HEATHROW 13 – WHO IS REALY TO BLAME ?.
A group of ordinary
people, who are now being referred to as the Heathrow 13, cut a hole in the
perimeter fence at Heathrow Airport allowing them access to the Northern runway
and they then chained themselves together and to fencing in a protest against
the expansion of the of the airport and the pollution being caused by its
operation and activities, and caused “disruption and delays”. The fact that
they were able to “break the law” in the way that has been claimed, was the
fault of the owners and operators of the airport. Heathrow Airport has a
responsibility to its employees, passengers, flight operators, local residents
and the general public to provide a safe site of operation and I would think
that before there is any future form of discussion regarding expansion there
needs to be a serious independent and open audit of its operation and their
proposals for the future including a rigorous “ what if ” analysis. This would
establish “who is realy to blame” and what action was taken to cover it up.
When
the small percentage of the general public who use the airport on a regular
basis realise how close they could have come to being involved in a possible
catastrophic event they should realise that their complaints and anger should
have been directed at the people who own and run the airport. If a group of
peaceful protesters, who were ordinary people with a message that were “trying
to be heard”, could find a breach in the airport security and gain access to
restricted areas, then it wouldn’t take long before a heavily armed and
murderous group of terrorists might have found and used it with devastating
affect.
It
was the airport’s responsibility to ensure no unauthorised access to restricted
areas could happen under any circumstances and I hope that an investigation on
their behalf was carried out and the person responsible was dealt with in a
similar manner that they expect for the Heathrow 13.
James
Hancock.
A Good Common Man.
( Because of what happens when “good men do nothing”
Edmund Burke)
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