Dennis Hutchings 75 ex soldier

Awful story .. seems to be a miscarriage of justice going back to 1974
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/66613...teran-home-accused-attempted-murder-troubles/

 

So you say he's 75, the scum's headline says he's 74, the first paragraph says he's 77 and the photo caption says he's 76....

Quality journalism.

 

All the “free Tommy” brain donors are out in force on twitter on this one. Apparently it’s ok to shoot civilians in the back if you’re wearing her majesty’s uniform.

 

Were you there? Have you ever served in HM Armed Forces? If so, did you ever served in Northern Ireland?


If not, keep your thoughts to yourself...

Ps, I can answer YES to all those...

And one other thing, is ok for terrorist to blow people up, his in ditches, shoot people without warning, then possibly get convicted, then freed and pardoned, whilst HM Forces still face prosecution.

That's fair isn't it???????

 

Neither is Murdering a Farm labourer with learning difficulties on a country lane..

 

If you wasn't there shut up.
If you don't own a football club shut up

Your attitude towards other people's views is really starting to grate on me. Especially when you wasn't at Hillsborough but repeat your buddies lies as facts. You weren't there so how about you shut up peddling THOSE defamatory lies?

 

You were there when he shot someone in the back who was running away from him?

 

What about the views of those who have served and support our ex soldiers and will continue to support them until they have faced a trial? What about the smug view that anyone who supports an ex soldier is a brain donor who supports Robinson?

I support our soldiers, both serving and retired and I find the witch hunt in making them face justice while pardoning or releasing terrorists to be a complete abomination and an insult to those who have served.

I don't know the exact circumstances of this event, but neither does anyone on here that seem to be condemning him. What I do know is what it is like to serve in the Army and to serve in Ulster and I can tell you it is hard, very hard and at times it is scary. I'm not ashamed to say it was scary.

I don't believe this guy woke up that morning planning to kill somebody. I image that as a young man, probably quite inexperienced, and probably insufficiently trained, that he was under unimaginable pressure and probably very very scared and reacted disproportionately. I could be wrong, like I said I don't know the circumstances.

Whatever people think, it is true that unless you have walked in the shoes of somebody who has served in Ulster, and been genuinely scared for your life, that it is extremely difficult to understand the emotions felt.

 

Double post.

 

3 tours 77/78/79, ex aac, picked some right ******* horrors up on casevac. like you say my friend if you aint been you aint seen. godbless

 

It appears that there is sufficient evidence to warrant an investigation, which will try to establish the facts and then determine if he should be tried for his actions (and convicted if guilty).

If he shot someone while under fire, then that is completely different to shooting someone for no reason. The investigation will try to establish these facts, although 40 years later it will always prove difficult. However, the family of the victim deserve justice just at much as the former soldier being investigated.

 

I wouldn't deny anyone justice if there is a case to answer but as you say this happened over forty years ago so determining the facts and any mitigating circumstances is going to be extremely difficult.
What I find so abhorrent is the one sided nature of the historic investigations from the troubles in Ulster. It seems that one side is held to a much higher standard than the other with known terrorists being granted pardons and convicted terrorists being released early.

 

Let's just hope them times never happen again.

 

And so were you by your account...

 

How do you know I wasn't at Hillsborough????

 

You shouldn't have been there.

 

Is this another "i'm a republican because Jeremy's a republican" thread?
Any rogue individual in whatever position in life should be held accountable for their actions.

 

Hardly rogue. It was covered up by the establishment
http://www.patfinucanecentre.org/state-violence/i-am-john-pat-cunningham

 

Has anybody seen the film '71, its a grim but impressive British film about our soldiers and the problems they had to put up with in Ulster, back in the early 70s. For our soldiers who had to be there and probably against their wishes as well, I support them for that.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2614684/

 

Again an overtly biased source.
Of course soldiers carried out acts of grievous and deadly violence and sadly there were probably a few innocent people who copped for it. I guess the IRA would have considered these people as collatoral damage just like the many innocent catholics who died 'accidently' at their hands.