The Guildford Four And Maguire Seven
The Guildford 4 and Maguire 7
Kyle Steve
November 12th, 2013 During the 1900’s the IRA and Britain army had a lot of tension. Many people from both Ireland and Britain suffered from the experience of bombs exploding, and the dramatic effects caused by them. There were only a few who suffered on October 22nd 1975, while the disgusted English patriots, cheered. It was this day that a trial lasting over a month finally ended finding the Irish defendants guilty as charged. Although relief of finding the terrorists who bombed innocent people was mutually felt between the English, it was unknown that not only were the wrong people convicted, but the police who convicted the innocent were just as guilty. Bombings in England were predominately detonated by the Irish Republican Army (IRA)1 and the innocent people were convicted of the Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings because they were thought to be IRA members. This caused what is thought to be the biggest Miscarriage of Justice in Britain, something that no one should ever experience.
Background of the cases On October 5th, 1974 voluntary members of the IRA planted bombs in two Guildford pubs; the Horse and Groom and the Seven Stars.2 The bombs went off at 8:30pm and 9:00pm respectively causing a total of five casualties and profuse amount of injuries.3 The IRA was aware that the two pubs were popular with the English militia and purposely, four out of the five casualties were army recruits. Luckily, the manager at the Seven Stars was able to clear out his bar before anyone could get hurt4, but it was only one month later on November 7th two more civilians died and many more were injured in the Woolwich bombings in the Kings Arms pub.5 The IRA tried to maximize the damage they could do by planting two pounds of plastic explosives with nuts and bolts around it to terrorize.6 At this time the Surrey Police who
Kyle Steve
November 12th, 2013 During the 1900’s the IRA and Britain army had a lot of tension. Many people from both Ireland and Britain suffered from the experience of bombs exploding, and the dramatic effects caused by them. There were only a few who suffered on October 22nd 1975, while the disgusted English patriots, cheered. It was this day that a trial lasting over a month finally ended finding the Irish defendants guilty as charged. Although relief of finding the terrorists who bombed innocent people was mutually felt between the English, it was unknown that not only were the wrong people convicted, but the police who convicted the innocent were just as guilty. Bombings in England were predominately detonated by the Irish Republican Army (IRA)1 and the innocent people were convicted of the Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings because they were thought to be IRA members. This caused what is thought to be the biggest Miscarriage of Justice in Britain, something that no one should ever experience.
Background of the cases On October 5th, 1974 voluntary members of the IRA planted bombs in two Guildford pubs; the Horse and Groom and the Seven Stars.2 The bombs went off at 8:30pm and 9:00pm respectively causing a total of five casualties and profuse amount of injuries.3 The IRA was aware that the two pubs were popular with the English militia and purposely, four out of the five casualties were army recruits. Luckily, the manager at the Seven Stars was able to clear out his bar before anyone could get hurt4, but it was only one month later on November 7th two more civilians died and many more were injured in the Woolwich bombings in the Kings Arms pub.5 The IRA tried to maximize the damage they could do by planting two pounds of plastic explosives with nuts and bolts around it to terrorize.6 At this time the Surrey Police who
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