Reasoned Judgement.

CONFLICTING EVIDENCE:
• Newson’s report has been criticized by a team of psychologists and by the Home Office.
• The police inspector had checked all the videos, and there was not “Child’s Play 3”.
• Nothing was linked to the possibility that something could have encouraged the kids to commit the murder.

CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE:
• “Video Violence and the Protection of Children”, by Elizabeth Newson.
• The families background.
• The judge’s statement about the exposure of the violent films.
• “Daily Mail” delivered a campaign saying that violent movies are bad for kids.
• “Sun” and “Daily Mail” said that the boys were watching violent videos while they were off school. 

BALANCE OF EVIDENCE:
• One of the godfather collected violent videos at his house, mentioned by the judge.
• The headlines written in the tabloids.
• Sir Ivan Lawrence’s statement and David Alton’s opinion. Reaction in the Parliament.
• The “Sun” and others tabloids estimated that the murder of James Bulger has been similar to the scenes displayed on the film “Childs Play 3”.
• The “Sun” explicity stated that both boys had watched “Childs Play 3” before James murder. 

SOURCES THAT SUPPORT THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE IS A LINK BETWEEN VIOLENT FAMILY BACKGROUND AND BEHAVIOUR:
• The police inspector didn’t find any related film of childs play 3 genre or even the movie in their homes.
• There was no evidence found by the police to support that the boys had watched the movie.
• Both boys had trouble at their homes. One of them was abandoned by its father. The other, suffered his father’s suicidal.
 • The treatment the boys received at school.
• There is no evidence either that the kids saw Chucky.

 QUALITY EVIDENCE:
• Not proof that one of the boys stepfather had rented any copy of Child’s Play 3.
• There were no horror movies at home.
• Experts.
• The police inspector.

WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE: LINK BETWEEN VIOLENT HOME FAMILY AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR:
• The families background are known.
• Police inspector
• The treatment from the school they went.
• Experts disagree.
• Nothing was founded related to horror movies.

LINK BETWEEN VIOLENT HORROR FILMS AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR:
• Tabloids.
• The stepfather of one of the boys.
• Headlines.