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Joe McCann: Trial of two soldiers collapses https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56942056
Joe McCann: Trial of two soldiers collapses https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56942056
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Joe McCann: Trial of two soldiers collapses https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56942056
Probably never, wouldn't want to upset anybody would they.Excellent.
When are all these IRA men who murdered innocent civilians, including mothers and children, going to be put on trial, then?
If the price of peace is letting terrorists escape prosecution, I'd say it is a price we have to pay. That said I believe that it should be a two way street and the everyone who killed (including soldiers and police as well as terrorists from both sides) should have to confess to what they did in order to receive similar leniency. I think families of the victims should hear the truth.Probably never, wouldn't want to upset anybody would they.
I agree that a line in the sand must be drawn and hopefully this is the end to these prosecutions. The trouble is we still have families alive who have had to live without loved ones on both sides and these people want and expect justice.If the price of peace is letting terrorists escape prosecution, I'd say it is a price we have to pay. That said I believe that it should be a two way street and the everyone who killed (including soldiers and police as well as terrorists from both sides) should have to confess to what they did in order to receive similar leniency. I think families of the victims should hear the truth.
Then perhaps the country can move on with "the troubles" no more than a footnote in history?
I’m all in favour of moving on providing, as you say, it’s a two way street, with either prosecution or amnesty on both sides, not in the provos’ favour.If the price of peace is letting terrorists escape prosecution, I'd say it is a price we have to pay. That said I believe that it should be a two way street and the everyone who killed (including soldiers and police as well as terrorists from both sides) should have to confess to what they did in order to receive similar leniency. I think families of the victims should hear the truth.
Then perhaps the country can move on with "the troubles" no more than a footnote in history?
Part of me thinks the police and CPS have done a bad job intentionally to get this thrown out.It’s stunning that the police and presumably CPS brought this to court, it appears not even basic procedures were followed.
In these unique circumstances I think it’s difficult for anyone to understand the context of the times. Right and wrong are still that, but we had highly trained soldiers put into a setting they were never trained for. All that in a boiling cauldron, a line needs to be drawn.
That’s exactly my point trained but not for that setting, absolutely no preparation for that type of situation.Part of me thinks the police and CPS have done a bad job intentionally to get this thrown out.
as said above a line should have been drawn after the GFA on all sides.
as for the bit about highly trained soldiers... I wouldn’t class 18/19/20 year olds with basic training and SLR’s as highly trained... maybe for war against the USSR.. but defo not for a civil war on the streets of Northern Ireland in the 70’s.
The street has more than two ways, it was never just the provos and the army doing the killing but the various loyalist terrorist groups never appear to get a mention, I wonder why that is?I’m all in favour of moving on providing, as you say, it’s a two way street, with either prosecution or amnesty on both sides, not in the provos’ favour.
I specifically said ALL sides instead of BOTH sides for that very reason.Well at least Muttley realised it wasn't just the IRA and army that killed people.
And Corcaigh.