I've mentioned this before, but I know one of the paramedics who was at Hillsborough.
Mrs AB's uncle. Don't know if he was the driver of the ambulance, or crew on it, but he was in the only ambulance that was there before kickoff, the one that got onto the pitch.
Listening to him talk about it, which is something he's only recently able to do, is heartbreaking. He's a gentle and very articulate man, and it broke him utterly. Left the service shortly after, and now lives on a Scottish island.
He carrys a lot of guilt about it (catholic upbringing probably helping exacerbate that) because they were so overwhelmed with casualties that they had to shut the doors of the ambulance to concentrate on saving the lives of the casualties they already had. Either that or risk trying to help everyone and end up not saving anyone. What a horribly impossible position to find yourself in.
A scouser, too, as it happens, although raised as an Evertonian. I think that makes it a bit harder for him too: they were his people.
Doesn't much care for football these days, but has been to see Rangers a few times with his son.
Posted By: Arizona Bay on September 12th 2012 at 14:03:54
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- Jesus. So basically its as bad as the families always said it was. Christ. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Sep 12, 13:14:35
- I've mentioned this before, but I know one of the paramedics who was at Hillsborough. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 12, 14:03:54
- Errr... we've always known this (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 13:20:25
- The official nature of the confirmation is what makes it shocking. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Sep 12, 13:36:01
- Agreed (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 13:41:32
- Bloody Sunday, too (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 12, 13:44:09
- Agreed (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 13:41:32
- I wonder where all the cunts are (General Chat) - harry boulders, Sep 12, 13:22:18
- The majority of the evidence discussed today is already in the public domain (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 13:26:42
- Well said. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 12, 14:06:23
- The majority of the evidence discussed today is already in the public domain (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 13:26:42
- The official nature of the confirmation is what makes it shocking. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Sep 12, 13:36:01
- does make you wonder what else has been covered up over the years (n/m) (General Chat) - earlydoors, Sep 12, 13:16:16
- Ian Tomlinson was the one that did it for me... (General Chat) - phrankin, Sep 12, 13:26:28
- How was that covered up exactly. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 13:27:03
- Well.... They said he died of a heart attack (General Chat) - phrankin, Sep 12, 13:57:58
- Ok - but that was the coroner (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 14:16:55
- Well.... They said he died of a heart attack (General Chat) - phrankin, Sep 12, 13:57:58
- How was that covered up exactly. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 13:27:03
- Ian Tomlinson was the one that did it for me... (General Chat) - phrankin, Sep 12, 13:26:28
- Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Sep 12, 13:16:02
- ^^^^^^^^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - morph, Sep 12, 13:20:22
- The De Menezes debacle just about told you what goes on most of the time (General Chat) - pants, Sep 12, 13:18:45
- They have got away with it, to an extent (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Sep 12, 13:28:00
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