Very nice and inspiring.!

On that occasion disaster was only averted by opening the very same gates the police refused to open and was the direct cause of the many avoidable deaths.

I hope karma is working in full effect and Liverpool will have a dismal season.

Cohen is paid to speak on the radio. If those who support him no longer wish to associate themselves with him based on his comments, that’s their choice in a free market, and he will have to find another outlet. Being part of the media comes with certain ethical responsibilities and accepting consequences as part of a larger civil society.

It’s not a matter of his right to free speech; he has that, but he doesn’t have a right to expect silence from those who wish to point out the truth (such as EPL Talk) or for responsible companies to pay for him to spread disinformation deliberately.

Personally, I don’t believe a word of what Cohen is saying. The Hillsborough tragedy has been exhaustively detailed. Yet Cohen’s inaccuracy is still Constitutionally protected speech. He has the same freedom to speak as we all have on this blog to call him an idiot.

The larger issue here is the conduct of people who would have him silenced because of unpopular opinion. We are seeing it in America with the discussion of the so-called “Fairness Doctrine”, which is really an attempt to silence talk radio.

Elliott, thanks for the information on Domino’s. I wasn’t aware of that. Now I know where I’m buying my pizza, until someone from my ‘tolerant’ government tries to close it down.

Everyone has the right to state his conclusions, but these were at the same time accusasions and simply lies. This was a stereotype, a cliche of some ignorant European media who still claim that fans killed fans.

It’s not just a conclusion, this guy was talking of a trauma that changed footballing history and made hundreds if not thousands of lives nightmares. And now, from what I read, this moron is quite fond of what’s going on to keep heating up the situation. This is complete disrespect for human lives in the name of what – publicity?

Would you be willing to call it “conclusions” if he said something similar about, let’s say, American soldiers in Iraq? Accusing them of killing their own just becuase they didn’t know they’re going into a deathtrap. It’s not the same, but not that different as well. Just a matter of empathy.

However, so do Liverpool fans. You can’t stoke the flames and then complain about getting burned. Individuals have a right to contact sponsors of media programs and inform them of boycotts – for example, I have several friends who do not eat at Domino’s pizza because of its generous support of pro life organizations.

This has not changed Domino’s policy or their delicious thin crust, but ultimately all media outlets must have respect for their audience’s intelligence and critical thinking. The Limbaugh liars can yell as loud as they want, but volume is no substitute for fact-checking.