The Battle of Orgreave

Even though it occurred earlier, consider this Hillsborough 2.0 because many of the same police were implicated. Instead of football fans this time, it was miners. 6,000 police engaged in violent altercations with striking miners in 1984. 95 miners were detained, however the legal charges collapsed for lack of supporting evidence. Later, police would come forward and say they either fabricated or withheld proof of the miners' conduct.

It was well known that police had maliciously punished miners for committing basically no crimes other than picketing and had used disproportionate force. 39 of the miners received payments totaling £425,000 for accusations of malicious prosecution, assault, and other offenses after police accused them of rioting. But the police never acknowledged any misconduct.

Police who testified later in the Hillsborough probe claimed they were instructed to sign pre-written statements rather than write their own. Many of the police lied during the trial as well, repeating a deception they'd made in the Hillsborough case five years later.

• Year: 1984
• Damage: 6,000 police engaged in violent altercations with striking miners