Hahahaha Michael! I see what you mean. But don't you think these young folk (for instance the murderers of Jamie Bulger) are not in the least 'normal'? If they were, they wouldn't do such heinous things, by very definition. I agree they should be incarcerated, because they're obviously extremely dangerous, but I'd like to know exactly WHY they became like this. Most have been proved to have had not just a deprived childhood but a very abusive one.

I'm not a 'do-gooder' and feel much anger about it all and deeply sorry for the families of the victims. I've been a teacher all my life, and a very strict one too. I do believe in punishment, but these acts are beyond anything...