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- tooslickvan, on 10/12/2007, -5/+389It would be funny except that it wasted the cops' time and the taxpayers' money. It should be crime to file a stupid police report.
- thegreenone, on 10/12/2007, -16/+358yeah, that tough love ***** does not work. The kid is just going to hate his mom more then ever now.
- golhra, on 10/12/2007, -2/+257Oh I see why he was arrested. It was a "Playstation Gameboy". You know how rare those are?
(Read the incident report) - l0ne, on 10/12/2007, -5/+170It is a crime to file a stupid police report in some countries.
- seventoes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+107Hes in jail. He became the Game Boy.
- chocobomog, on 10/12/2007, -19/+119Just out of curiosity, what would you do differently?
According to the report, this is a 27 year-old single-mother with a 12 year-old son who is known for "stealing and acting out" and was "kicked out of school because he didn't want to follow the rules". This kid needs discipline fast and the mother says she "has had it with (him)". It might seem a little harsh to arrest him for petty larceny for opening a present early, but at his current rate he was probably heading for an arrest for something worse in the near future. And obviously, whatever discipline the mother was doing wasn't working, so what would you do differently? Personally, I don't know what to do, but this kid seems like trouble.
This is the type of kid that "Scared Straight" was made for. - merreborn, on 10/12/2007, -5/+102"Just out of curiosity, what would you do differently?"
First off, she shouldn't have gotten knocked up at 14. Secondly, the kid's only such a brat 'cause she's already completely failed him as a parent. The fact that she's so parentally impotent that she feels the need to call the cops in over a basic disciplinary issue only serves to further illustrate the point.
It's entirely her fault the kid's a mess. She has no business being a parent. - WarpFox, on 10/12/2007, -4/+100They're in south carolina.
- mobbydick, on 10/12/2007, -1/+91his warrant of arrest: "Holley advised that she bought a Play station Game Boy and wrapped it for Christmas and placed under It under the Christmas tree."
i don't know if the cops were retarded too. - KniteWulf, on 10/12/2007, -2/+85Wow. She had a kid at 15. And she describes her son as the bad one?
- Artemis11, on 10/12/2007, -8/+88Maybe she could be a better mother if she wasn't stupid enough to get pregnant when she was 14.
- Popdmb, on 10/12/2007, -6/+82@ playstation game boy comment
Can the kid now get off on a technicality? I mean he actually didnt open a Playstation Game Boy. - VitaminK, on 10/12/2007, -5/+61The mother is 27, the boy is 12... that probably explains how she could be that retarded. And WTF is up with "Playstation Game Boy" - the cops sound about as retarded as she clearly is.
- TheSaladMan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+59Did they tazer him? Because that sounds like the way it's going these days.
- adougherty, on 10/12/2007, -1/+56@chocobomog
Well, for starters: Psychologists suggest that the best way to teach (discipline) a child is to make sure the punishment is related to the infraction. Beating a child because they stole a candy bar doesn't teach them to not steal, it teaches them to not get caught next time. In this case, a few things could be done, such as confiscating the PlayStation Gameboy (giggle), and removing other presents intended for Christmas from under the tree. Explain to the kid why the Gameboy and other presents were confiscated, and how to earn them back through acceptable behavior, including actions to repair trust.
I can say from personal experience, as a child I was one to act out as well. My parents also decided to try the discipline through police method, and it did not work at all. After punching a hole in the wall, the police were called on me for vandalism. I did not learn to not punch walls, as there were other bigger problems going on that influenced me to act in such a manner. What I did learn though, was a great method to get back at my parents. The second one of them touched me in anger, I called the police and filed charges of child abuse.
Discipline through the police does not solve the problem, it only makes the problem worse for the individuals, family, and community.
