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Murder is a shocking crime in the most typical of cases. But when a child kills another child, all sense of morality seems to be distorted, and no reaction is unequivocally justified. At the age of 10 years old, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were each sentenced to eight years...
The Big Red’s female counterparts also stole the show for the eighth consecutive year, taking first place with 146.5 points, while the Crimson finished with 33 points—five points behind Dartmouth but ahead of the Bulldogs.
“I think [our result was] not quite what we were looking for, but there were still some great performances that were shown,” co-captain Justin Grinstead said.
“[Each event] it could go either way,” Saretsky explained. “That’s how our sport is, but overall I was really proud.”
Demands to know Venables’s new crime reek of hysterical persecution and desire for revenge. The 1993 murder sent a jolt throughout Britain, and disgust at the event lead to adults crowding around the court, where they banged on the children’s van, thirsty for retribution...