Adults React to Children Who Committed Murder

Adults react to children who committed murder (Eric Smith, Joshua Phillips, Mary Bell)
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Adults React to Children Who Committed Murder

[@React]

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[@alprincecruz4436]

Hello

[@alejandroors]

Esc2021

[@zanae3432]

@@alprincecruz4436 hi

[@nailgun1026]

React to kids commuting crimes

[@heelanoniem9287]

ESC 2021, we’ve been waiting for weeks🥺

[@rosecheeks6900]

For the ones feeling bad about Phillips (the first kid), don’t. They didn’t give even close to the full story of what really happened. He not only hid her under his bed, he did it for 6 days, duck taping the corners so the smell wouldn’t come out. He was known to make sexual remarks to the victim and her older sister, when Maddie was found, her lower half was uncovered. Phillip claims he hit her with a bat then put her under his bed; when he heard her still alive he dragged her out of the bed, slit her throat, and stabbed her 7 times before putting her right back under the bed. He also joined the search party to help look for her. It came out that he most likely lied about his father, the bat had no blood on it indicating he just stabbed her to death and it wasn’t to “keep her from crying” like he claimed. He also claimed her lower half became uncovered from dragging her out of the backyard, no dirt or anything was found on her. His story was full of holes.

[@giulianataveira5461]

Jesus.....

[@luvrbugz15]

I was going to say the same thing about not all of the story being told, I listen to Morbid: A True Crime Podcast and they covered this case in much more detail. Such a horrible and sad story.

[@ffuuu2018]

@@kimhoffmannandersen5477 he is not being "portayed" as evil, he's one.

[@AmanduhFlawdHog]

@@ffuuu2018 plus, if the kid is capable of murder what would he be capable of when he's an adult?

[@rockysandman5489]

@@kimhoffmannandersen5477 "I can not hate or harm a child." I can. I know from firsthand experience, as someone who was bullied in school and even kindergarten, that kids can be absolute pieces of shit. We're not just "potraying" him as evil. He's just evil. You have to face that possibility.

[@julianageraldine6368]

where is the ESC 21 vid?! I´ve been waiting for ages.....help

[@Maniek0077]

I'm sure most of the people here subscribed just for that video. And they let us down

[@YourFiendAugusto]

Who the hell ask for these crazy kids, where's ESC?

[@coltonkleins]

There's the door!!

[@musaviki783]

It's sad that we live in a world like this honestly

[@cassiedelasoul]

did not intend on crying this early in the morning but here we are. those poor victims and their families. Rest in Love to those beautiful souls 🖤

[@Southernblonde1310]

When Sharon broke with "That poor mom" I'm not used to seeing her near tears. 😪

[@DaKerminator]

I kinda feel bad for the kids yes they messed up massively but to just lock them away for their entire life instead of trying to help them and get them mentally stable and possibly ready for society again one day they just get locked up and pretty much forgotten about until they die

[@tanyaironstand487]

Did I saw you on tiktok???

[@jamieodonoghue2678]

One of the Psychological stages of growing up, that EVERYONE goes through is similar to being a sociopath it's when kids are in a selfish stage and haven't developed to understanding right from wrong even beyond "because my mommy says so," they haven't internalized yet. Most people outgrow this stage and develop into functional members of society.

[@Cassxowary]

Not true or most would be vegan. Many if not most people still defend horrific things because they were raised to believe, and then enforced by others around and those companies' advertisements, that it's ok to hurt and slaughter and destroy everyone and everything if it tastes good. With no regard to the well-being of any.

[@mysteriousmiss6277]

I hate how i cant hear what the reporter is saying when they legit start interrupting it, like jeesh wait it makes me so uncomfortable 😭.

[@jazzba6529]

ESC 2021!!!! please

[@markacuna4418]

That red head kid who is adult now was released last year from prison

[@nataliedunn4766]

Who else tried to scan or screenshot the one guys shirt

[@miarosas1367]

Me it didn’t work though

[@kirstymcdonald7286]

if you want to hear about a disturbing child killer, just look at the james bulger case.

