38 years (9)

Just woke up on this side of the world to find that the British P.M. Cameron has apologised for the murder of 14 men and boys on what came to be known as "Bloody Sunday". What a waste of tax-payers' money ($300m)for them to finally admit what the rest of the world has known since that fateful day.
It's just too late for people to say "well done" to the British Govt for something they should have done the day after.They shouldn't have opened fire in the first place as it was a peaceful demonstration. They shouldn't be in that part of Ireland full stop.
The families have suffered for far too long and I'm sure it's not compensation that they're after. No amount of money can return to them what they have lost.
A truth commission is what is needed in that part of Ireland. Plenty more apologies are owed to many many more families but it will take a long long time for them to own up where murders were involved.
May the ghosts of the deceased come back to haunt the commanding officers of the parachute regiment every night of their lives. May they die ROARING!!!!!!

Better late than never.
I agree with all sentiments you're showing but the ability to turn around and say "we did wrong" is something that is generally overlooked in politics so I'm happy at has at last been apologised for.
There have been many (and in many cases, worse) atrocities in human history that have never been apologised for or even acknowledged. I don't agree with them being here either but history is full of occupation and horrible acts committed to the natves to keep the land that they "owned". (Just look at USA and Australia).
I say Fair play to the British government for saying they were wrong.
Late?.... yes!
But it's an important step to bringing not only peace but less animosity towards our closest neighbours.

Certainly was not a waste of tax payers money. If the price of finally bringing a conclusion and closure to the events on that day cost $200m then so be it. The Saville Report is a 5,000 page document with some 30 million words, it took 12 years to complete, it's extremely complex, thorough and worth every penny. We have tribunals here in Ireland in relation to our Planning system, corruption etc that have approached the 700m mark and have not come to any conclusions...the Saville Report is by far value for money and no price is too high for the truth. The fact that a conservative PM could stand up and apologise to the people of Derry on behalf of the British government and it's people is a clear indication of how far we have come from the days when citizens in the north where treated like vermon, 2nd class citizens, and where shot dead because a few british soliders thought that these people didn't have the same basic human rights as them...200m for a job well done by the british legal system is well worth it...

I think it was necessary for the sake of record and history that the coommission was held and that its report was published as the true and accurate account of what happened that day. It's a pity that McGuiness and Adams can't do the same! They have blood on their hands too and not all of it belonging to their percieved enemies.

it was money wasted when it was despratly needed else where

Well it's the law making the rules for themselves, albeit their rates are too high, they still deserve a hefty pay cheque...The work that some of these guys pull off is nothing short of phenomenal, the huge number of hours, dedication and brain work employed is what you pay for. Not only that but these guys sometimes have to learn other proffessions inside out for a case..Of course there's always going to be the ones that take advantage of the system...stricter regualtion is needed but 200 to 300 euro an hour would not be unreasonable in my opinion considering professional witnesses charge close to that themselves...