Today the jury has vindicated us and put the blame squarely where it lies. This is unprecedented and a massive victory for all those who carried on fighting . History will now show who was to blame that day and vindicate the survivors, families and fans, let's lap up the warm waters and enjoy today for what it is. A hard won fantastic Victory. Tomorrow we will still need to lift the blanket and shine light on the darkness and those that scurry under there.
You're right, it's not the discussion for today.
I sometimes imagine how different it all could have been, not if the disaster had never occurred, but if all the authorities' human error, confusion, disorganisation and negligence of that day had been owned up to immediately, and an honest attempt to make amends to the victims' families was the route taken, instead of the one we got. Sure, there would have been some righteous anger at the poor planning and chaotic emergency response which claimed so many lives, but everyone, the whole city, would've been able to move on from it. Why it never happened like that, the influential individuals instead thinking nothing of shifting the blame onto innocents to protect their own interests, saddens and perplexes me so much.
But yes, we should be celebrating the positive significance of today, in the here-and-now.
