Bloody Sunday (Irish: Domhnach na Fola)—sometimes called the Bogside Massacre—was an incident on 30 January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, in which twenty-six unarmed civil-rights protesters and bystanders were shot by soldiers of the British Army. Thirteen males, seven of whom were teenagers, died immediately or soon after, while the death of another man four-and-a-half months later was attributed to the injuries he received on that day. Two protesters were also injured when they were run down by army vehicles. Five of those wounded were shot in the back. The incident occurred during a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march; the soldiers involved were members of the First Battalion of the Parachute Regiment (1 Para).
Two investigations have been held by the British government. The Widgery Tribunal, held in the immediate aftermath of the event, largely cleared the soldiers and British authorities of blame—Widgery described the soldiers’ shooting as “bordering on the reckless”—but was criticised as a “whitewash”, including by Jonathan Powell. The Saville Inquiry, chaired by Lord Saville of Newdigate, was established in 1998 to reinvestigate the events. Following a twelve-year inquiry, Saville’s report was made public on 15 June 2010, and contained findings of fault that could re-open the controversy, and potentially lead to criminal investigations for some soldiers involved in the killings. The report found that all of those shot were unarmed, and that the killings were both “unjustified and unjustifiable.” On the publication of the Saville report the British prime minister, David Cameron, made a formal apology on behalf of the United Kingdom.
REMEMBER BLOODY SUNDAY
40 YEARS AGO TODAY.
The day the British state shot children in the back and got away with it.
NEVER Forget what the scum are capable of.
If you don’t know what it is here’s the story summarized,
many many thanks to wikipedia.
In Derry City, Ireland on the 30th January 1972 at 04:10pm, British soldiers shot 13 innocent people, innocent people for no reason at all.
- John (Jackie) Duddy (17). Shot in the chest in the car park of Rossville flats. Four witnesses stated Duddy was unarmed and running away from the paratroopers when he was killed. Three of them saw a soldier take deliberate aim at the youth as he ran.
Belt worn by Patrick Doherty. The notch was made by the bullet that killed him.
- Patrick Joseph Doherty (31). Shot from behind while attempting to crawl to safety in the forecourt of Rossville flats.
- Bernard McGuigan (41). Shot in the back of the head when he went to help Patrick Doherty. He had been waving a white handkerchief at the soldiers to indicate his peaceful intentions.
- Hugh Pious Gilmour (17). Shot through his right elbow, the bullet then entering his chest as he ran from the paratroopers on Rossville Street.
- Kevin McElhinney (17). Shot from behind while attempting to crawl to safety at the front entrance of the Rossville Flats.
- Michael Gerald Kelly (17). Shot in the stomach while standing near the rubble barricade in front of Rossville Flats.
- John Pius Young (17). Shot in the head while standing at the rubble barricade.
- William Noel Nash (19). Shot in the chest near the barricade.
- Michael M. McDaid (20). Shot in the face at the barricade as he was walking away from the paratroopers.
- James Joseph Wray (22). Wounded then shot again at close range while lying on the ground. Witnesses who were not called to the Widgery Tribunal stated that Wray was calling out that he could not move his legs before he was shot the second time.
- Gerald Donaghey (17). Shot in the stomach while attempting to run to safety between Glenfada Park and Abbey Park.
- Gerald (James) McKinney (34). Shot just after Gerald Donaghy. Witnesses stated that McKinney had been running behind Donaghy, and he stopped and held up his arms, shouting “Don’t shoot! Don’t shoot!”, when he saw Donaghy fall. He was then shot in the chest.
- William Anthony McKinney (27). Shot from behind as he attempted to aid Gerald McKinney. He had left cover to try to help Gerald.
- John Johnston (59). Shot in the leg and left shoulder on William Street 15 minutes before the rest of the shooting started.He was not on the march, but on his way to visit a friend in Glenfada Park.
ALL UNARMED.
all information is from wikipedia, i own nothing. i just thought i’d let you know of a story of where i live.
Sunday, January 30th 1972
In an incident in Derry, Northern Ireland Bernard McGuigan, 41, (pictured) and twenty five other protesters were shot by soldiers in the British Army.
The Bogside Massacre, also known as Bloody Sunday, took place during a civil rights protest. Of the 25 injured, 13 fatalities occurred.
French Photojournalist Gilles Peres was on assignment covering protest on behalf of the Magnum photo agency on this day, above is one of the photographs he captured.Upon recollection of the incident Peres stated:
“I know that at one point I was shooting and crying at the same time. I think it must’ve been when I saw Barney McGuigan dead.
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This was the first time I saw what a real war weapon can do. I mean the destruction, the impact of it. Up until then, I thought that bullets killed you but they would kill you kind of neatly. You understand what I’m saying? This was the first time I realized the terrible destruction that those things create.”
Avoiding confrontation: Sherlock Holmes style
Consulting nine year old.
(Source: whooshincomesthehair)
#Okay Now I’m very interested #Two-girls-in-a-very-compromising-photograph #John Watson strongly approves
The belt worn by Patrick Doherty on Bloody Sunday, 1972. The notch was made by the bullet that killed him as he tried to crawl to safety away from the firing British Paratroopers.
U2 - Bloody Sunday (by BrianBuriff)
“On January 30, 1972, British troops opened fire on unarmed and peaceful civilians in Derry, Ireland during a civil rights march. This music video is a tribute to the 14 killed and others wounded - combining video/music of U2, video from “Bloody Sunday” (2002 movie), and photographs from that terrible day.”
