Should He Be Given A Chance?

[jd_1984]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/james-bulger-20-years-on-1680094

Quite an emotive story in these parts.
Is it time this young man had a chance in society or is his pattern of behaviour too worrying. What should be done with him??

[jd_1984]

As I said, I am not saying HE SHOULD be given a chance I am just highlighting the story and getting views.
A part of me couldnt care less if he rots in a cell but what are our obligations under law in the treatment of mentally ill people. We can not just let him rot. I assume that he is entitled to parole and his current sentence has a term, once served... what happens?

[TheHangman]

I know from personal experience that people can change but there was/is something sinister about this pair and I am not James's parent. If it had been my boy I would know the answer. He is returning to society having served his sentence, as a changed person that remains to be seen. On that basis I will reserve my judgement and opinion.

[EvianBaby]

Actually (and I might be wrong here) but I believe you can not detain someone in a mental health unit who can not be treated.

[alwaysbroke]

I have never thought that they should be given a new identity etc. If any of us should commit a crime of any sort and not disclose it on any type of form, i.e. job search, driving licence or insurance etc, its classed as fraud , so why shouldnt they have to disclose their details, especially after the awful crime they committed, of which Im sure they knew was wrong

[jd_1984]

alwaysbroke - on the basis that it probably prevented an almost certain future crime (their murders probably!!)

[jackthehat]

Venables and Thompson were given new identities to protect them from vigilantes.

Venables has already proven that he cannot function properly out in Society and should remain incarcerated for his own safety, and ours...

[alwaysbroke]

are other murderers given new identities then jd 1984 ?

[ummmm]

It depends, alwaysbroke. Maxine Carr got a new identity and she wasn't even a murderer!

[tonyav]

Well anybody can change their name by deed poll.

[bazwillrun]

yes....as long as you dont mind them living next door to you !
even then i wouldnt be happy about it

far to high a risk, no matter what any do gooder specialist might say, they would need 24h supervision to be sure of what they are doing

[bazwillrun]

"It depends, alwaysbroke. Maxine Carr got a new identity and she wasn't even a murderer! "

as you state she wasnt as far as we know directly a danger to the public in any way or form, so the risk of her having a new id and likely to harm anybody is extremely low

[jd_1984]

always broke - This was a stand out case and their names and pictures were national news for years, still are. Now I am not saying it is right, far from it, but the state decided that to prevent future unrest/crime vigilante behaviour, theses lads should be given new identities.
What do we know of the other lad?