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Totally agree

its sick and sad,we had a peadophile living next door to us(unbeknown to us until he went to prison)and he got 15 months for a second serious offence!!!!how can they justify that????

totally agree and as far as I have seen and heard not one word of sympathy for the guard from either of the estranged parents of the unfortunate girl...a tragic tragic loss of life but I have to poit out that the guard did not put the girl on the train at hoylake..he did not supply her with the drug...he did not force her to take it..he did not shovel the drink down her throat..he is not the parent who should have been far more responsible for the whereabouts of a sixteen year old girl nor was he the responsible adult at the house of the "party" where Georgia had been drinking to excess and who should have seen how intoxicated she was and ensured her safe journey home..he is just the scapegoat.an absolute disgrace

Well said !!

I think the merseyrail staff should strike in support, I for one would back them 100%

Including the Tunnel staff, and I travel though the tunnel everyday at 5am and back at 6pm.

Tunnel staff work for Merseytravel, not Merseyrail. I imagine that Merseyrail Guards will be working to rule though now. There is also possible strike action coming up over a Guard being fired a few weeks ago for "improper use of a mobile phone".

Disgusted by the verdict. He was certainly guilty of negligence. He should never have given the bell to the driver whilst the girl was leaning against the train. But manslaughter? No. My Dad was a train driver for almost 50 years and worked with Christopher for 20. He said these type of incidents happen EVERY week - drunks having near misses.
Christopher McGee was unlucky in that his mistake led to a fatality.

Hope this goes to appeal and the sentence is reduced. I think his union, ASLEF, is already on the case.

This isn't over by any stretch. Now the criminal trial is over, the Board of Trade or Health & Safety Executive will step in with their own investigation.

i cant see how one person can be blamed for this very sad accident but the verdict is disgusting i have watched him crumble day by day,he has struggled with what happened for 13 months and still is he would never hurt anyone in any way and people who know chris would understand what i am saying,he was gutted over the whole thing and i hope merseyrail come out on strike its an absolute disgrace.

i agree with all of the above, and yes it isnt over , i think merseyrail managers should be on a station platform late at night to see what goes on and how many safety rules are broken.
why are so many people allowed onto the platforms with no staff down there to see whats going on??
another accident waiting to happen,, well i hope the guards and station staff get tough on these drunks.. there wont be many trains running to time from now on....

I was appalled at reading this in the paper! I don't see how anyone can even have the heart or nerve to place the blame on this guard who has worked for merseyrail for 15 years! I hope and pray that this guard is not falsely convicted for this atrocious accusation. Of course I have a heart and I feel terrible for Georgia and her family but there is no need for this, it happened and people are just going to have to deal with this tragedy.

for all who are interested please sign this petition to help with his appeal http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/free-chris-mcgee/

5 YEARS! WHAT A JOKE! PEOPLE GET LESS THAN THAT FOR GBH OR HIT AND RUN OR SIMPLY MURDER! WHAT A JOKE HE IS AN INNOCENT MAN AND SHOULD NOT BE IN THIS POSITION.

I want to know are there any petitions to sign for him???

Signed !!

I signed

could i asked those of u who have signed if u have a facebook or twitter or anything like that could u share the link on ur page we need people to see this and sign sign sign x