Young Offenders - What Should The Law Do With Them? Reviews

What happened 8 years ago was one of the most terrifying and terrible crimes to occur in this country of ours, that goes without saying. But what happens now is probably one of the most difficult situations in which we try to divorce emotion from the facts. Fact No.1: It is not in the gift of the government of the day to say that ...  Read the complete review

...that after what Jon Venables and Robert Thompson did that they now have been set up for life. The taxpayer is going to foot the bill for new houses, identities and even 24 hours police protection just in case their covers are blown and someone tries to take justice into their own hands. The law is their to protect the innocent and ...  Read the complete review

What those two boys did to young Jamie Bulger was terrible and horrific, and should never have been allowed to happen. Now these boys, Jon Venabels and Robert Thompson are being released early many feel the British law has failed. However young they were at the time of the crime was they should serve what the law demands, i.e. life sentence for ...  Read the complete review

I heard the news today, that the killers of Jamie Bulger are to be released on "life licence" and my heart sank. It doesn't make sense either for those about to be released, or for the family and friends of the child that was murdered. It's also not right for society as a whole. There may never have been a ...  Read the complete review

From June 22nd the two Bulger killers, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, known only by two school photographs, will be freed. It was announced by newly appointed home secretary Mr. Blunkett who said it would be "subject to strict licence conditions and liable to immediate recall if there is any concern at any time about their risk". ...  Read the complete review

There's been a lot of deate on dooyoo of late about the killers of little James Bulger. I've said via several comments of other people's ops that I believed that they should stay behind bars. An hour ago, driving my kids home from school, the news that their release had been granted came on my car radio. I could have ...  Read the complete review

I am 24 and spent two years in her majestys army and i feel that young offenders of 15 and up should do 1 year or so in the army before i joined i was a live wire getting in to all sorts of trouble but now im a dad with a house and partner just about and couldnt be happier with my own personal behaviour. Putting these kids straight back ...  Read the complete review

The sad fact of the matter is that we will never know why these two boys killed Jamie Bulger in such an appalling way. The crime was horrendous and when I read the details- (which have been written about in another opinion) I was physically sickened. However, the point of our penal system is to rehabilitate and punish, not to purely ...  Read the complete review

I have been watching the coverage on the news about the fact that the boys who murdered Jamie Bulger may well be getting parole soon. Well good for them – and when do the murdered boy’s parents get their parole? The answer of course is never, they will be living with the horror of what happened that day for the rest of their lives. ...  Read the complete review

This post is about the fact that over this week and next week the murderers of James Bulger are having parole hearings. It's said that justice has now been done and the one key question that is being asked is "will the public be safe if they are freed?". The fact that the pair may not have served enough time and had enough punishment ...  Read the complete review

What should happen???? "He's with two kids, he'll be ok" I remember the look of relief on Denise Bulgers face, but the look of relief soon turned back to distress and anguish as the truth about her tot began to unfold. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My own son was not much younger than James at the time. I can remember ...  Read the complete review

The youth of today are criminals, hellbent on causing havoc and damage to everything they come across. Ok, thats a statement of only a minority, but its a minority that is worryingly growing. With youngsters being given more and more freedom its time the law did something to clamp down on those who are offending, but protect those who ...  Read the complete review

There are far too many delinquents(children), that cause havoc on the streets today. There seems to be no parental control of these thugs that think they can go around mugging and nearly killing people, breaking into peoples homes and businesess and ruining peoples lives . They know that the laws can do vey little in the way of repremand and ...  Read the complete review

I am absolutely amazed at some of the comments I have read on this subject. The same old softly softly approach to what in some cases can only be described as hoards of mini monsters roaming our streets intent on total destruction and mayhem. I have read peoples views that blame the depravation and poverty that exists in some of our ...  Read the complete review

Kill ‘em all Damn vagabonds, terrorising our grannies and raping our women. Someone needs to teach them a lesson. Whilst killing them would be a quick and cheap way to solving our problems, some of us may find it “wrong” (whatever that means). But if we can’t kill them, what can we do? Lock ‘em up ...  Read the complete review

The main problem I think with this issue is that when it comes to young people, the rules suddenly change. There is a limit on what can be done to these felonious youths without violating their 'human rights'. But when individuals of reasonable understanding go so far as to commit crimes against society for example, murder, rape, assault ...  Read the complete review

After the Jamie Bulger case I was shocked at how much violence there was around the world. People who do these horrible disgusting things must not be right in the head. How could teenagers kill a small defenceless ten-year-old? It makes you sick. What happened to them? They were sent to prison for a while, and then after that they are free to do ...  Read the complete review

Why on earth this is actually called joy riding is beyond me.It is certainly no joy for those who have had their cars stolen or those who have been unfortunate enough to have been involved in an accident caused by a joy rider.They have absolutely no consideration for the effect this will have on other people. I have been on the receiving ...  Read the complete review

How should the law deal with young offenders? Oh boy here goes…………Rosies Mum is on her soap box now. Youngsters nowadays who find themselves on the wrong side of the law don’t have to worry about it. If they get caught smashing a shop window they get taken to a police station, Mummy and Daddy are ...  Read the complete review

The underclass is going nowhere folks and society demands one failure for every success or the system of capitalism just doesn’t work. For every pound lost through vandalism it’s gained by an insurance company that has shares in all our pension funds. For every car or house broken into thew story is the same. From the age ...  Read the complete review