gator - 19/11/2013 11:14
To this day I have never understood why they targeted Brum with so many Irish settlers in the area.Apparently it was never supposed to have happened due to a smashed up telephone box where they originally tried to phone the warning from and not having enough time to find another.But even if true it still dose'nt excuse the disgusting cowardly crime they called the cause.
James06 - 20/11/2013 12:55
I cannot believe that has even been suggested to be honest Sir Dennis. This John Larkin fella has dropped an almighty bollock IMO.
To suggest that people who have lost family should just forget it and move on, to suggest that victims scared physically and mentally dont have the right to pursue justice and see the cowardly bastards who did pay for their crimes, is in my opinion disgusting, shows a total lack of empathy and is enough to suggest that he resigns his position.
Putting a line under it doesnt mean it's all forgotten. Just like the pursuit of justice doesnt mean the troubles could or would reingnite. Decades were spent pursuing nazi war criminals - yet relations with Germany were not affected.
NI Villan - 20/11/2013 14:30
As insensitive as John Larkin seems, from a purely NI point of view, I can't help but agree with him.
Almost £200m of public money was spent on the bloody sunday inquiry with no charges brought. The money would be better spent on the future than raking over the past.
Added to that, the majority of the evidence will have been destroyed during the decommissioning process.
Not sure you can question where his sympathies lie as it's across all 'sides'.