Typical police comment. Even after all of these years, and the additional evidence available, they still try to protect themselves.

It was the authorities that allowed the pens to overload, resulting in the deaths. It is as simple as that. People had to keep moving forward in order to try to make room for those being allowed in the back. At no time did the authorities redirect the crowd, which is what they should have done, as other pens remained only partially full.