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Ban On The Sun Journalists...
Perhaps not entirely unexpected but is this a reasonable decision?
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sounds reasonable enough. If it had been dealt with at the time I would have thought people were unnecessarily stuck in the past; but of course it wasn't, and it took decades for the truth to come out, so feelings are still raw.
If newspapers learn that telling lies has consequences, I can't really argue with that.
If newspapers learn that telling lies has consequences, I can't really argue with that.
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Liverpool fans seem to conveniently forget Heysel where they were responsible for the deaths a number of Italians, and yet they doggedly hang on to Hillsborough.
Yes the police did not cover themselves in glory, yes Kelvin Mackenzie shouldn't have run that front page, and yes it was absolutely tragic - the emotional pain the relatives of the victims went through will be with them forever, and I have great sympathy for them, but surely the time is now to move on. Stories like this must open old wounds that don't need to be opened again.
Yes the police did not cover themselves in glory, yes Kelvin Mackenzie shouldn't have run that front page, and yes it was absolutely tragic - the emotional pain the relatives of the victims went through will be with them forever, and I have great sympathy for them, but surely the time is now to move on. Stories like this must open old wounds that don't need to be opened again.
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I heard one chap on the radio being interviewed earlier and the word he used was 'ambivalent' and that it how I feel about it.
From the responses so far, opinion is also split too.
Football in Merseyside is a big deal of course and the original headlines cast a slur on the fans reputation which left wounds that seemingly are not to be healed.
However, the club's stance does have a whiff of having been leant on and Liverpool FC have caved in to pressure.
It is a timely announcement in the sense that the decision to ban the journalists mirrors the team's current fortunes which can only be considered as bad form.
From the responses so far, opinion is also split too.
Football in Merseyside is a big deal of course and the original headlines cast a slur on the fans reputation which left wounds that seemingly are not to be healed.
However, the club's stance does have a whiff of having been leant on and Liverpool FC have caved in to pressure.
It is a timely announcement in the sense that the decision to ban the journalists mirrors the team's current fortunes which can only be considered as bad form.
it's not "wrong", Deskdiary; a club can let anyone it chooses into its stadium. If Sun journalists feel cruelly mistreated, they can seek work elsewhere. If the club feels it's losing business it can change its mind. I imagine both parties will have considered all the risks already.
As to whether it's reasonable, which was the question, you can only ask "reasonable for who?" The club is under no obligation to do what's reasonable for Murdoch journalists; it's right to consider the feelings of its own supporters first. If the fans think the club's made a mistake, they can say so.
As to whether it's reasonable, which was the question, you can only ask "reasonable for who?" The club is under no obligation to do what's reasonable for Murdoch journalists; it's right to consider the feelings of its own supporters first. If the fans think the club's made a mistake, they can say so.
