One of the most shocking and repulsive things that was shown over the UK Riots in August 2011 was the video footage of the young Malaysian student being helped to his feet, dazed and confused, following on from an attack that left him with a broken jaw.
Whilst the student was in this state of semi-consciousness, he was robbed by those who it initially appeared had come to his aid.
(see below video of Malaysian student being robbed)
This was a sickening incident which was rightly condemned by everyone who happened to view this footage.
Now, imagine the circumstances were a lot worse…imagine the Malaysian student was dead at the time of the incident, and was robbed of his possessions as he lay, lifeless on the ground. Can you just imagine the uproar!?!
Now, imagine that it did happen, and then you, and your friends and family were wrongly accused of perpetrating this horrendous act! Imagine the guilt that you would be carrying around with you needlessly for the rest of your life. Wrongly accused of a crime that is too repulsive to even believe a human being could stoop to such a low depth of depravity.
Well, this sort of unfounded accusation has actually happened.
(Video below contains a scene from Jimmy McGovern's docu-drama "Hillsborough"
In the days following on from the Hillsborough disaster in April 1989. The LFC supporters present on that fateful day were accused by certain sections of the English media of carrying out this very act. The same supporters who, without any training or experience of how to act in the face of such tragedy, took it upon themselves to ply their amateur trade as first aid workers, pumping chests, giving mouth to mouth resuscitation in a confused and clueless state of mind whilst trained professionals watched on.
“Yorkshire policemen chat with folded arms, while people try and save their fellow fans” – sung Ian Prowse of ‘Amsterdam’ in the song “Does this train stop on Merseyside?”
It was said that these brave people (who should have been praised for their quick thinking actions in the face of tragedy) not only were the cause of the disaster, but also, they robbed and pick-pocketed the possessions of those that lay dead.
Just have a think about that for a second.
NOW, try to comprehend how the families and friends of the Hillsborough 96 have felt for the last 22 years to not only have lost their loved ones, but to also carry the extra burden of the allegation that their loved ones peers, friends, family and fellow Liverpudlians played an active role in their death.
That is why we are still fighting for justice, to clear the names of the wrongly accused, to expose the real cause of the disaster and ultimately, and hopefully, let the 96 souls who perished on the 15th April 1989 finally rest in peace.
Sign this petition,
Let the truth be heard.
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