It is like blaming the passengers for an aircraft crash or the audience if a theater's ceiling collapsed.

Twenty-three years after 96 Liverpool fans lost their lives during the F.A. Cup semifinal against Nottingham Forest, a report by the Hillsborough Independent Panel confirmed what we have known for two-plus decades: the disaster was a result of the failings of the South Yorkshire Police (SYP) and the emergency services, not so-called drunken fans or hooligans who were responsible for the loss of lives.

Human error is one thing but to amend or remove 116 of the 164 statements given to the SYP is another. South Yorkshire Ambulance Service documents were subjected to a similar process.