Santo Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Makes what OK? You think that it's OK for a pile of miners to have a riotous assembly contrary to the law, and in order to stop other people going peaceably about their lawful occasions and you justify that because a single copper after the event was not actually in fact mean to someone who shouldn't have been there? Yup typical miners thinking that. I'm sure that's how they rationalised bricking my school bus and dropping blocks of concrete on taxi drivers. No I don't think it's ok to riot. I don't think it's ok for the police to charge at people that aren't rioting either. ---------- Post added 31-10-2016 at 15:52 ---------- Oh right - so what you are saying is that the police turned up to stop the coke deliveries and the miners wanted to let the coke wagons out. Cool. You are aware the trials collapsed because police evidence was unreliable right? Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Yeah because they just turned up there for a picnic right? Dream on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santo Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Yeah because they just turned up there for a picnic right? Dream on. You have read what the IPCC said I presume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 As thoroughly and as uncritically as you did Im sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 No I don't think it's ok to riot. I don't think it's ok for the police to charge at people that aren't rioting either. ---------- Post added 31-10-2016 at 15:52 ---------- You are aware the trials collapsed because police evidence was unreliable right? Cool. Unlike the non evidence presented by miners who were there acting aggressively under instruction from the Union representatives. Its amazing how many of those miners see it through rose tinted glasses these days especially those who weren't there. I wasn't there - my family and neighbours were and miraculously they now recant their tales of "daring do" and fisticuffs for the sake of it and blame everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 What do people realistically want out of any inquiry anyway?? You already know SYP were bent as a banana and still struggle with it today. Anyone serving at the incident is long since retired, many are probably dead - no-one is going to face prosecution. Police tactics have long since changed for dealing with riots as well, so apart from dragging up the past and telling everyone what is already known whats the point?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansheff Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 On the news last night they spoke to two miners and a police officer who was there. The police officer said they were told what words they had to include in their statements, which, he said was wrong and that this had never happened before. If what he says is true then it should be investigated as it seems they only wanted the statements to contain what was dictated to the officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Compensation obviously and a bit of sticking it to the system. I wonder if David Wilkies family did the same. I seem to recall that the NUM burned all the evidence after that ut it's ok they got Howells in govt so it must be alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santo Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 What do people realistically want out of any inquiry anyway?? You already know SYP were bent as a banana and still struggle with it today. Anyone serving at the incident is long since retired, many are probably dead - no-one is going to face prosecution. Police tactics have long since changed for dealing with riots as well, so apart from dragging up the past and telling everyone what is already known whats the point?? I don't actually think it's necessary. Compensation has been paid and the trials collapsed. But this notion that the miners were asking for it and the police were whiter than white is ludicrous. Pointing out that the narrative the BBC showed at the time was chronologically misleading is fair IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 How many people are permitted on an official picket line? Precisly. That many miners turning up and admitting they were there to block the Queens highway is not acceptable. This just happened to be the time the police changed tactics and the miners didn't like one bit - so much so they are still whining about it three decades later. The rest of the world got on with their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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