[@abandonedstraya5264]

That one is the worst case I've never heard of a kid killer

[@kiarahsordahl2434]

The first case was told very incorrectly

[@jacobiscool1419]

Correct

[@yanderemori3053]

What was it supposed to be

[@jackofastora8962]

@@katiealston5566 average KZbin investigator

[@MyNameIsHan]

My country has a dumb law where you can't punish kids under 13 years old or something. There were a lot of cases where they got away with killing.

[@kyle1282]

20M subscribers & only pulling 50-100k views every video. Man this channel went downhill fast....

[@zikhonazoko5190]

True

[@candysweet434]

it’s because most of the popular reactors left, that’s when they started losing viewers.

[@nightmaregamer5940]

It's not the kids it's the fucking parents it's so sad man...

[@slavisastojakovic3400]

Totally agree. Kids shoud be sent to a mental hospital or some kind of a child care system while parents should be sentenced.

[@rodgill9376]

It's very easy to say that but the thing is: it's sometimes not the parents' fault. Sometimes, its nature. Prime example is the two teenagers who shot up the Columbine school. Is it their parents fault for their children to shoot up the school? Hell, they blamed Marilyn Manson and video games for it.

[@hrtbrkentertainment2620]

It’s not always the parents fault

[@Deadwood1919]

In the US now, any murderer below the age of 18 is eligible for parole in 40 years even if a life sentence was given.

[@esmeraldavelazquez4818]

I would love to see an update on this now that Eric is out on parole.

[@khalidr7576]

society that sympathize with the criminals rather than the victims is doomed.

[@RosheenQuynh]

Say that the next time you don't sympathize with villains in movies or on TV. You've done it, it's a thing, it's valid because whether you like it or not, criminals are humans too. Doesn't excuse their crimes but it's better to sympathize than dehumanize and become as evil as the criminals.

[@khalidr7576]

@@RosheenQuynh don't compare the reality of some people have endured by losing loved one to a monster to the movies.

[@RosheenQuynh]

@@khalidr7576 You're forgetting that fictional villains are inspired by REAL ones. People don't just play pretend; especially if the medium is based on a real story.

[@kinuuni]

The lack of rehabilitation systems in the US is the most shocking thing in this video. Such an unforgiving nature.

[@AndreasEUR]

There's a reason Norway has 20% recivism rate, and the US has 80% ... Sane countries also doesn't put kids/teens in jail.

[@williampapoosha9001]

i cant stop laughing at the bald guy calling him an egg haha

[@antelopemangaming4009]

This is very frightening but sounds sooo true...

[@ellaa4102]

6:25 I could not hear what they did omggggg.

[@Ophelia_Pain]

*sighs* everything starts at home.....

[@tha909griz4]

It doesn't matter the age of the murderer. A murderer is a murderer.

[@meekathaung7656]

True

[@AJacoby]

@@StarGaming3271 literally yes

[@ville666sora]

True, but some children can still be rehabilitated. It depends on each individual child. Some get released and never commit another crime again.

[@UnAwedKDM]

but that could mean that children could commit or consent to this stuff??

[@Legendary3Dgamer]

Yep

[@janelleboyd9359]

Murder is murder. Doesn’t matter the age, these kids knew what they were doing

[@MrRaven420]

@Vegeta Go but true

[@Sammy-yf2sb]

True

[@CraftyMarieArts]

@Vegeta Go well it’s the truth

[@joshuayangg]

@Vegeta Go nah when I was 12 I knew exactly what I was doing I didn't need some adult to guide me mentally, dont give excuses cause these children couldve easily grown up to be serial killers.

[@bottombagfrenchfry7127]

In Marys case she suffered brain injuries to the decision making part of her brain. It really depends.

