The UK media revealed today that at least one of the boys had recently watched the movie 'Halloween' (described as a '70s slasher-film) shortly
before murdering James Bulger
A drawing produced by Venables portrays a violent female figure slashing two prone figures spouting blood. A note written by Venables indicates the
movie made an impact upon him:
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We cannot claim to understand what motivated two ten year olds to kidnap and murder a toddler. It may have been a combination of factors: abuse,
disfunctional families, jealousy of little James Bulger who was so innocent, trusting and clearly well cared for and loved
Dozens of psychiatrists and mental health professionals have attempted to analyse, understand and rehabilitate. The government did its best to turn
things around for the two child-killers. What else could they do -- hang them ? Jail them for life ... at age ten ?
Children are violent in the same way as adults, but usually lack the means and strength to carry out their murderous fantasies. But all over the
world are people who, were they to be honest, would admit to wanting (when children themselves) to kill a sibling or other child at one point or
another
There is currently a primitive baying for blood to avenge the murder of James Bulger -- a sense that justice wasn't seen to be done, at the time --
the wish still for an eye for an eye
Now Venables is in trouble again and people are pointing fingers and crying, 'See ! He's bad, always was. You should never have released him '
Maybe Venables (it's been claimed he never showed remorse) is only now realizing the monstrousness of the crime he committed as a ten year old.
Maybe he wants to be punished now and this led him to reveal his identity to strangers recently and to commit other crimes (which he knew would be
detected) in order he would be arrested and made to serve jail time now, as an adult ?
We don't know. Maybe even he doesn't know
Nothing can erase the tragedy of James Bulger's pointless murder or the tragedy that is Jon Venables. Life is filled with tragedy and waste. There
are no real lessons to be learned in this sorry case. Nothing that's happened or been attempted can or will prevent similar tragedies from occurring
in the future
Satanism ? I don't think it played a role. Maybe evil influences steered events, but I don't think two ten year old boys were active satanists
I'm tempted to consider generational-curse possibly linking the killers and their families with the victim and his family, but it's speculation only