The Sleep of Reason: The James Bulger Case

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The crime was a tragedy. James’ death should never have happened. The crime was also a tragedy for the two boys involved and their families.

It really also angered me reading how the system really DOES protect the criminals instead of the victims and their families. Why is it those boys were protected so thoroughly in the aftermath of their crimes when they not only destroyed one baby's life, but also the lives of his family? Just because they were ten-years old at the time, does not automatically mean they can be rehabilitated. The fact that they were so young when they committed the crime makes it so much worse - if they can do that at aged 10, what the hell are they capable of when their adults? To Protect Bulger Killers' New IDs-Injunction". news.sky.com. 8 April 2007. Archived from the original on 10 April 2007 . Retrieved 8 April 2007. Cheston, Paul (21 June 2010). "James Bulger killer Jon Venables is 'suspected paedophile' ". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010 . Retrieved 21 June 2010. a b Pilkington, Edward (11 November 1993). "Blood on boy's shoe 'was from victim' ". Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013 . Retrieved 14 July 2009. I wasn't sure what to think when I started to read this. I know many have said to me that its a book I should read.a b Foster, Jonathan (10 November 1993). "James Bulger suffered multiple fractures: Pathologist reveals two-year-old had 42 injuries including fractured skull". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010 . Retrieved 11 March 2010.

Williams, Zoe. " Jon Venables: how attitudes towards criminality have changed and hardened." The Guardian. 5 July 2013.I can only do this review as a segmented piece, because to be honest, my inclination is to go on a massive rant on my feelings about the legal system, the two killers and just a long emotional wail on "how could anyone..." The Bulger case: chronology". The Guardian. London. 16 September 1999. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014 . Retrieved 16 March 2010. James had been taken to the shopping centre by his mother Denise, who was briefly distracted in a butcher’s shop and noticed her son had disappeared. Pidd, Helen (23 July 2010). "Jon Venables jailed for two years over child pornography charges". Guardian Online. London. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014 . Retrieved 23 July 2010.