Why Is The Grieving Mother Of Lee Rigby Still Being Denied A Memorial To Her Murdered Son?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3095088/Heartbroken-mother-Lee-Rigby-renews-call-memorial-soldier-son-spot-killed-two-years-ago.html

There is a memorial to murdered WPC Yvonne Joyce Fletcher

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Yvonnefletchermemorial.jpg/200px-Yvonnefletchermemorial.jpg

And one to murdered Stephen Laurence.

http://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/99895/stephen-lawrence-memorial-plaque.jpg?w=660

Why is Lee Rigby deemed so differently?

[retrocop]

I notice that at the bottom of the link story Greenich council had discussions with faith leaders.I think that could well give us a clue but why should faith leaders be involved unless they have been invited to pay the costs of a memorial as an atonement. I don't think!!

[baza]

Why indeed, a memorial should be there. imo.

[Prudie]

It's a difficult one, I can see that a memorial at the scene would invite vandalism, no doubt about that and at the barracks then excludes all other fallen soldiers with connections to that barracks who've not had plaques. On the face of it I'd think the drum in his hometown would suffice, we need to remember he was a soldier - but then I've not lost a son in this way so maybe I'm being insensitive.

[retrocop]

I am not sure if this may have some bearing aog. What do you think ?

//Greenwich London Borough Council[edit]





Map showing the borders of London Borough of Greenwich and its 17 wards
Greenwich London Borough Council comprises 51 councillors. The Labour Party currently has an overall majority on the council, holding 43 seats, with the Conservatives holding 8. Labour has had a majority on the council since 1971.//

[retrocop]

If vandalism was an issue I am sure the MOD could erect a large monument within the boundaries of the barracks but visible to the public passing by.I seem to recall the geography of the barracks would be suited for this arrangement and the monument would be guarded 24/7 as well.

[Prudie]

I think the vandalism worry was if it were erected at the scene which was in the street a little way away, not outside the Barracks?

[hc4361]

Yvonne Fletcher nor Stephen Laurence were soldiers. It is not usual to erect plaques to individual soldiers, is it?

[retrocop]

hc4361
Why should it be normal and permissable to erect a plaque to a murdered civilian as well. People are murdered every day in the UK?

[baza]

Yes he was a serving soldier but he was murdered on the street by scum, a memorial within the barracks seems like a good idea ,but, the local politicians would not like to upset their voters.

[naomi24]

//It is not usual to erect plaques to individual soldiers, is it? //

In this instance I think an exception should be made.

[retrocop]

No precedent would be set by having a memorial in London for a murdered soldier. All killed by cowardly terrorists.

http://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/hyde-park-bomb

[lady-janine]

I think it needs pointing out that lee rigby was not acting as a soldier when he was hacked to death by murderers, he was walking along the street in a civilian fashion.

Greenwich councillors need to get their act together.

[Fusion5]

What's being a solider got to do with this. He was in civvy clothes, not on duty
fighting for his country, he was murdered just likeStephen Lawrence and Yvonne Fletcher.

As for consulting religious leaders, I won't even give my opinion that.

[THECORBYLOON]

The mother wanted a memorial and there is one in her home town.

[ck1]

The circumstances of the murder of Lee Rigby are completely unique and very different to both Stephen Laurence and Yvonee Fletcher. Whilst a memorial's purpose is to remind us of a person or event there is little chance the Lee Rigby's name will ever be forgotten. Although it would be nice for the Rigby family to have some sort of memorial, I don't think they need to worry about his name or the horrible circumstances of his death ever being forgotten.

[anotheoldgit]

Prudie

/// It's a difficult one, I can see that a memorial at the scene would invite vandalism, ///

This response from the readers reviews.

*** The same arguments were raised over the Stephen Lawrence plaque but the council installed CCTV to protect it, why not the same treatment for a soldier ? ***

[Prudie]

It was a heinous and terrible crime but sadly the fact is he was targeted specifically because he was a soldier rather than any random civilian who just happened to be a soldier.

[retrocop]

It matters not if he was off duty and wearing mufti or not.He was murdered for what he represented. A soldier in the British Army. That was why he was targeted and not any other passer by.

[retrocop]

prudie
Posts crossed. Sorry.

[lady-janine]

I don't remember reading that he was walking around in uniform and armed.