British Army Soldier F Acquitted 52 Years After Bloody Sunday Massacre
Fifty-two years after British paratroopers gunned down 13 unarmed civil rights marchers in Derry, 'Soldier F' has been acquitted. The BBC notes the victims, the inquiry, and the decades-long wait for justice. What they downplay, perhaps, is the sheer audacity of this glacial pace, only for a 'not guilty' verdict. (One wonders if Northern Ireland's history would be so long-winded if the victims
weren't Irish civilians.) This isn't justice delayed; it's justice denied, practically laundered through the passage of time. A public inquiry already confirmed the killings were 'unjustified and unjustifiable.' Yet, the only person to face charges walks free. It's a stark reminder: some armies, some governments, some acts, simply exist beyond accountability. The message is clear: if you wait long
enough, even mass killings can fade into legal ambiguity.