Women ‘attacked police’ as football fan lay dying

Joseph Dimech

Feb 8th, 17:46

it-tort mhux tal-pulizija, mhux tal-ground managment, mhux tal-medical staff, mhux tan-nies li fit-triq jostakolaw ambulanza. it-tort hu ta l-mfa. hi l-mfa li torganizza il-kampjonat li jaqa fil-kategorija "avveniment tal-massa" u ghalhekk hija responsabbli li jkun hemm first aid stand u ambulanza stand by. almenu mhux hekk nahseb imma hekk NEMMEN!!!

DAN KOLLU BIR-RISPETT KOLLU LEJN L-MFA IS-SUR BJORN (insejt kunjomu) U DR. DARMANIN DEMAJO LI GABU QAWMIEN U LIVELL GDID FIL-LOGHBA DOMESTIKA.

Mr Ernest Vella

Feb 8th, 14:29

Damet kemm damet l-ambulanza, ghidlu lil Franco Debono, il-pulizija ma jahtux u kull vjolenza kontra l-pulizija taht l-ebda cirkostanza m'hi skuzabli. Ghax jien ma naqbilx li kien ha jwaqqa l-Gvern, b'hekk ma jfissirx li jiena ghandi dritt nerfa jdejha fuqu...anke jekk ma naqbilx mieghu. Kieku wegghu lil pulizija kien ikun hemm bzonn ta zewg ambulanzi u mhux ta wahda...logika hux

D. A . Agius

Feb 8th, 13:17

Policemen used to be given basic first aid (not certified), at least at entrance in the service and during refresher courses.

Judging that health professionals are not always present at mass activities, maybe the Police Force could afford to have a small percentage of its force trained by St. John's or Red Cross in further advanced first aid (with frequent refresher courses) so that at least when such cases happen, there is a greater chance of them being around.

A practical example could be to include this is NCO and officer training or have "special" constables, with at least one or two being specifically available for such mass gatherings. In that way, Police Officers themselves, and the General Public, would get better chances of informed and trained first aiders to be around.

In any case, if memory serves me right, in this case the major issue was that the ambulance itself could not make it to the ground as fast as possible due to illegally parked cars outside the stadium. That's something everyone can help in by simply get over our laziness and walk those extra 100 or 200m to the stadium.

Saviour M Garzia

Feb 8th, 13:16

Do the MFA have a health and safety officer present during football gtames? Isn't it normal to have an ambulance on standby at the stadium during a game,when a large number of supporters are present? What about the Chief Security officer in charge of the stadium? Clarification is expected after a man lost his life,learn from past mistakes.

Carmel Xuereb

Feb 8th, 11:43

Jehlu l-pulizija li alla hares ma jkunxu huma f'hafna kazijiet, jehlu ta l-ambulanaz, tinsiex li dawn iridu jigbru li-staff mediku qabel jitilqu mill-isptar. mill-isptar Mater Dei sa Ta' Qali zgur li ser iddum izjed minn 10 minuti biex tasal u trid issib it-triq sewwa mhux ikun hemm xi hadd li ma jhallix taghdi lill-ambulaza, l-istaff mediku jiehu z-zmien biex kif jasal l-istadium jilhaq il-pazjent, jigifieri tghaddi iktar min kwarta zgur u nafu fi zgur li kull staff mediku u l-pulizija jaghmlu minn kollox biex il-pazjent jibqa haj. Issa rigward l-imputati forsi dawn kienu jigu minnu u ma naghtihomx tors sa barra, imma jekk ma kienux jigu minnu dawn ghandhom ikunu kkastigati hafna iktar milli kieku kienu jigu minn dik il-persuna moribonda. Hawn Malta sirna qisna li kullhadd ghandu dritt ghal dak li jahseb jew irid imma sejrin zball u ghalhekk hemm bzonn ta' iktar dixxiplina specjalment fost iz-zaghzagh.

Kurt Magro

Feb 8th, 11:25

Iddum ma tigi l Ambulanza u jehlu l Puluzija li kienu duty fil ground.... is- solitu... Maltese GEMGEM !

Jay Oatmon

Feb 8th, 11:12

@ Karl Abela

I would say that violence happens in many other countries - but that is no excuse.
Theft happens in all countries - but that is no excuse.
Murder happens in all countries - but that is no excuse.

What others do is not the problem - it is what we do that is the problem.

In my view the Malta courts do not give out proper deterrent sentences, so violence has become more 'the norm' than it should be in Malta.

adriana debono

Feb 8th, 11:09

tistghu pls iggibu quddiem ghajnejkom li il persuna li mietet fdin it tracedja halliet familja wara .. u jiddispjecini nghid li hawn certu kummenti mhumiex xierqa u li iweggaw. jekk joghgobkom oqodu attenti xtiktbu ghax ghalikom din hija just storja pero ghall hadd iehor din hi kapitlu minn hajtu li hi tragika u kera

Anne Farrugia

Feb 8th, 11:03

Jay Oatmon...who's calling the kettle black here??? Come on we read the newspapers and travel to the UK too and know what happens in GREAT BRITIAN! lol lol You're all good and obedient! As to ethics being taught at school....i wonder what your kids are being taught at home (1st 5 years at home with parent hooligans - some of them) prior to attending schools! Easy to put the blame on the schools because everyone spends a large number of years being educated, but no one realises that a lot of social education & ETHICS are learnt at home. So please Jay Oatmon I think you'd better go back to kindy and start all over again! Don't you think?

John Micallef

Feb 8th, 10:54

Those two women should kick themselves too and not only the police... if they really wanted a change and to help others they should have gotten a first aid course... and help would have been there within seconds.

Franco Abela

Feb 8th, 10:54

Jigifieri jekk ambulanza iddum (li mhux sewwa) jehel il Pulizija! Tajbaaaaaa!

Christopher Grech

Feb 8th, 10:43

That is because they have no fear of human laws. If they had they would not harm anyone, let alone the police.

Only God's Laws are the sane ones! Day by day this message should get through to some people.

http://jahtruth.net/godgovmt.htm

Joe Baldacchino

Feb 8th, 10:35

@Gauci

I agree with you, but who will be punished for a lost life? By law where mass crowd is present an ambulance should be on stand by and medical assistance or at least first aiders shoule available.

This issue is being kept silent so that everyone will forget about it and move on with life..

but for the family concerned this is totally unfair

Kurt Magro

Feb 8th, 10:33

u nerga nghid... alahares kienet bil- kontra l bicca ghax headline qeda !

R ferriggi

Feb 8th, 10:13

typical.

Joanna Gauci

Feb 8th, 10:10

Those two women must be punished for attacking a police constable who was carring out her duties diligently....

Jay Oatmon

Feb 8th, 09:25

Another case of wacko violence in Malta - but this time by women.

What sort of ethics are being taught in schools? and what affect do the courts feeble sentences for violence have, if women are ready to attack a police officer?