The Italian Establishment reared its ugly head once again last week when an Italian policeman was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a Lazio supporter two years ago. Luigi Spaccarotella shot dead Gabriele Sandri at a motorway service station following a minor scuffle between Lazio and Juventus fans in Nov. 2007, prompting riots by football supporters in Rome and all over Italy and a general crackdown on Italian football ultras.
Let's be totally clear about this - this sentence is an absolute joke. There was no need for Spaccarotella to get his gun out, let alone to shoot (twice). Prosecutors had asked for a 14-year sentence, which is still quite lenient for a murder charge. No less than 5 witnesses saw Spaccarotella lift his arm calmly and aiming before shooting. It seems that 5 witnesses were not enough though. This dirty copper was convicted on a much lesser charge (manslaughter). In reality this means that he won´t do any jail and probably will keep working for the Police as if nothing happened.
I am thoroughly disgusted because we have more and more evidence that all you have to do in Italy to be above the law is to wear a uniform (or be the Prime Minister.... but that's another story). Fans all over the country are trying to raise attention as this sentence sets a very dangerous precedent; needless to say the vast majority of media are loyal servants of the Establishment so all we can hear from the 'official channels' is a deafening silence.
Let's be totally clear about this - this sentence is an absolute joke. There was no need for Spaccarotella to get his gun out, let alone to shoot (twice). Prosecutors had asked for a 14-year sentence, which is still quite lenient for a murder charge. No less than 5 witnesses saw Spaccarotella lift his arm calmly and aiming before shooting. It seems that 5 witnesses were not enough though. This dirty copper was convicted on a much lesser charge (manslaughter). In reality this means that he won´t do any jail and probably will keep working for the Police as if nothing happened.
I am thoroughly disgusted because we have more and more evidence that all you have to do in Italy to be above the law is to wear a uniform (or be the Prime Minister.... but that's another story). Fans all over the country are trying to raise attention as this sentence sets a very dangerous precedent; needless to say the vast majority of media are loyal servants of the Establishment so all we can hear from the 'official channels' is a deafening silence.
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