[@liamevans9815]

"Is it fair to send a kid to prison for the rest of their lives for something they did at 10, 12, 13 years old? I don't think so." I usually love Sharon but tell that to James Bulger who was tortured and murdered on a train track by two 10 year olds when he was only 2 years old himself. Yes, it absolutely is fair because Jon Venables and Robert Thompson have shown no remorse for their actions in their adult life so those little bastards knew very fucking well what they were doing.

[@chloexo7915]

I completely agree with this, however when they were sentenced no one, including the judge, was to know whether they would ever feel remorseful or not? I don’t think life without parole should be the sentence for children however I also dont believe they should subsequently be paroled if it’s clear they haven’t been rehabilitated.

[@controlman7490]

It pisses me off when people say "ohh they're just kids, they didn't know what they were doing" like bruh a kid who's been living on earth for more than 10 years knows the difference between right and wrong.

[@486davinci]

Yet in 5:23 contradicts what she said..

[@JiraiyaSama86]

There is no one answer for this. Every case is situational, and should undergo extensive evaluation. What does the child understand? Do they have a conscience? Behavioral tendencies. What tools do they have at their disposal, which becomes important in recognizing what they lack or if they know what proper usage is. Many factors. Rather than thinking, "Is it fair?", one should be thinking about what is necessary. Anytime someone gets into the whole "Who deserves what?", certain personal biases tend to get involved. The justice system shouldn't operate on the premises of what one deserves. It should be more about what's necessary.

[@JiraiyaSama86]

@@controlman7490 disagree. Children develop at a different rate. Some develop faster, and some slower. They may have some concept, but not completely. More importantly, they lack proper judgment to fully grasp certain concepts. They're curious by nature. It depends on what they're taught and what is reinforced.

[@lucyhardy-styles-shield2728]

Try the case of Jon Venables and John Thompson, guys. Two ten year old boys from Liverpool who brutally tortured and murdered a 2 year old boy named James Bulger. It's a horrific case

[@turtels4life868]

WHAT?!

[@DuskPShermanWallaby123]

Yeah that case was terrible

[@lucyhardy-styles-shield2728]

@@DuskPShermanWallaby123 yeah, shame. Thompson at least was remorseful as an adult or so I heard. Sadly, nothing can give little Jamie's family him back

[@notsureiL]

@@turtels4life868 Famous case from the 90's. Sad story. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Bulger?wprov=sfla1

[@turtels4life868]

@@notsureiL thank you

[@kellyjackson9259]

ESC 2021 PLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@martharamirez5152]

The Eric Smith case is 100% parental neglect. Eric Smith went to his parents and told them he had a feelings of anger. And he didn’t understand why. His parents told him to go outside and punch a tree. He would punch the tree until his hands were bloody. He snapped. He asked for help because he didn’t understand the feelings inside him and his parents completely ignored them!

[@Da..Shorts]

So, the medication that his mother took when she was pregnant didn't play a role or... am I misunderstanding your point of view?

[@lambrosgonianakis2707]

Esc 2021

[@yummi4tunekookie]

Childhood innocence is viewed as pure, precious, and ultimately good. When you think about it, though, such innocence can account for a lack of distinction between "right/good and wrong/evil," which is why children can often be quite cruel. Edit: Also, since her release, Mary Bell has had a daughter & granddaughter and hasn't committed any other crimes. She still retains anonymity to protect said progeny so they can lead normal lives. Food for thought.

[@ana1izz38]

ESC 2021 😭

[@HorizonOfTheEra]

I don't know how to feel about this. I try repeatedly to get back into the channel but it's not how it used to be. It looks like there were minimal editing done to it and compared to earlier ones, the video lengths are one-quarter of the time. For these true crimes, I feel like they could have been better researched. The videos honestly were not that great of a simplification of the cases. For example, the Mary Bell case. They only added Mary Bell's brain injuries at the hands of her mother. It failed to mention the fact that the reason they suspected Mary was not because of the investigation but because of her sudden outbursts of aggression that results in strangling kids often in the neighborhood. Additionally, the reason she was linked to the murders was that the second had a witness and she draw the first in her notebook before they release the details of the scene in the newspaper.

