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with his mother Denise. Whilst distracted in a butcher‘s shop, Mrs Bulger had allowed James to stand
outside in the main concourse of the shopping centre. Within a few minutes, the two boys had taken James
by the hand and led him out of the mall. This moment was captured on a CCTV camera at 15:39.
The youngsters took Bulger on a two-and-a-half-mile walk. At one point they led him to a canal, where
James sustained some injuries to his head and face, after apparently being dropped to the ground. They
eventually led Bulger to a section of railway line near Walton, and it was at this location, one of the boys
threw blue modelling paint on James‘s face, then kicked him and hit him with bricks, stones, and a 22lb
[10kg] iron bar, before leaving his body, the boys laid James across the train tracks and weighed his head
down with rubble. Two days later, on the Sunday of the same week, Bulger‘s body was discovered. A
pathologist later testified that James had died before his body was run over by a goods train.
One aspect of the case, and my reason for including it, and what gained much media attention, was
whether Venables and Thompson had been watching violent films in the days and months prior to the
murder, and whether or not those movies had contributed to making the pair act in the way they did. The
judge mentioned that one of their fathers possessed a large collection of violent videos, and that they
probably had access to them whilst playing truant from school. As Jamie‘s death was similar to the death
in the film, and the father of one of the boys had been known to hire this film the week before the murder,
The Sun newspaper explicitly named Child‘s Play 3 as a movie they had seen, and printed a full front-page
picture of the menacing Chucky, the child-killing doll of that horror series. However, no evidence that the
boys had watched the movie was formally presented to the jury, but the case gave rise to a national debate
about the acceptability of violent media in general [3] . Following the case several video rental chains
voluntarily stopped stocking Child‘s Play 3 and other titles listed by The Sun. Charles Lee Chucky Ray
[also known as The Lakeshore Strangler] is the main antagonist in Child‘s Play, Child‘s Play 2, Child‘s
Play 3, Bride of Chucky, and Seed of Chucky [4] .
Just importantly - what are they “playing!”
The present generation of young people, say in their 20‘s were born around the late 80‘s, so many were
brought up with console games at their finger tips, locked in their bedrooms or glued to the TV and who
many have no ―real‖ idea or concept of life or death, and whom some are now fighting in places such as
Iraq or Afghanistan and gradually coming back in wooden boxes at an ever increasing rate. Then in
addition, these very same kids are too now having their own children, and who in turn are now watching
and have instant access to hundreds of TV channels including the pornographic ones, and a place where
there is no such thing as a ―watershed‖ or time barrier. - Just look at some of the sort of violent games your
children are ―playing‖, and what most probably you agreed to buy them for their birthday or as a Christmas
present. Resident Evil 4: ―Player is a Special Forces agent sent to recover the President's kidnapped
daughter. - During just the first minutes of play, it's possible to find the corpse of a woman pinned up on a
wall-by a pitchfork through her face‖. [5]
Grand Theft Auto, San Andreas: ―Player is a young man working with gangs to gain respect. His
mission includes murder, theft, and destruction on every imaginable level. Player recovers his health by
visiting prostitutes then recovers funds by beating them to death and taking their money. Player can wreak
as much havoc as he likes without progressing through the game's storyline‖. - And many parents thought
it was just about car crime! God of War: ―Player becomes a ruthless warrior, seeking revenge against the
gods who tricked him into murdering his own family. Prisoners are burned alive and player can use
'finishing moves' to kill opponents, like tearing a victim in half‖. NARC: ―Player can choose between two
narcotics agents attempting to take a dangerous drug off the streets and shut down the KRAK/Crack cartel
while being subject to temptations including drugs and money. To help enhance abilities, player takes
drugs including pot, Quaaludes [a form of speed], ecstasy, LSD, and ‗Liquid Soul‘-which provides the
ability to kick your enemies heads off‖. [5]
Killer 7: ―Player takes control of seven assassins who must combine skills to defeat a band of suicidal,
monstrous terrorists. The game eventually escalates into a global conflict between the US and Japan.
Player collects the blood of fallen victims to heal him-self and then must slit his own wrists to spray blood
to find hidden passages‖. Crime Life/Gang Wars: ―Player is the leader of a ruthless street gang,
spending time fighting, recruiting new gangsters, looting, and of course, more fighting. Player can roam
the streets and fight or kill anyone in sight for no apparent reason‖. True Crime, New York City: ―Player