Ballymurphy Inquest

Pacifico

I fail to see why locking some terrorists up 50 years ago gives other terrorists a free pass today.

You talk about one law for all and then say that you dont want one side facing justice for their actions.

So would I but the IRA are being given a free pass.

Pacifico

Henry Gow - the guy that saw all these war crimes yet cant remember the names of any of those involved and the people who were there don't remember him being there at the time..

How convenient.

Rasczak

How topical/timely!

Mordaunt to give veterans amnesty for battle crimes

Northern Ireland to be excluded.

Dony

I fail to see how you think British soldiers should be immune from prosecution. As the Prime Minister of the time famously said, A crime, is a crime, is a crime.  

Where have I said that? I want all sides to be held accountable for their actions, but I don't expect every single person to face trial (that goes for all sides). Please don't mis-quote me again.

This IRA fixation of your's is quite telling.

Pacifico

If you are going to prosecute one person for an alleged crime that took place 40 years ago then you should be open to prosecuting others who did the same - not give them a free pass.


No you dont - you want the one side to face investigation whilst the others are allowed off scot free.



Yeah - I generally have quite a dislike of terrorists.  

Dony

Agree. See Post #53.

Read what you just quoted me saying...I want all sides to be held accountable for their actions

Good, so from now on you'll group them all together rather than singling out 1 group of terrorists while ignoring the others.

Pacifico

They what was the relevance fo your claim that it didnt matter that IRA terrorists were not being tried today as they were investigated decades ago?

'Because they weren't investigated before, Paramilitaries were, that's the point.'


Did other groups of terrorists get promises of no prosecution for their crimes? - I dont think so.

BobbyMac

It appears that some are forgetting there where 3 sets of belligerents during the troubles (State Security Forces/Loyalists/Republicans)

The British State & Loyalists colluded which included sharing intel, informing, suggesting targets, supplying weapons, giving alibis and perverting the course of justice for crimes against not just terrorists but against innocent civilians

The Loyalist's where offered Letters of Comfort by Mo Mowlem, they decided against taking them up (see below)

Mowlam 'asked loyalists if they had fugitives who needed comfort letters' - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

At the end of the day, if you strip away the emotion and the whatabouterry, what's been argued by some is that British citizens murdered by their own state agents should not be allowed justice even if the official inquiries have revealed a case to answer (and that the UK have officially apologised for Bloody Sunday)

Retired general: ‘Most if not all’ killed by army at Ballymurphy were not IRA - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

That's a bit of a hard sell to the victim's families I'd suggest

Pacifico

I'd suggest that giving free passes to terrorists whilst at the same time prosecuting ex-soldiers is even more of a hard sell.

IronGiant

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RIP rancidpunk...

Difficult Post

Let's all take the evening off in respect...