Free Michael Shields

Lindaloo · 29-05-2006 09:42AM #1

I just read about Michael yesterday, please sign the petition on his site and help free this poor young man. Such an injustice

http://www.freemichaelshields.org

hullaballoo · 29-05-2006 12:40PM

Moved to AH.

Terry · 29-05-2006 12:53PM

free hat.

Ag marbh · 29-05-2006 01:07PM

Very unfortunate thing to happen and it's sad that this type of thing happens more than it should. On a positive note, he says the people hes in prison with are friendly and they seem to be treating him ok. Many places like the Bankwang prison in Bangkok tend to be full of these cases and the prisoners get treated very bad.

Jimi-Spandex · 29-05-2006 01:51PM

He killed a man. He deserves to be in jail.

end of.

super_furry · 29-05-2006 01:54PM

Jimi-Spandex wrote:

He killed a man. He deserves to be in jail.

end of.

You either have no idea what you're wittering on about or are trolling. Either way, comments like that are flamebait. Would you have said the same of the Birmingham Six?

Actually, just browsing your past posts about people from Liverpool eating rats would lead me to believe you're a troll.

MrJoeSoap · 29-05-2006 02:03PM

Jimi-Spandex wrote:

He killed a man. He deserves to be in jail.

end of.

How about...

He didn't kill a man. He doesn't deserve to be in jail.

End of.

county · 29-05-2006 02:04PM

this has been discussed to death in the soccer forum and it was a heated thread,cant wait to see how this pans out

passive · 29-05-2006 02:40PM

Not entirely sure about this... Without even getting started about online petitions.

He doesn't seem so definitely innocent when you read about it here. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/07/nshield07.xml
rather than on freemichaelshields.org

Not saying he did it... just that it's possibly not so black and white...

Pigman II · 29-05-2006 02:59PM

He is twice refered to as a 'gentle giant'. Going by this and his photos Shields is presumably a particularily tall and fat guy in turn making for a particularily identifiable individual?

Add to this the number of people who consistently identified Shields, and the irregularity & possible motive behind Sankeys confession it all seems a bit dodgy.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-05-2006 03:04PM

Pigman II wrote:

He is twice refered to as a 'gentle giant'. Going by this and his photos Shields is presumably a particularily tall and fat guy in turn making for a particularily identifiable individual?

Add to this the number of people who consistently identified Shields, and the irregularity & possible motive behind Sankeys confession it all seems a bit dodgy.

Please clarify or provide your backup on
1) The number of people who consistantly identified Shields
2) The irreguarlity

Also, your use of the word 'possible' indicates you don't believe the motive holds water either and the confession is true.

joker77 · 29-05-2006 03:08PM

Reading that Telegraph article suggests that there was a whole lot more to it than the Bulgarian Police just rounding up the nearest blonde-haired Liverpool fan....

danniemcq · 29-05-2006 03:27PM

wasn't there huge uproar few months back about him sayin that he had done it???

/hijacks thread for a good cause

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fade2black · 29-05-2006 03:29PM

What do you think a petition will do?

Pigman II · 29-05-2006 03:30PM

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Ikky Poo2 wrote:

Please clarify or provide your backup on
1) The number of people who consistantly identified Shields

telegraph wrote:

Daniela Krumova, a waitress working at Big Ben's, identified Shields as the person who hit Mr Georgiev with the slab

Danail Yordanov, also working at Big Ben's, recognised Shields as the person who hit Mr Georgiev with the slab.

Vassil Todorov, who was in Big Ben's at the time of the incident, told the court that he saw Shields taking part in the fight. "He was standing over Martin Georgiev and had foam coming out of his mouth," he said.

He (Sheilds) was repeatedly picked out by witnesses in identity parades,

Ikky Poo2 wrote:

2) The irreguarlity

How Mr Sankey could be so certain that the man he had injured was Mr Georgiev was puzzling.

