Bordeauxclaret wrote:I’d really like to see the families get justice.
I’m just struggling to see what has changed since the last one to justify this.
But justice would involve everyone who was at fault, getting prosecuted. They can't just point at Duckenfield and say "it was all his fault", because it clearly wasn't.
- Anyone who was involved in the design of the Leppings Lane End, with that tunnel heading straight into a fenced off pen with a tiny capacity.
- Anyone who designed or sanctioned the separation of a large terrace with a large capacity into a set of smaller enclosures but didn't do anything to make sure the capacity was evenly allocated.
- Anyone who was involved in appointing Duckenfield to a job that he made a mess of.
- Anyone who had officiated at these matches in the past and didn't see that Leppings Lane was a death trap.
- Anyone who knew or should have known that Leppings Lane was a death trap but still sanctioned holding the match there.
There is loads of blame to share. Either there should be no prosecution; or else the manslaughter charged should be faced by dozens of people in the dock. Not just one.