General Chat

Hi Lindy It's really difficult isn't it? If I knew that someone who had come into my family had committed this crime, then I can't see how I would be able to accept them without worrying that they were a danger. But the point is that I'm not fit to judge whether either boys are rehabilitated and safe to lead anonymous new lives. The courts are though - they have all the information that we don't have and all the expert analysis to make an informed decision. If they think that the boys are no longer a danger to society what else can we do but trust that? What I really don't think is right is that the papers may take away from the decision of the law. The law may not always get things right but I'd rather they made the decisions than the papers. Ronnie Biggs is different. He was sentenced to a crime and didn't serve the sentence then so is serving it now.

When was anonymity intruduced? Why should we pay for it? P

that is shocking. But if the paper knows about it surely the girlfriend will know woh they are!!! And as you say ronnie biggs is still inside for the great train robbery and there is this moron on the loose GLoria

I've just read another horrible story on another site. a man who murdered three young children 32 years ago is being got ready for release the mother is beside herself. He murdered them while babysitting when the baby of 9 months woke up crying. the others were toddlers. These sort of people should have the death sentance. Thats my view. Why should the poor mother of those children have to see him get out. I feel the same about the killers of James Bulger.

So Dave if he was the father of your grandchild that would be ok? This could make a good discussion for today so lets try and avoid it getting zapped by gr voice our opinons and others comment on it but not nastys lol xxhugxx

I think the girlfriend should be told so she can protect her child Julia

Am gonna be boring and agree with David for a change!

Call me stupid but I just cannot get why they have to remain annonymous they committed a crime for goodness sake, it was bad enough that they were released, we have got Ronnie Biggs still in prison for robbing a train goodness knows how many years ago yet the killers of a child walk free where is has justice gone in the country? xxhugxx

I think most of us would be horrified if someone we loved got involved with someone who had committed such a terrible crime. But he served his sentence and was supposed to have been rehabilitated - it's the way our justice system works. I may be wrong but I'm sure I read that both boys came to understand the enormousness of their crime and showed remorse. Of course that doesn't take away from the crime they committed but if they have become fully rehabiliated and can live normal lives, isn't that a good thing? It also would mean that our system sometimes works.

how would his child trace his family tree? P

I guess the do gooders think he has changed!!!!! Personally I think that if someone is capable of what he did at that age then what is he capable of now that he is older!! I think it is disgusting that they have both been allowed the anonymity....I would want to know if he was with my daughter!! Bev x

Even so he is not allowed to tell anyone his identity. xxhugxx

Surely every person who has just given birth will be questioning the father Lesley

OMG, SURELY SOCIAL SERVICES WILL REMOVE THIS CHILD

In todays paper Thompson one of the killers of James Bulger has had a child by a girlfriend who does not know his identity, this could have been the daughter of any one of us, how does this make you feel? xxhugxx