[@indicaking]

Yeah, this channel started going down hill in like 2018, but ever since covid started this channel has just completely lost all quality. This is my first time watching here in months and I probably wont come back.

[@veeraallak6388]

YES!!

[@shobinjohn9018]

You should do junko furuta case because it the most disturbing/gruesome case in Japanese history in my opinion

[@monkeyforme]

Oh God no please don't. It's too much

[@爱小狗小猫蝙蝠果子狸]

Yeah I agree that case is astronomically horrifying

[@jadephoenix238]

oh no that case was horrifying.. I seriously hope and wish for women in the future to not have to go through anything like that at all.. men, women, children, people, animals anything and anyone.. cause that seriously traumatised me. That case is just too much.

[@mercy8370]

I just watched a video about her case and now I'm sad and mad about how little justice she had.

[@wolfydoo4513]

The second kid, Eric, apparently had anger/mental health issues and he was attending a summer camp and had gotten kicked out and while he was walking back to his house came across the 4 year old boy walking to the summer camp. Eric's dad had told him that when he was angry he should take his anger out by punching things, it just so happened that the poor little 4 year old boy was at the wrong place at the wrong time,

[@EnduroDreaming]

That’s a horrible attempt at an excuse

[@MammalianCreature]

@@EnduroDreaming Nothing will excuse him. This is called an explanation.

[@EnduroDreaming]

@@MammalianCreature This isn’t an explanation it’s an excuse

[@MammalianCreature]

@@EnduroDreaming Is it an excuse if their actions were inexcusable? The explanation changes nothing. They are still a horrible murderer. It won't change how I feel about this, but I enjoy gaining context.

[@stormcross9112]

The first story I feel like it didn’t give much background to them because he didn’t just did it out of panic because he stalked that little girls sister who was still younger than him. He was not allowed to talk to neither of the girls because he had done many grotesque things to them. So it wasn’t just he was young and panic he was doing messed up stuff before

[@cadiepugh4201]

the james bulger case deserved to be in here, it’s heart-wrenching honestly

[@itsjustbrandy4290]

That's what I said too. That's the worst case I've ever heard.

[@melodiedaugherty4892]

This case has stuck with me ever since I learned about it almost 3 years ago. Rest in peace kiddo❤

[@kpopzone4696]

Yes it did

[@RYMAN1321]

I'm not going to go into details here, but after reading into it I was appalled at the brutality of it, and Bulger seemed to even be sexuality assaulted as well.

[@Orochi8Strange]

well, now I discovered something disgusting indeed. What a beautiful way to start my morning

[@itsjustbrandy4290]

The worse was was the 2 young boys who lured away a toddler and the things they did to him. Disgusting.

[@NotASnaccImAMel]

Were they rich twins?

[@itsjustbrandy4290]

@@NotASnaccImAMel no, just friends but they were like 10 and 11 and tortured that little boy.

[@demonkingisme5935]

I think I remember this! They took him to a train track and tortured him before leaving him on the tracks to die right?

[@Asleepsaturn]

James Bulger was his name

[@itsjustbrandy4290]

@@demonkingisme5935 yes

[@logi-a]

WHERE IS ESC!!!

[@abbiemills2047]

Child killers are a tough thing because the part of the brain that controls impulse and understanding of actions doesn't fully develop until age 25, so I often wonder how many of these children are actually psychopaths versus children who just haven't had the chance to fully form. It's a terrible situation all around

[@Frau.Kanzlerin]

The first kid didn't want to get in trouble so he... committed murder. I get he panicked, but damn.

[@jennad9279]

committing murder or parental punishment. you’d think a normal 14 year old boy would know right from wrong. he’s messed uppp.

[@ville666sora]

There is supposedly more to the story than the few things that get regurgitated again and again in these types of videos. I'd recommend you watch a more in depth video about the case if you're interested. Eleanor Neale did a good one.

