"EVIL SICK BASTARD ROT IN FUCKING HELL YOU FUCKIN SCUM BAG !!!!"
"die slow and painfull knowing u are the most hated person in the world!"
"he doesnt deserve to live. They both should die in the most painful and undignified way as possible. Let the parents at him with whatever they need to torture them. That is not evil. They are."
"fuckin bastard needs 2 be shot sick twat keep him in jail."
"PLEASE DIE."
"complete Tw*t ... Should Bring Back Da Fu*kin Electric Chair >..<"
"I hope he get whats he diserves, that was pure evil., I hope they get tourted !! BASTARDS!!"
"I cannot understand why people cannot accept that certain peoplr are born evil and as such cannot be cured. So we either keepthem locked up all their lives or we exteminate."
""EVIL" FUCKIN BASTARD..I HOPE U GET EVERYTHING U FUCKI DESREVE AFTER WAT U DID TO THAT LITTLE BOY...ALL U DESERVE IS TO FUCKIN DIE!!!"
These are just some of the wise words posted onto such facebook groups as 'Petition to kill Jon Venables', 'Rot in Hell Jon Venables', 'Keep Jon Venables in prison'... the most popular of which have over 50,000 members. Obviously, if you don't know already, this refers to the torture and killing of 3 year old Jamie Bulger, some 20 years ago, by two 10 year old boys, who have been in prison ever since, one of them was released sometime last year, his identity kept secret, and now he's back in jail for an unknown reason.
I don't really want to talk about the case though, i was just affected by the comments. You see, the majority of these comments are in response to a photograph of 10 year old Jon Venables with a lollipop in his hand, being escorted by a policeman. There are comments about the child having 'evil eyes', and well... as you can read, people writing vile and angry comments about someone they can only see as child, because there are no later photos of them available.
I fear this sort of mob mentality, claiming they have moral high ground with their pitchforks and their oil lamps, is just as disturbing as the original crime.
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ReplyDeleteI was wondering if you could tell me where I can find the infamous lollipop picture. I've heard so much about it but haven't been able to find it.
I've been interested in this case for a while, how people respond to a crime of this nature and if young killers can be rehabilitated. I've been curious about the photo, though, mostly because I can't seem to find it anywhere.