# April Jones murder: Mark Bridger found guilty **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 30, 2013, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699 "2013-05-30T11:46:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/1 "2013-05-30T11:46:30Z")
I’m sure all Brit-dopers have been utterly appalled by the abduction and murder of this child. > **[April Jones trial: Mark Bridger guilty of murder](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22687971)** > > Mark Bridger, found guilty of abducting and murdering five-year-old April Jones, is told he must spend the rest of his life behind bars. > [@](#): > > Fragments of bone consistent with a juvenile human skull were found in ashes in the wood burner, with a number of knives nearby including one that was badly burned. I really cannot put into words the depths of my disgust for this monster. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/2 "2013-05-30T13:12:22Z")
As an American, I am also generally against the abduction and killing of small children. It usually comes off as rather unseemly. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/3 "2013-05-30T14:04:46Z")
> [@black\_rabbit](#): > > As an American, I am also generally against the abduction and killing of small children. It usually comes off as rather unseemly. Except for circumstances where the child’s behaviour is exceptionally egregious, I would agree. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/4 "2013-05-30T14:25:02Z")
> [@black\_rabbit](#): > > As an American, I am also generally against the abduction and killing of small children. It usually comes off as rather unseemly. It’s the sort of thing we frown on, true… but even more offensive to American sensibilities, the killer apparently also lied about serving in the military. That sin is _unforgivable_. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/5 "2013-05-30T15:04:40Z")
Being the sensitive type, I didn’t click through the article. But someone please tell me–he didn’t put the good knives in the _dishwasher_, did he? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/6 "2013-05-30T20:17:37Z")
> [@black\_rabbit](#): > > As an American, I am also generally against the abduction and killing of small children. It usually comes off as rather unseemly. This is an idea like single-payer - fine for Europe, but it would never work in America. Unless the child is carrying a gun, as she should have been. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/7 "2013-05-30T20:38:13Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Being the sensitive type, I didn’t click through the article. But someone please tell me–he didn’t put the good knives in the _dishwasher_, did he? That would be an altogether too obvious attempt for an insanity defense. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/8 "2013-05-30T20:48:18Z")
If he did it at my house, no need for prison - my wife would kill him. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/9 "2013-05-30T23:20:55Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Being the sensitive type, I didn’t click through the article. But someone please tell me–he didn’t put the good knives in the _dishwasher_, did he? Hell, he seems like the kind of cretin who stores his knives loose in the drawer with random utensils. ---
**Author:** ![manila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/10 "2013-05-30T23:26:12Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > If he did it at my house, no need for prison - my wife would kill him. > > Regards, > Shodan Killing is too good for the likes of him! It’s a good kick up the arse he needs! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/11 "2013-05-31T00:18:46Z")
Oh man, abusing perfectly good knives with children… Won’t someone think of the knives?! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/12 "2013-05-31T00:52:17Z")
Killing children is bad, mmkay? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/13 "2013-05-31T03:25:55Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Killing children is bad, mmkay? Well, usually. > [@kayaker](#): > > Except for circumstances where the child’s behaviour is exceptionally egregious, I would agree. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/14 "2013-05-31T03:27:50Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Killing children is bad, mmkay? Surely you’re excluding all those obnoxious Hollywood child actors. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/15 "2013-05-31T04:53:06Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Being the sensitive type, I didn’t click through the article. But someone please tell me–he didn’t put the good knives in the _dishwasher_, did he? And he put them points up. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/16 "2013-05-31T07:23:07Z")
When my wife was a Malaysian citizen, she delighted in the murder of little tykes. The day she was sworn in as a US citizen, all that changed – suddenly, it just all seemed so _senseless_ to her. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/17 "2013-05-31T12:51:58Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Being the sensitive type, I didn’t click through the article. But someone please tell me–he didn’t put the good knives in the _dishwasher_, did he? Dishwasher? In Britain? ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/18 "2013-05-31T22:44:50Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Dishwasher? In Britain? That’s what we use children for, and why you should never put knives in them. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/19 "2013-05-31T23:14:41Z")
Harrumph, I say! Harrumph! ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699/20 "2013-06-02T08:42:57Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > That’s what we use children for, and why you should never put knives in them. Thread’s over – we have a winner! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-found-guilty/659699.md?page=2)