[@ocmillion3667]

There's more to the story than that

[@traceypotter7669]

There was another case here in the UK, that involved two young boys who took a younger boy from a shopping mall and killed him. They too were granted anonymity, new names and various other "safe guards" upon their release from juvenile detention. One went on to carry out further abuse, and even then he was granted anonymity. There was massive uproar that these two had their names etc protected and changed to protect them. Disgusting. The parents of the young boy killed have had to live with years of news reports of hiw the government protect the identities of these two killers.

[@unlucky8715]

I heard of one like that

[@abbyrivera]

Be careful how you treat your kids.

[@arlengamble1278]

Bro kids r literally no different from adults when it comes to curiosity h8 anger and mental health. I believe it's blood line problems and bad homes and just being exposed to the wrong shit. It's weird but sad

[@astouaiisha]

i totally agree, sad world

[@SentaiYamaneko]

Exactly. Crime is always a product of the environment. Whether it's the external influences around them or something wrong with their brain chemistry on the inside.

[@christinamcbride3592]

They have underdeveloped brains... Which is why they are given a chance for parole at some point...

[@notsureiL]

When I hear awful childhoods story's like Mary Bell's. I always wonder what kind of person the child had become if the child had a loving upbringing. They're (child killers with a horrific childhood) deserves psychiatric care and deep rehabilitation. Their parent's deserves prison time, their parents should be held accountable.

[@MasterSplinter931]

the last one is scary, the fact thats she's out there somewhere in da world. maybe she lives next door to you...😬

[@yummi4tunekookie]

Since her release, Mary Bell has had a daughter & granddaughter and hasn't committed any other crimes. She still retains anonymity to protect said progeny so they can lead normal lives.

[@PerriVil]

I’m like are u kidding me, Where is the ESC 2021 reaction 😢 almost a month ago 📆

[@Milk-ck1wv]

1:01 I blame the parents. Cause and effect. Actions have consequences

[@Nveevocals]

Wait, you guys didn't cover a boy in japan who beheaded another boy and put his head on the gate of the school. That was gruesome. And another japanese girl who slashed her classmates throat.

[@bimalautamacaraka2954]

I hope they do that in part 2, i mean react to those cases not commiting the same crime 😭

[@savanahgarcia3565]

Do you know the names? I wanna look it up.

[@noelliquiran8988]

@@savanahgarcia3565 same

[@natalyamagana8431]

I think they might be doing in American murders but I haven't finished the video

[@urwaifussecretchannel8259]

Nevada-Tan

[@akslafknss7109]

React to ESC 2021, then Maneskin's album Teatro d'ira!

[@richardbahena8303]

ESC 2021 plz

[@Takananoshi]

I don't even know if they're quite allowed to have it on their channel

[@dbbdw3921]

Please just tell us if you won't do the ESC Reaction. Because otherwise we will spam under the new videos forever :)

[@solardentertainment403]

what is "ESC"? Is it "Escape"?

[@rafajarvinen]

@@solardentertainment403 eurovision2021

[@MissKazumi]

It all depends on the situation. Nature and nurture both affect things. Sometimes one more then the other.

[@glennquagmire34]

bruh why that 2nd kid look like jeffrey from diary of a wimpy kid.

[@mako7977]

lol

[@olivias313]

I know I thought he was the actor

[@AZRAELyaoi]

You are waiting so much for ESC2021 that the hype has completely died down. Shame

[@allaalla3454]

Yea...

[@solardentertainment403]

what is "Esc2021"?

[@Kittendoe]

@@solardentertainment403 no that’s literally what I’ve been wondering

[@Chris-iu7in]

Surprise you didn't include Thompson and Venables for the UK one instead as it is more recent. Two 10 year olds who murdered a 2 year ago.

[@c.ln-v6711]

I was thinking that would be on here as well

[@jstnella7158]

Right?? i was expecting those two would be mention here

[@ameliakelsall6766]

That’s what I was thinking

[@megancairns4881]

Yeah, that case definatly should have been mentioned. It was probably one of the worst murders in UK history. That poor wee baby boy..