Ikky Poo2 wrote:

Also, your use of the word 'possible' indicates you don't believe the motive holds water either and the confession is true.

telegraph wrote:

Mr Sankey issued a confession via his solicitor that he was indeed the man who had nearly killed Mr Georgiev. Mr Sankey was not, however, prepared to stand trial. His expectation seemed to be that Shields would now be set free and the matter forgotten about.

popebenny16 · 29-05-2006 03:48PM

What do you get this free Mickey Shields with? A Cereal? Isnt this just SPAM?

cournioni · 29-05-2006 03:55PM

Instead of freeing Michael Shields, Liverpool FC should concentrate on who the feck did attempt to murder Martin Georgiev. There is absolutely no sympathy being shown to Georgiev or his family, it all seems to be going the way of Michael Shields.

As MP Boris Johnson says, "Self pity city"

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-05-2006 03:56PM

No, spam is a meat product....

Pigman 2/Telegraph (whoever wishes to respond)

How come the Bulgarian witnesses recognitions are all considered accurate, but Sankeys redognitions - in the words of the peper "How Mr Sankey could be so certain that the man he had injured was Mr Georgiev was puzzling" - is considered dubious?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-05-2006 03:57PM

PORNAPSTER wrote:

Instead of freeing Michael Shields, Liverpool FC should concentrate on who the feck did attempt to murder Martin Georgiev. There is absolutely no sympathy being shown to Georgiev or his family, it all seems to be going the way of Michael Shields.

As MP Boris Johnson says, "Self pity city"

Someone doens't like Liverpool...?

cournioni · 29-05-2006 04:02PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote:

Someone doens't like Liverpool...?

It wouldn't be one of my favourite places...

cournioni · 29-05-2006 04:04PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote:

Someone doens't like Liverpool...?

It wouldn't be one of my favourite places...

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-05-2006 04:17PM

You've been, then?

cournioni · 29-05-2006 04:22PM

Numerous occasions...

danniemcq · 29-05-2006 04:29PM

huh someone with MUFC in their sig and sayin bad things about liverpool, thats a first

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-05-2006 04:33PM

I know... can't be all bad if he's been ther on 'numerous occasions'... (And passing through off the ferry doesn't count!)

WellyJ · 29-05-2006 04:40PM

He's a scouser isnt he?

Whats the big deal?

kdevitt · 29-05-2006 04:40PM

I originally thought the guy was guilty as sin, but having read up properly on it its obvious the guy has been shafted.

The identity parade consisted of him, and a load of Bulgarians being lined up, Sankey was left in his cell to sober up while the identity parade went on. 'Eyewitnesses' have different accounts of how the guy was hit over the head, and evidence from a hotel porter who placed Shields in the hotel at the time of the incident wasn't heard in court.

Fair Trials Abroad are campaigning on his behalf, - http://www.fairtrialsabroad.org/?m=View&action=DocumentContent&L1=5&L2=19&id=281&secId=5

Its also not unexpected that Utd fans tend to go off on one about him, its a bit like Harold Shipman being sung about.

29-05-2006 04:52PM

Initially thought he was innocent, now seems to me to be as guilty as sin. Frankly if he and his colleagues (or cousins apparently) lied and lied and muddied the waters, it's realy a case of tough luck and they certainly shouldn't benefit from it. Imagine if an Irishman was almost beaten to death by (say) visiting Ukranians, and they told conflicting stories thinking they could outsmart our system, and then from the safety of their home thousands of miles away said that they would give statements setting out yet another version of events but wouldn't stand over them in an Irish court. They must think the Bulgarians are complete fools.

It did result in one of the funniest comments in recent years when Jamie Carragher criticised the Bulgarian legal system. That would be from his years of studying the topic I guess, or maybe his masters in international law.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-05-2006 05:17PM

Probably a bit better than yours...

Oh, and your sources, please..?

29-05-2006 05:37PM

PORNAPSTER wrote:

Instead of freeing Michael Shields, Liverpool FC should concentrate on who the feck did attempt to murder Martin Georgiev. There is absolutely no sympathy being shown to Georgiev or his family, it all seems to be going the way of Michael Shields.

As MP Boris Johnson says, "Self pity city"

It's a bit sad that on this day, the 21st anniversary of the deaths of 39 Italian fans at Heysel, certain Liverpool fans would still be arguing that one of their number who was convicted of an extremely violent incident was innocent. The word 'respect' springs to mind.

Blisterman · 29-05-2006 05:57PM

Online Petitions are a waste of time. You'd be better off writing a letter.

Free Michael Shields

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