Bulger Case Exposes Lack Of Justice

James Bulger - A young life cruelly taken away. 

Some years ago in a terrible crime, a small 2 yr old boy was led away to be murdered by two boys, who at age 10, were not that much older themselves. That murder of James Bulger, by Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, was considered a new low in standards in the UK .... sadly we have since discovered that the UK is still declining, and that other equally appalling crimes have happened since then.

At the time of the trial we all assumed that these two scumbags would never be released, but sure enough in 2001 they were released on a 'lifetime' licence .... a joke, because just as a 'Life Sentence' in prison terms means nothing of the sort, well the words of the then Home Secretary David Blunkett ring equally hollow ... what he said was that

"The Parole Board has informed me today (Friday) of their decision, subject to conditions, to direct the release on life licence of Robert Thompson and Jon Venables who were convicted in November 1993 of the murder of James Bulger.

At the time of the murder both were 10 years old and James Bulger was two. I would wish to make it clear at the outset that this means that Thompson and Venables will be on licence for the rest of their lives.

They will be subject to strict licence conditions and liable to immediate recall if there is any concern at any time about their risk."

As far as we know (and the authorities have remained tight lipped on the subject), Robert Thompson has not broken the terms of his licence, but Jon Venables has apparently breached his licence terms on several occasions.

• He was arrested for a drunken fight in 2008.
• Later that year Venables was found in possession of Cocaine and was cautioned.
• This year he was found to downloading and distributing hardcore Child Pornography and has been given a new 2 year sentence.  

Now both of these earlier crimes could get me imprisoned, but in liberal la la land, they are not considered bad enough by the parole board to get him back into prison for breaching his "strict licence conditions" .... it appears that only another murder would be enough to do that, hence the new separate sentence.

Diana Fulbrook from the Probation Chiefs Association defended the decision not to return Venables to prison for the alcohol and drug-related crimes. ...... "Here we had a young man, who'd held down a job for nine years, he was in settled accommodation, some of his presenting behaviour around drugs and alcohol are not uncommon amongst young people - all young people - who are living in society,"

 

So what, not 'all young people' are convicted child murderers, not 'all young people' are supposedly being supervised on a 'on licence for the rest of their lives' with "strict licence conditions" ... he should be on a life sentence again, and those in the probation service who share Ms Fulbrook's views, should have their positions reviewed with a view to dismissal.

 

We as a society have given Venables a second chance and he has failed it, he should now stay in prison until he dies of old age.   

 

Once again the citizens of the UK have been betrayed by the liberals who seem intent on destroying our society by imposing their values on to public policy .... expect more of the same under Kenneth Clarke, apparently another of the 'prison doesn't work' brigade. 

2018 Update: In 2018 Jon Venables has been jailed for three years and four months, for once again making indecent images of children, and one of having what the prosecutor described as a "disgusting and sickening document which falls far below any recognisable standard of morality" .... a paedophile manual. A recent psychiatric report found Venables was a "high risk of real harm to children" in the future .... so why is still going to be out on the streets again (at vast public expense). Life must mean life.