[@vlennoxx]

Im just gonna give up on esc 2021

[@sannipalin9377]

guys i don't think we're getting an esc 2021 video

[@ilvy3425]

Unfortunately not🥲

[@allaalla3454]

Don't give up I won't give up don't give up.... Nonononk

[@arjalainen6749]

No one cares, we want esc 2021 NOW!!!

[@heelanoniem9287]

ESC 2021, we’ve been waiting for years🥺

[@kristiannielsen1204]

make your hole european fanbase happy and react to ESC 2021. Please !

[@Bigpapadraya]

IF A CHILD IS ABLE TO PLAN OUT A MURDER AND THEN HIDE IT IN SOMEWAY THEY ARE PSYCHOPATHIC FOR SURE KEEP THEM LOCKED UP.

[@elliemae5526]

the boy in the second case at 5:00 was recently paroled after serving 28 years. i understand that the prison system is crowded, but i have the strong belief that if you've spent more time in prison than on the outside, you should either stay in prison or live in a prison-like facility. for example here in Kingston ON, we have a low security prison for elders and people in for life who are no longer violent, and its their own small community. they have houses and sidewalks, they get taken on day trips to grocery stores. its the safest for everyone, they're serving their sentences, but they're not forced to spend their entire lives in a 48sq ft room.

[@jennkivell2381]

I has no idea about that, I'm in ontario too. That's actually kinda cool

[@AngelicVirgo]

I'm shocked that you guys didn't add James Bulger's killers on this list.

[@chinmayeep8900]

what's that story?

[@sohambhattacharyya124]

@@chinmayeep8900 Here's a link to the full story: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Bulger

[@NathalieHoran]

Same, I was waiting for it

[@sophieemilykendrick3107]

No shade but it’s insane to me that people outside the uk don’t know this story because its so prolific here

[@reaganmurray1418]

omg i just read about it thats actually crazy he was only 2!! that poor mother omg

[@justarandomveryintelligent8934]

I think with the mary bell case the brain damage is the key there. I think thats why she got the anonymity is because she was brain damaged and they were able to treat that. If there's a medical basis for a child doing something like this that can be treated then i believe the course of action shouldn't be a lifetime of prison. It should be imprisoning until they reach adulthood and reassessing the child's medical issue, treatment, and their fitness for release. A child should not be given life imprisonment unless it can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt that they are too mentally unstable to ever be safe for society.

[@celine9322]

So she’s no longer brain damaged?

[@justarandomveryintelligent8934]

@@celine9322 brain damage doesn't really go away but if given the proper care it can be managed to the point of being a non issue depending on the severity.

[@laurak-e8797]

That first kid, it wasn't even the fact that he wasn't allowed to have company over. He was specifically told that that girl was definitely not allowed over. These kids are just... -.- smh

[@RYMAN1321]

One of my friends who watched that case said that he thinks Josh molested Maddie, though I'm not sure if that was ever proven.

[@zgd3]

Not going to lie, wished they showed the disturbing letters Mary Bell left at the crime scene. Now that would've given a reaction.

[@dorothymlambo278]

these are kids, they shoudnt go to help. they need rehab. keep in mind that their brain and systems they are still developing, they need help. look at Japan they had same issues bak in 1997 and yet they managed to help kids that had were murderers. they need to know why its wrong and why its right.

[@mielissa100ify]

Yeah that’s easy until it’s your kid

[@katnip266]

I don't think it was fair that first child was sentenced to life... but I guess I only know a portion of what happened.

[@rosecheeks6900]

If you actually look up the case, he kept her under that bed for days, duck taping the corners so the smell didn’t come out. Her lower body was undressed, and he claimed it was from dragging her. (How did her underwear come off too then?) He hit her with a bat to get her to stop crying and hid her under his bed. When he heard she was still alive, he slit her throat and stabbed her 7 times. Phillips even joined the search party to look for her, he’s an evil pos and I’m glad he got denied his appeals. It also came out that he probably lied about his father, the bat had no blood on it indicating he probably just stabbed her multiple times, and there was no dirt to indicate she was dragged. His story had so many holes in it.

