The tragedy at Hillsborough occurred 23 years ago.  It was soccer match in the FA Cup between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, being played in the neutral venue of Hillsborough.  A Liverpool FC crowd filled up a section of the stadium to well above its capacity; This caused the literal crushing of hundreds and hundreds of fans as a result injuring 766 individuals and claimed the lives of 96 people.

The police then filed false reports blaming the cause of the deaths and disasters on the Liverpool’s fans. This was believed for 23 years up until now.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/sep/12/hillsborough-disaster-inquest-prosecutions-report?newsfeed=true

Ethically speaking, to think that after such a devastating tragedy, the Police would create a sophisticated plan to write statements placing blame away from them and onto an innocent group is simply disgusting. The families of the victims have been lied to about reasons of their loved one’s deaths, and now it has also been discovered that potentially 41 of the fatalities might have been saved if emergency response was quicker.

Liverpool FC organization and fans have had to live with this terrible reputation up until now as they have now finally been “fully exonerated of all blame“.

LFC Captain Gerrard’s opinion:http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/09/12/liverpools-steven-gerrard-lashes-out-at-authorities-for-hillsborough-coverup/

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3tmM2u23_o