Hillsborough

[TheElephantMan]

Watched it, thank god for Phil Scraton

locating the amended statements was the pivotal moment in the story, without Phil Scraton's persistence the families would never have had the independent report and the full inquest.

[redmike65]

Watched it, thank god for Phil Scraton.

There are many reason to hate the internet and social media in particular but something like this couldn't be sustained now too many people would be able to disseminate documentary evidence so quickly to media and others of influence the powers that be wouldn't be able to keep it quiet.

[TheElephantMan]

Watching it a second, third or fourth time doesn't lessen the impact, it's such a powerful documentary - I hope lots of non-Liverpool supporters have watched it tonight.

[Gray]

Had me in tears, horrific scenes.

[Liverpel]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/...uk-tv-11276517

The ESPN Hillsborough documentary is being shown on BBC2 this weekend!

Reminder that this is on at 9pm tonight

[Roboklopp]

Reckon this belongs here:

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/04/miners-strike-ipcc-considers-unredacted-orgreave-report

[Big-Red-Ed]

I watched it last week when I was off sick with proper flu. Was feeling pretty low and balled my eyes out 3 or 4 times.
Be warned it is a difficult watch. The first 30 minutes are brutal. Lots of distressing unseen footage. The rest of it just made me angry with the level of the cover up.
After the joy of the last weeks victory for want of a better word. My main feeling now is one of anger. Goodness knows what the relatives and survivors are feeling.

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[Kenneth]

Excellent.

[TheElephantMan]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/hillsborough-documentary-given-uk-tv-11276517

The ESPN Hillsborough documentary is being shown on BBC2 this weekend!

[shanks69]

7pm tonight on radio merseyside they have a documentary on,they follow Trevor and Jenny hicks as they go back to hillsborough for the 1st.

[baitman]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/hillsborough-survivor-andrew-devine-who-6988427

[Vermilion]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rildK98KVj0"]News Quiz 29.4.16 Andy Hamilton & Susan Calman - Hillsborough Inquiry - YouTube[/ame]

[G]

There's another who hung himself too. Read about it in the guardian, a powerful article written by a survivor from pen 3, Adrian Tempany.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/01/hillsborough-inquest-survivor-adrian-tempany?CMP=twt_gu

[Exiled_red]

Just been reading this:

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/...ictim-11263603

Tributes paid to the forgotten "97th victim" of the Hillsborough disaster

17:18, 29 Apr 2016
Updated 18:10, 29 Apr 2016
By Alan Weston

Stephen Whittle killed himself over guilt of selling ticket to friend who died in disaster


Tributes appeared on a Livepool FC fans’ forum to the “97th victim” of the Hillsborough disaster .

An inquest heard in 2011 that Stephen Whittle killed himself because he never recovered from the guilt he felt from selling a ticket for the Hillsborough game to a friend.

Stephen Whittle, aged 50, had suffered from anxiety and depression since the tragic match in 1989, Bolton Coroner’s Court was told.

Mr Whittle, of Elizabeth Street, Atherton, had sold a ticket for the FA Cup semi-final to a friend, who died during the incident.

He took medication for his depression and although his family knew of problems in the past, they did not know he was still affected by the tragedy.

Mr Whittle died from multiple injuries after jumping in front of a train between stations in Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, and Hag Fold, Atherton.

A thread has now been set up on the Liverpool FC forum with tributes to “the 97th victim”.

User Phil posted: “As we all know, Hillsborough has had a massive impact on the lives of the survivors as well as the 96. Something that I don’t think is mentioned enough is just how much of an impact it had on those who weren’t even there that day.

“We’ll never know all of the thoughts that went on in his mind in the years following Hillsborough, but I am fairly confident that things were made worse by the cover up and press coverage.”

Kellso1 posted in reply: “To think people have had to suffer these thoughts and feelings at the hands of the guilty trying to wash themselves of blame, disgusting to say the least.”

When the inquest on Mr Whittle was held, coroner Jennifer Leeming recorded a narrative verdict.

She added: “That awful tragic event that happened so long ago is still reaching out and touching people.

“Especially for a man who was so keen on football, it was a big part of his life and to have that awful event associated with such a pleasure must have been troubling as the years went on.

“He was clearly a very private man who didn’t confide, even the good things, to his family.

“He was clearly a popular man both in work and at home.”

Mr Whittle had worked as a fabricator at PPG Industries Ltd in Hindley Green for around 20 years.

* The Samaritans helpline is available 27/7 on 116 123 and is available for anyone who needs help

Awful story

And shows that there are so many untold stories and so many people affected by Hillsborough that you don't always think about.

[loki]

https://streamable.com/3r1s