[@KaeMcSpadden]

How about adults reacting to the Gypsy Rose Blanchard case, and their thoughts on the punishment Gypsy and Nick got.

[@MrZarewna]

ESC 2021, C'MON

[@arbesa8971]

Another interesting view into the American mind set. It's different/difficult/demands attention, care and effort? Put it in the slammer forever. Other countries try to rehabilitate prisoners. Of course there is a line that can be crossed to be left out of that process, but that line is only crossed after many many evaluations by psychiatrists and other specialists. The goal is to rehabilitate prisoners to give them the chance to prove themselves and to have a second go at life.

[@JenksAnro]

yeah i did think that they were quite "no forgiveness" in their attitude, though i hadn't considered the fact that I'm from Europe as why my opinion differed.

[@jonpates7209]

Mother of currently incarcerated son ( adult). I would like to invite the panel & the channel to look into children incarcerated for crimes who were later proved innocent.(New York 5 is a good example) Check out FAMM.Org; TheMarshallProject.org & The InnocenceProject.org.

[@bottombagfrenchfry7127]

It’s a broken system because then we expect ex cons to miraculously “learn” and be a productive member of society when they don’t have the skills to be one and they are also prevented from getting most jobs that can help them get those skills. That’s why the U.S has many reoffenders.

[@jonpates7209]

@@bottombagfrenchfry7127 TRUTH!

[@JiraiyaSama86]

@@bottombagfrenchfry7127 I have two things to add for the possible reasons why the US has many repeat offenders. Ineffective teaching. And the treatment of others. Especially when it comes to criminals. I wonder how many people who've been to prison can say they were treated like a person and not a monster, freak, or whatever dehumanizing term frequently used. The dehumanizing aspect is a major factor.

[@evamalliaconsiglio8241]

Please listen to us. We've been asking you to react to esc 2021 for weeks under every video

[@nornor7567]

YOU SHOULD DO A VID OF PARENTS REACTING TO CHILDREN WHO MURDERED THEIR PARENTS

[@maritzaiglesias905]

Why is no one talking about the fact that Mary bell looks like the sociopath from dr.Phil?!?!?!

[@eleanorlyndon865]

I am surprised you didn't do the James Buldger case. And Terry Venables has been released from prison in the early 2000s. He was then done for child ponography amongst other things and is now not allowed future parole. Both him and his counterpart were released with new identities but the other bloke hasn't committed.any other crimes.

[@notsureiL]

Terry?

[@asheslandia4460]

The cadence of the narrator in the first story is off, the person sounds like they should be doing the closing comment on a Dhar Mann video, not talking about murder

[@Mackenzie-Ann]

This is spot on🤣

[@madaleinemcreynolds757]

oml were they not listening 7:48 she had bain damage that’s why it was granted

[@thatweirdodaniel]

yeah!! i was so confused when they just didn't pay attention to that??

[@RYMAN1321]

They do hear it at 7:31 and do react though.

[@panoskrs968]

ESC 2021

[@JMan377]

It has nothing to do with parents, look at Bundy's case. Also, if a child develops psychopathic tendencies at infancy, it's hard for them to change. When psychiatrist determine that they have become "cured" and they let them go, they usually go back to those tendencies specially IF they stop taking meds. Sad but heard tons of cases on Explore With Us and Stories

[@fevvi]

It all starts with the parents.

[@JMan377]

@@fevvi not all the time. Like I said, even if the parents teach them the right way, it's all in the child's head

[@medusathedecepticon]

It depends honestly. There are situations where it started with the parents treatment, and others start just because the child is that way to begin with. Then you have some incidents that were unintentional. During the first one I thought the little girl was going to die from head trauma from the ball but nope the way she went out ended up being worse.. .

