Far Cough 5:09 Tue Nov 10
Bloody Sunday: Ex-soldier arrested over Londonderry shootings
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A former soldier has been arrested by detectives investigating the events of Bloody Sunday in Londonderry.
Thirteen people were killed when British paratroopers opened fire on a civil rights march through the city in January 1972. A fourteenth died later.
The 66-year-old is a former member of the Parachute Regiment.
It is understood he is being questioned over the deaths of William Nash, Michael McDaid and John Young.
The man is the first person to be arrested as part of the Bloody Sunday investigation.
He is being interviewed at a police station in Belfast after being detained in County Antrim on Tuesday morning.
He is soldier J, who was one of the soldiers who appeared before the Saville Inquiry.
BBC
Now I'm not going to get into the rights and wrongs of this, except to say, if you send soldiers into a situation where firearms are going to be used, then don't be surprised when firearms are used, unless orders were disobeyed.
Seems like the people that sent the Paras in, should be prosecuted or investigated, not the Grunt on the street?
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1964
5:11 Tue Nov 10
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You can't just go aroung shooting people
What do you think they are in the Army?
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Far Cough
5:11 Tue Nov 10
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1964, exactly
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Know it all
5:13 Tue Nov 10
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So from the troubles in Ireland
IRA murdering scum terrorists are exempt from arrest
British Soldier are fair game
Sounds about right these days
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goose
5:21 Tue Nov 10
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'dares more to ireland dan dis'
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mashed in maryland
5:27 Tue Nov 10
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Our country loves its armed forces so much that it does this the day before 11/11.
If someone had said in the 1990s that we'd be locking up marines for killing members of the Taliban, having our queen shake hands with former IRA members and letting people burn poppies in the street, you'd probably have been laughed at.
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mallard
5:31 Tue Nov 10
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Tragic events at a peaceful march, but once they heard IRA gunshots, they naturally went into 'kill' mode
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Far Cough
5:32 Tue Nov 10
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mashed in maryland 5:27 Tue Nov 10
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Dom
5:35 Tue Nov 10
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no one should be prosecuted
didn't we agree to draw a line under this ?
it means people from both sides have to accept and move on, not just one side
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Darby_
5:39 Tue Nov 10
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If IRA terrorists have been forgiven then he should be forgiven, but that doesn't make shooting civilians justifiable.
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Eggbert Nobacon
5:40 Tue Nov 10
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agree Dm
We can't give terrorists immunity then arrest soldiers
one way or the other
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Mr Polite
5:40 Tue Nov 10
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I don't think anyone is trying to justify killing civilians.
Just Irish civilians.
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mentor
5:41 Tue Nov 10
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Only under Cameron's watch eh? Cunt
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Eggbert Nobacon
5:43 Tue Nov 10
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yeah the soldiers who served in Ireland will get amuch fairer deal under IRA sympathetic, army hating cunt corbyn
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Edmonton Hammer
6:25 Tue Nov 10
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Doesn't the good Friday agreement make all this bollocks anyway how many murderers have been released
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Son of Anarchy
6:28 Tue Nov 10
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I really do hate it when they drag shit up like this, it's done....right or wrong it's done.
No one person can be held responsible.
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Northern Sold
6:30 Tue Nov 10
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mashed in maryland 5:27 Tue Nov 10
Spot on... it's a fookin' disgrace
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Nurse Ratched
6:33 Tue Nov 10
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Mashed 5:27.
It's progress, apparently. Try and embrace it.
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Son of Anarchy
6:37 Tue Nov 10
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The Irish are a great race of people but they're as bad as the scousers for a tragedy.
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Oliver Cromwell
6:51 Tue Nov 10
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Cameron will hand the soldier over in a eye blink
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team boaty
7:00 Tue Nov 10
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Not surprised if Corbyn is behind this. Republican scumbag
Northern Ireland 1921-present. No surrender
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