Another Day, Another Inquiry

In the UK, whenever something goes wrong or crimes are committed, we do not hold those responsible accountable or bring them to justice. Instead we hold inquiries, produce reports and come up with fancy phrases such as “institutional racism” or “fit for purpose”.

This is what happened in the Stephen Lawrence case and this is what has happened n one particular case where the RUC aided and abetted in murders committed by Protestant terrorists.

RUC officers not only gave protection to the murderers but also gave them thousands of pounds of taxpayers money. All of this happened with the knowledge of senior officers including the chief constable. Most of the senior officers involved refused to co-operate with the inquiry.

Will the RUC officers responsible be brought to justice? No. Will the then chief constable lose his current government job or his knighthood? No. Instead they will all grow old on a fat pension.

The RUC may now have a different name, different symbol and different governing/regulatory bodies. It may even have a few more Catholic officers. It will however always be Protestant paramilitary organisation. The only just way forward is to disband it and start from scratch. If it’s good enough for the Iraqis it’s good enough for ALL the people of Northern Ireland.