[@mammamiia08]

They say a lot that kids are innocent but I think that they're more like blank pages. Feed them cruelty you get cruel children and later on cruel adults. Feed them love you get loved children and adults. Make no mistake, children can be cruel. They are experimenting and trying to learn how to live in society, including trying out what is okay or not.

[@ryobaaishi9968]

Yup. It's all about how the parents act as they pick up from adults.

[@marcosmartins2537]

YES, it is fair, my lady. What isn't fair is taking a little girls life. Get real.

[@kaydollar2490]

Exactly, and they also didn’t say in the video that the reason he wasn’t allowed to have company alone (specifically girls) was because he had already done bad stuff to them.

[@10000liverpool]

I'm a therapist so in a short answer there's really no good way to answer this question.

[@user-rw2dr5my1s]

That’s the smartest answer I’ve read in a while.

[@15kr0ses6]

Narrator:"Josh Phillips was born in Jacksonville, Florida on.." Me: *oh guess im moving away from jacksonville*

[@salimziane6390]

lol XD

[@gibbo_0109]

I would say that America is one of the most dangerous.

[@pinkngreen]

Imagine adults thinking it's because of violent videogames and they're may lived before violent videogames were invented

[@RYMAN1321]

Add to the fact that violent video games and films are available all over the world.

[@rionamcallister6703]

I can't believe they didn't cover the James Bulger case. That was really horrifying.

[@Southernblonde1310]

"You look at their eyes." This part. My mother had several students who she could just look at and *know* they were going to be killers one day. While they didn't do anything when she had them in school, later on...she turned out to be right about 3 of them. Two were arrested prior to committing the acts. One was imprisoned after killing someone. I look into people's eyes. I see what she could see. It's so true. It's absolutely chilling.

[@somethingsomethingsarcasm]

they're doll-like. it's the only way i can describe it. they just aren't human anymore. but they could have always been like that too. they say the eyes are the windows for the soul. we're just seeing that they don't have one

[@maggiekelley3426]

i don’t think prison for life, but psychiatric help for life, most likely in a ward..

[@TDrudley]

Wtf, how were all against/surprised about the punishment of the last girl? the video clearly explained the situation. It is or should be common knowledge that the brain, physically , controls you, and having a serious brain trauma to her frontal cortex that control everything you do, basically. She deserves a second chance.

[@BSJ-Unparalleled]

The redhead Eric Smith recently got parole, and he’s free now. I’m not sure about how I feel about that.

[@jakendriajenkins3902]

Our justice system is so garbage no way in hell they gave him second degree when he had every intentions on killing that little boy 😑

[@idkrowling]

That was a great esc 2021 reaction video. See u next year

[@sakurakittynoir1400]

My Mama always said that a person's eyes are a window into their soul. I watch a lot of true crime & I can say that this is %1000 true. Killers/criminals who feel no remorse have blank, empty, soulless eyes. Except Charlie Manson. His eyes screamed bat-shit crazy & no remorse.

[@annikavankempen1381]

ESC!!!! please, just do it...

[@giannaeevee664]

What is it? I've heard a lot of people talking about it

[@maaarceee]

Well this was an interesting notification to receive-

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

+Chloe Marian Yep.

[@AsexTwin]

especially right after “adults react to elon musk”

[@rafajarvinen]

Pls react to ESC 2021

[@winonapurple7957]

i feel so terrible for the parents that raised their child with love and still they turned out this wau

[@aaliyahsmith4465]

That is why I don't trust creepy children

[@genjimochi6472]

Kids are scary lol

[@brandon_21ea]

Adults are also scary. 😱

[@Alosra-l5f]

Definitly human beings are scary

[@astouaiisha]

you're saying that like it's specific to children😅 No! murderers are murderers no matter their age, unfortunely they recieved a bad education and grew up in an unhealthy environment but that shouldn't be an excuse to not trust kids in general

[@Neyobe]

I hate how you think all kids would do this