Jamie Bulger Murder Case (Essay Sample)

The Jamie Bulger murder caused the media frenzy of concern in the system that Western (1993: 543), claims is the highly organized, far-reaching oligopolistic institution, and is, according to Schultz (1993: 584), a most pervasive and influential institution in society. Buckingham (1994: 79) begins by noting that the horror movie Child's Play 3 was found in the home of one of the murdering boys and that Jamie Bulger's murder was accordingly rewritten as the re-enactment of the film by the press. This called many of the media's practices into question and studies were quickly commissioned to research the viewing habits of juvenile offenders (Buckingham, 1994: 79). Buckingham (1994: 79) goes on to state that media that were responsible for the murder of Jamie Bulger, not parenting techniques, education, or peer pressure.
Indeed, the trial judge for James Bulger’s case, “voiced his strong suspicion that exposure to violent videos played the strong part in corrupting two boys concerned” (Association of Chief Police Officers, 1994, p. 22). It has been argued that “it is as silly to blame the single film as it is to indict the Bible” which forensic researchers have found to be the single most frequently quoted justification used by “noble-cause” killers who are pathological murderers of prostitutes and homosexuals (The Guardian, March 4, 1995).
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