to the Theatre or Cinema, stand quietly and orderly in a queue until they reach the Box Office, in order to pay for admission. They, never, 'hysterically' rush or push forward, to forcefully enter the premises, at all.
In circumstance "B", (as, happened at Hillsborough), the, 'hysterical' football fans, did not queue orderly. At, Hillsborough, on that fateful day, they virtually charged their way through into the Stadium, then, they forced their way forward with enormous weight of their bodies, crushing everyone, at the front of the ‘Lepping Road’ stand. When they found that they could not go forward anymore, they did not stand there quietly, or, even attempt to retreat; they surged forward with even more enormous force into the tunnel leading to that spectators stand. The more they surged forward, the greater the 'crushing' of those at the front. And, from this criminal ‘catalyst’ 96 people died.
It was this lunacy and, this criminal behaviour, of these Liverpool Football fans, that killed 96 people at Hillsborough that day. It is solely, they, who must be accountable, for the blame.
The police may have made errors and mistakes in handling the situation, once it had got out of hand; but, the 'true' catalyst for the disaster, the very spark, that caused the loss of all those lives; must lie with the Liverpool Football fans.
Even before the police opened the gates to ease the crush at the turnstiles; these wild hysterical football fans, late, in arriving, and, desperate to get into the Stadium before the start of the game; were charging forward, climbing over both fences and gates, intent on getting into the stadium to see the start of the game. The TV cameras reveal, behaviour, of the very worst kind.
The TV cameras reveal this, 'truth', in all vivid clarity.
Consider the actions and circumstances of these two situations:
A. People visiting the Theatre or the Cinema.
B. Football supporters attending any Football Stadium in order to see a game.
In circumstance "A" the people going to the Theatre or Cinema, stand quietly and orderly in a queue until they reach the Box Office, in order to pay for admission. They, never, 'hysterically' rush or push forward, to forcefully enter the premises, at all.
In circumstance "B", (as, happened at Hillsborough), the, 'hysterical' football fans, did not queue orderly. At, Hillsborough, on that fateful day, they virtually charged their way through into the Stadium, then, they forced their way forward with enormous weight of their bodies, crushing everyone, at the front of the ‘Lepping Road’ stand. When they found that they could not go forward anymore, they did not stand there quietly, or, even attempt to retreat; they surged forward with even more enormous force into the tunnel leading to that spectators stand. The more they surged forward, the greater the 'crushing' of those at the front. And, from this criminal ‘catalyst’ 96 people died.
It was this lunacy and, this criminal behaviour, of these Liverpool Football fans, that killed 96 people at Hillsborough that day. It is solely, they, who must be accountable, for the blame.
The police may have made errors and mistakes in handling the situation, once it had got out of hand; but, the 'true' catalyst for the disaster, the very spark, that caused the loss of all those lives; must lie with the Liverpool Football fans.
Even before the police opened the gates to ease the crush at the turnstiles; these wild hysterical football fans, late, in arriving, and, desperate to get into the Stadium before the start of the game; were charging forward, climbing over both fences and gates, intent on getting into the stadium to see the start of the game. The TV cameras reveal, behaviour, of the very worst kind.
The TV cameras reveal this, 'truth', in all vivid clarity.
Irrespective, of any 'rigged' inquiry.
In the BBC2 transmitted program at precisely, 05 minutes,
18 seconds, into the programme one person present at this disaster says this:
“Just
before the kick off we were walking down the tunnel and we were half way down
the tunnel when something hit me, this wave of force hit us all and sent us
careering forward faster than you could run; and, that was the huge swell of
people behind who were trying to get into the ground. It started to get very
uncomfortable and being very stricken I said “I can’t stand this” so I turned
round and tried to go back. But at that moment I wasn’t going anywhere. I could
not move.”
Look at any pictures of this disaster and it can clearly
be seen where ‘spectators’ are desperate to get out of that ‘Lepping Road’
spectator stand. They can be seen desperately climbing over fences, and
climbing upon each other in attempt at reaching ‘safety’ in the terraces above.
They can be seen, being crushed, and collapsing, because they could not
breathe.
This
was the ‘catalyst’ that caused this tragedy.
Politicians,
and those of vested interests, now lie in their teeth.
Gordon J Sheppard
Gordon J Sheppard
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