UK - James Bulger, 2, abducted & murdered, Merseyside, 12 Feb 1993

I remember reading that there was a sexual element to the Bulger murder so the news that Venables has grown up to be a possible paedophile doesn't surprise me at all.
 
James Bulger's murder was probably the first story that ever ran me over like a bus. I'm not too surprised to hear there's more trouble for one of James' murderers. I hope they're able to keep Venables locked up for a long long time.
 
James Bulger's murder was probably the first story that ever ran me over like a bus. I'm not too surprised to hear there's more trouble for one of James' murderers. I hope they're able to keep Venables locked up for a long long time.


nope, read the article...it's sickening
 
Darn it! The link is blocked on my computer (At work). Anyway, I always wondered why the UK allowed this guy to not only go free when he got older, but didn't they even give him a completely new identity so no one knew he was the monster that killed that little boy? Goes to show that the system they set up doesn't work any better than ours. At least we KNOW who those people are when they get older...
 
Wow, they were really keeping a close eye on him, weren't they? :banghead: The article said he will probably get another whole new identity since other people at the jail can probably figure out who he really is.

It's just amazing to me that he can be protected this much and hardly given any time for all he has done and continues to do.
 
:furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious:


from link here

The killer of James Bulger amassed a hoard of sick child *advertiser censored* despite supposed intense monitoring by the authorities.

Jon Venables, 27, was meant to have his every move scrutinised after his controversial early release from custody nine years ago under a false identity.

But yesterday a stunned Old Bailey courtroom heard that he was caught with a stash of depraved images of children as young as two.


they gave him TWO YEARS. out of a POSSIBLE TEN. WHY. He WILL reoffend! He's never stopped offending! rehabilitation OBVIOUSLY DID NOT WORK.


AND FFS WHY IS TEN YEARS THE MAX ANYWAYS?
 
Frankly, 2 years isn't a bad sentence for England. Their whole justice system is completely inadequate and pitiful. They lean over backwards for criminals. We think our victims don't receive justice here, but here is far, far better than there. The entire justice system over there is a joke.

I hope I haven't offended anyone from England as that is not my intention. But, I have followed the news there for extended periods and have been continually horrified by the sentences meted out.
 
John Venables is a very sick man and , IMO, needs to be locked up for his own and other's safety.
I believe that his upbringing has contributed to his sociopathy but he is a clear and present danger to himself and others and it is JUST NOT WORTH THE RISK for him to be free, the Probation Service is totally inadequate to deal with him
 
John Venables is a very sick man and , IMO, needs to be locked up for his own and other's safety.
I believe that his upbringing has contributed to his sociopathy but he is a clear and present danger to himself and others and it is JUST NOT WORTH THE RISK for him to be free, the Probation Service is totally inadequate to deal with him


I agree. This guy is a ticking time bomb. There is only so much which can be done to protect him... *rolls eyes* .....when he is clearly out of control. IMO this guy isn't going to be alive long incarcerated or not. He's going to end up self destructing. Can't always protect people from that and not sure so much money and effort should be spent to do so with someone who is such a sick violant individual. When it happens, I guess they'll say Can't say we didn't try. When it happens I hope he doesn't cost anyone else their life. The writing is on the wall. You know it is gonna happen, not if, just a matter of when.

JMO
 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...r-plotted-internet-Jon-Venables.html?ITO=1490

Partners in paedophilia: The vile child abuser who plotted over the internet with Jon Venables


"....‘I couldn’t bear to think what might happen. It really gives me the shudders.’ The cause of her anxiety — and that of fellow local residents, who last night were holding a meeting in the community hall to discuss their fears — is living in a flat overlooking a children’s home and a toddlers’ nursery......"

and

"......Incredibly, this is the location of a police ‘safe house’ for Leslie Blanchard, a paunchy, Porsche-driving former football coach.
An edifying man he is not. Arrested for downloading vile pornographic images of children, as well as attempting to arrange sex with a 12-year-old child, Blanchard was convicted last October for his ghastly crimes. He pleaded guilty to possessing, making and distributing indecent images of children...."

and


"...During a court hearing a few days ago, it emerged Jon Venables struck up a relationship with Blanchard after being freed in 2001, having served just eight years for his part in James Bulger’s murder.

Just how dangerous a ‘double act’ the pair made was revealed this week. The family who rented Blanchard’s former home in nearby Colchester told how they discovered boxes of child *advertiser censored*, plus girls’ underwear and condoms, in boxes hidden in the attic and garage.

"....a father-of-two who moved into the paedophile’s old house, also found letters and sexually explicit photos of children as young as five — material that Blanchard shared with Venables. There were also maps showing details of a local school in Cambridge, including ‘good parking’ areas nearby...."

more at link
 
Holy cow! They actually protect the pedophiles! Unbelievable. New identities? Safe houses near children? You have got to be kidding me. And Venables - 2 years? For real? I know the justice system in England is very poor, but this is just too too much.
 
