Inigo Cabaças killed by a police force abuse

In Football Notes have wanted to miss a few days to gather as much information as possible before publishing a post to address a sensitive topic. Today we know much of what happened, different versions, but, above all, the irreparable consequence: Inigo Cabaças Liceranzu, 28 year old Amateur Athletic Club of Bilbao, this week has died from injuries caused her to firing an agent of the Ertzaintza.

The information about what happened are still unclear. At first they said the Ertzaintza was forced to act to break up a fight between radicals and Athletic Club Schalke 04, but many witnesses say it did not. The secrecy and the usual accessory corporatism has made ​​an appearance as usual happens in these cases, Rodolfo Ares, Minister of the Interior of the Basque Government, at the head.

Specialized police said, "there is no written protocol for these situations, but all agents UIP receive specific training that explains how to throw rubber balls that do not cause any serious injury to citizens. "The" recommendation "dictates that they should only shoot at 50 meters from the goal and always pointing to a rebound ground. Nevertheless, riot control agents of the security forces of the Spanish state that limitation will come leaping across the board in recent years, as can be seen easily in a short trip through YouTube searches on the various social conflicts that have lived in this country.

In this case is beyond doubt that a policeman failed the "recommendation" for the use of weapons that fire rubber bullets or, as we should say bluntly, rubber-coated bullets. Only explanation that Cabaças died as a consequence of significant brain injury she suffered a skull fracture blast.

In NDF have always known for denouncing the violent-as you can see the following links: I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII , VIII , IX , X , XI and XII - And we understand that the different security forces operating in Spain make an invaluable work for that football is not hijacked by radicals. But equally, we can not but deplore and denounce the incomprehensible death of a fan by the unjustified use of force a police officer. We send our condolences to the family and friends Inigo Cabaças and, by extension, to all the fans of Athletic, while we hope and trust that we clarify what happened to the head (or managers) may properly come before Justice.