General Chat

I'm with David and Bec on this one. I will not argue that this was a terrible crime but it was committed by children. I was a childminder for many, many years and I have seen the cruelty that children can inflict on one another but that doesn't mean they grow up to be dysfunctional adults. I would think that the 'boys' are still monitored and any signs of criminal behaviour would be spotted. They obviously aren't very anonymous if the media can keep track of them. Jean x.

Sorry Rupert, but I'm a bit slow-witted sometimes - I don't understand what you're saying about gay people being allowed rights and the connection/ comparison. Could you explain please?

If at the age of ten these boys could have premeditated such a cruel and evil murder I’m sorry but I don’t believe for one minute they should be allowed near any children let a lone to have their own. Julia

Well i say what goes round comes round, i just feel sorry for the poor child and the Mother they will be lied to for most of their life, untill the truth comes out, then we will have another screwed up couple of people to support Lesley

Yes it is simple. If the government can do something which is against the Church and more than a few million of the population beleive this to be so why when the case was made and proved against the killers of the Bulger child did not the authorites listen to the public at the time they protested. Rupert

Given that the papers allegedly know he is a father does this mean that his identity is no longer anonymous, otherwise how would they know?

Thank you for enlightening me 'Rupert Bear'. Apparently anonymity is sometimes acceptable. Think I'll leave this thread alone:)

Rupert, I do not want to argue with you as from your replies we are on opposite sides of the fence on both topics you mention. However, I would point out that the boys that killed Jamie were 10 years old and only children themselves. Would you think it right they should have been hung or shut up in prison for the rest of their lives? Jean.

Mary Bell was allowed out of prison after serving 12 years for killing 2 children when she was 11. The precedent was set 25 years ago so it's hardly a phenomena of the wicked society of today. She too had a child back in the early 1980s. The authorities monitored her, so they are almost certainly watching this baby. Bell never committed another crime and was a good mother, so perhaps this baby has a chance of growing up normally, too.

The problem with this is that the Mother and the Child are unaware, who has that right to with hold such info about such a wicked person Lesley

Hi, I will not go into the rights or wrong of him being released, however, how can the SS monitor the child properly when most of the people concernerd eg . the childs mother do not even realise the situation they are in ??? Sheila

I find it quite disturbing.

This has made my blood run cold...... Viv

Who says the girlfriend does not know his identity. How would they know? Are they there at every conversation the couple have?

I think it is absolutely appauling . They should never have been released in the first place . rehabilated my foot . According to the papers at the time of their release they were always in trouble when they were still in prison . Call that rehabilitation , its shows they have still a violent streak and can't be trusted . Would anyone of us honestly like to have them living next door to us. Cath

I too do not understand why 'gay rights'has been mentioned on this thread, they are worlds apart. to compare a child killer to a gay person is really beyond me.

Cath i agree with you, is a very big risk to take if the Mother is aware or not, Lesley

Just lik to put a point across . What the heck has being Gay got to do with this thread about the Bulger killers . Being gay is not a crime -killing is . Cath

Linda, i agree with you, I too believe they knew exactly what they were doing, age is no excuse. Roxannex

Like a couple of other members, I fail to see the relevance of gay people being introduced in this thread; have they committed some crime? A rhetorical question, by the way!