Salem--I didn't see a thread for Leslie Blanchard and thought it might be a good idea to have one for him as he's causing such an outcry in this town. I'm sure Blanchard has many many more victims than LE are aware of.

Both men are vile. I can't imagine having to live next door to this man. I totally agree with the grandmother who doesn't even want him looking at her babies!!!
 
Go ahead and start one for Blanchard specifically MissIzzy. Add a link to this thread for background/info and if he was involved in James' murder, please add James' link also.

Thanks,

Salem
 
You are right again, Salem!! The two seem inextricably linked. I tried finding articles specifically concerning Blanchard and he really only came to light with Venables' arrest. Let's leave it like it is. The link I posted above has the most info on Blanchard and several photos. If I see more concerning Blanchard, I will start a separate thread.

While looking, I did find a small bit from this week:

http://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/ho...leslie_blanchard_got_the_wrong_house_1_551338

Essex police say mob searching for paedophile Leslie Blanchard got the wrong house

"Groups of people have been spotted on an estate in Great Dunmow which was rumoured to be the location of paedophile Leslie Blanchard’s home.

Blanchard was convicted in 2009 for being in possession of indecent images of children. His location was revealed last week when James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables was in court facing charges of possessing and distributing indecent images...."

more at link

And from an earlier cached article:

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Perv+who+was+his+online+pal.-a0232510287

"An officer from Scotland Yard's Paedophile Unit had posed as a father with a young daughter online and agreed to meet Blanchard at a pub where the paedophile thought he would be having sex with child. Instead he was arrested.

Detectives then raided Blanchard's home and found condoms, short skirts and underwear for the girl to wear plus a hoard of child *advertiser censored*.

Porsche-driving Blanchard, who earned EUR70,000 running his own kitchen firm, was spared jail and placed on a three-year community sentence. But he was driven out of his home after neighbours d i s c o v e r e d h i s c o n v i c t i o n a n d launched a leaflet hate campaign.

Blanchard was divorced four years ago and has two grown-up children...."

more at link
 
some women never fail to amaze and horrify me:

James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables is having a relationship with a single mother who visits him in jail.

The woman, in her 30s, has a young daughter and is said to have struck up her affair with the killer after having a one-night stand with him while he was free.

from here
 
he has already been back in remand for several months. there were some major cries for his blood in the papers here when it happened (do you guys want links, I can prolly find a zillion)

it was only today that they allowed the charges to be told to the public.

I must say "sources" were well correct in this particular case. "they" have been saying it was child *advertiser censored* from about day 3.

I'm almost crushed to tell the truth. I hate everything about the James Bulger torture & murder and I truly did hope that these two could be rehabilitated.

I guess the other one's doing all right but I suspect that one is a sociopath - it wont work out for him to commit another crime. moo and all that.




ya see they NEVER CHANGE... I HONESTLY BELEIVE THAT
 
ya see they NEVER CHANGE... I HONESTLY BELEIVE THAT

I think it depends. I actually think that with enough early intervention, violent child offenders can be rehabilitated. Their brains are not done baking yet and can be rewired, IMO. But I do not have the same opinion when it comes to pedophilia. If a child is diagnosed as having pedophilia (meaning he or she is obsessed with the idea of sexual activity with children at least five years younger than them), I think the chances of rehabilitation are zero. I don't think anyone has figured out how to change a set sexual dynamic. Nevertheless, not all children who sexually abuse other children are pedophiles. Some may simply be acting out something that happened to them - trying to make sense of it or acting out in anger.
In this case, one boy seems to have been successfully rehabilitated. The other is clearly a pedophile and was not successfully rehabilitated. I share the rage of others who think his parole should be revoked and he should be put back in prison to serve out his life sentence. They gave rehabilitation a shot, a good, strong effort. It did not work. This guy has proved that he remains dangerous. Maybe concerned citizens should try to sue the government for putting their safety at risk by not recalling this person to serve out his life sentence. It's over for him. The on-going efforts of the government to protect this one criminal have the effect of putting the entire rest of the population at grave risk. How is that right?
 
I have to let this sink in before I comment. I find it very interesting that they've changed the name of the article. The URL is still the same, though:

"Only 24 hour watch could have stopped jon venables using child *advertiser censored*"

Everyone of us could have told them that.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/stand...venables-using-child-*advertiser censored*.do

Probation staff cleared over James Bulger killer child *advertiser censored*


"The killer of two-year-old James Bulger was properly supervised and the discovery that he was amassing child *advertiser censored* pictures on his computer came as a “complete shock”.

A report today cleared probation officers of any major wrongdoing in the supervision of Jon Venables, 28, and found that he alone was responsible for the offences.

The review found that with hindsight Venables could have been given more therapy and more help in getting employment after his release from jail with a new identity. He did not have the ideal “clean start”......

more at link
 

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