When you talk about corruption, inevitably you start talking about people in positions of authority and influence. Police, politicians, the press, sports personalities, clergy & big business leaders. It is rarely those lower down the chain, why is that?
Is it that we lowly peons of society are incorruptible? Is it that nobody considers us worth their effort to bend our will to match theirs?
The police have been found to be corrupt in their handling of the Hillsborough disaster. What they have done is awful* but to what extent can we say it is beyond understanding? Clearly the situation was handled poorly and ultimately those in charge must have known that their jobs were forfeit. Every man has his price so says the old adage and, it would seem, that their jobs was the price these men were willing to sell their integrity for. It is wrong, it has caused 23 years of hurt but it is understandable. Think about your own life and how different it might look if your job was suddenly taken from you and what you might do to prevent it happening.
There are two things about the cover-up that don't fall under the banner of 'understandable' that I have erected however;
First, the doctoring of people's records to slur their character, to be responsible for a failing at your work place is unfortunate and shows incompetence but what followed was literally and figuratively criminal and this is an important distinction because we cross the line between culpable and crooked.
Secondly, it has emerged that the police were initially advised by law professionals to approach the investigation considering themselves the accused. This seems to have been overturned when government officials including PM Margaret Thatcher (spits on floor) got involved.
This has crossed another line now. as has already been stated, lying to protect oneself and ones job is understandable albeit still immoral. Lying to save face is quite another matter. The Conservative government will never have the respect of the honest working public for as long as they continue to scratch the backs of those in positions of influence while the working public are left with no options in life but to fund their decadence. Cameron's apology was appropriate and well delivered but it is easy to apologise for the past sins of others, what will people in future governments have to apologise for on behalf of Cameron & his cronies I wonder? Admitting someone else's mistakes politically is one of the best things you can do, it garners good will towards you & your party and doesn't lose you anything and no politician will ever admit their own, at least not while they still have a future in politics.
If, in 22 years time we're talking about how a police shooting of an innocent man sparked the London riots and how it was covered up with Cameron's knowledge then Cameron's apology yesterday to the families of the Hillsborough deceased was phony and just another political tool.
*I'm hesitant to say unforgivable where others might as I believe that no crime is unforgivable
Is it that we lowly peons of society are incorruptible? Is it that nobody considers us worth their effort to bend our will to match theirs?
The police have been found to be corrupt in their handling of the Hillsborough disaster. What they have done is awful* but to what extent can we say it is beyond understanding? Clearly the situation was handled poorly and ultimately those in charge must have known that their jobs were forfeit. Every man has his price so says the old adage and, it would seem, that their jobs was the price these men were willing to sell their integrity for. It is wrong, it has caused 23 years of hurt but it is understandable. Think about your own life and how different it might look if your job was suddenly taken from you and what you might do to prevent it happening.
There are two things about the cover-up that don't fall under the banner of 'understandable' that I have erected however;
First, the doctoring of people's records to slur their character, to be responsible for a failing at your work place is unfortunate and shows incompetence but what followed was literally and figuratively criminal and this is an important distinction because we cross the line between culpable and crooked.
Secondly, it has emerged that the police were initially advised by law professionals to approach the investigation considering themselves the accused. This seems to have been overturned when government officials including PM Margaret Thatcher (spits on floor) got involved.
This has crossed another line now. as has already been stated, lying to protect oneself and ones job is understandable albeit still immoral. Lying to save face is quite another matter. The Conservative government will never have the respect of the honest working public for as long as they continue to scratch the backs of those in positions of influence while the working public are left with no options in life but to fund their decadence. Cameron's apology was appropriate and well delivered but it is easy to apologise for the past sins of others, what will people in future governments have to apologise for on behalf of Cameron & his cronies I wonder? Admitting someone else's mistakes politically is one of the best things you can do, it garners good will towards you & your party and doesn't lose you anything and no politician will ever admit their own, at least not while they still have a future in politics.
If, in 22 years time we're talking about how a police shooting of an innocent man sparked the London riots and how it was covered up with Cameron's knowledge then Cameron's apology yesterday to the families of the Hillsborough deceased was phony and just another political tool.
*I'm hesitant to say unforgivable where others might as I believe that no crime is unforgivable
