In the same week that figures showed a rise of thirteen percent in the number of young children committing crimes, a couple of disturbing cases hit the headlines. John Venables, one of the killers of James Bulger, is back behind bars for failing to stick to the terms of his licence. Home Secretary Jack Straw appeared at a press conference to assure us, the public, who wanted to know what the breach was, that it was in the public interest not to tell us. Meanwhile, the men in white coats who keep the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe under lock, key and hopefully sedation, in a mental hospital for his own safety and the safety of others, are knocking on the door of the High Court with the Ripper’s lawyers by their side, because they want him released because he is no longer ‘mad’ and presents no risk to the public. I see; now he is merely ‘bad,’ and if that is the case, rather than release him, why does he not now begin to serve out his life sentence in a maximum security cell for the horrific murders of thirteen women and the assault of seven more, who were lucky to escape with their lives? At the time of his trial, the Ripper’s lawyers tried to argue that because of his diminished responsibility, he should be found guilty of manslaughter, but the judge did not buy it, Sutcliffe stood trial, and the jury convicted him of murder. One thing I have learned in my short spell on this planet; law has nothing to do with justice, fairness and morality, and it is all about arguing a ‘legal’ point of view. Where is King Solomon when you need him?