I can also say with a high degree of certainty that if this kid is in fact a clepto (he obviously has trouble with self-restraint) then that is not the real problem. There is a deeper problem -- most likely in the family environment -- that needs to be addressed. If I were to wager a guess as to what the root problem is, I would guess that his theft is a cry for attention, as it's not easy by any means for a single parent to give a child all the attention they need. By calling the police, the mother demonstrated to her child that she is incapable of disciplining him herself, and at the same time, gave the child the negative attention he craved. Unfortunately, he did not get the attention from his mother, as he so desperately needs, instead she called in an officer to give him that attention, only perpetuating the problem - dragonmantank, on 10/12/2007, -1/+51@lickmygiggle
sodomacy is the magic school related to sodomy. I cast 'Ass-Rape' for 2d6 damage! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -13/+59I call *****, if this is factual that cop better be put on suspension.
- AndrewJC, on 10/12/2007, -2/+46"Sodomacy:" A society based on sodomy. Y'know, like "Democracy", "Theocracy" or "Aristocracy". :)
EDIT: Okay, I'm a real idiot. I realized as soon as I hit submit, "You idiot. It would be sodomocracy." Digg me down. :) - NinjaBoy, on 10/12/2007, -17/+55He could have her arrested for abusing him by not letting him open presents and placing them in plain sight.
- Owange, on 10/12/2007, -0/+35unfortunately, these are the ones who survive and breed the most...
- u8myfoood, on 10/12/2007, -2/+38boy1: "What are you juvi for?"
boy2: "I stole a car, and crashed it into a tree"
boy3: "I burned down my neighbor's garage."
boy1: "I... uhhhhh... opened my X-mas present about a month early." - lickmygiggle, on 10/12/2007, -4/+37What is this "sodomacy" of which you speak?
I know sodomy...sodomacy is new though. - mistermanoli, on 10/12/2007, -5/+38anyone notice that the kid is 5'4 and 200Lbs.. thats a big 12 year old..
- CandidateZero, on 10/12/2007, -13/+45A Gameboy is a pretty good gift. However, her thoughtfulness went out the window when she proved her ineptitude at child-rearing by calling the police, not to mention actually having the kid arrested. Ridiculous.
- FreakTrap, on 10/12/2007, -2/+34wow... Impregnated when she was fifteen... that's ***** sad...
- ThisIsBob, on 10/12/2007, -1/+32Darwin's work is never done.
- Firemeboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29Here is a better description of the story.
http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/9901.html
Although I don't think I can really use the words 'better' and 'story' in the same sentence when referencing this event. - Snakedal337, on 10/12/2007, -0/+28Na they hit him with the ray gun that makes you wish you were shot with a BFG :-)
- dfsiii, on 10/12/2007, -3/+29Not everyone is an expert in portable gaming systems, now. Lots of people would be offended if you said something like... Ford Town and Country Minivan, but would they be retarded because they don't know a brand? Let's give the authorities some leniency on that field.
- jdb252, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27It's not Christmas yet, Professor.
- Odweaver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+26He was arrested for raping logic and physics at the same time.
- ptrcd003, on 10/12/2007, -24/+50Someones been visiting fark...
- macfanboi, on 10/12/2007, -8/+32"Stolen 65.00" Just a plain old Vanilla Gameboy. Mother should be arrested for giving last years gifts this year.
- monkeychewtoy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+24That's nothing. My mom was a nurse downtown... saw a twelve-year-old girl pregnant with her second child. It's just... way beyond sad.
- mikewitt, on 10/12/2007, -2/+23Yeah, the kid will probably hate his mom, and I disagree with putting a kid in jail for opening a present early, but under the law, it seems that the kid did in fact commit petty larceny. The gift wasn't _his_ until Dec. 25th, and and so by opening it beforehand, then lying about it, saying he didn't know where it was seems to fit the legal definition of petty larceny.
On the other hand, a mother who buys a PlayStation and a Game Boy for her boy with a history of misbehaving, and then telling him not to open the presents beforehand (rather then hiding them) seems a bit odd. - rabidg00se, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21riah:
I would, definitely. She was still in school, not smart enough to use protection, and obviously the child's father is another stupid kid. Although I normally don't support abortion as birth control, in this case it would have prevented two more emotionally maldeveloped people. - Rikkochet, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21"Just out of curiosity, what would you do differently?"
After some thought, I think I'd just take the damn thing away and return it to the store or give it to someone else (or whatever).
If he's hiding it, she can find it. Then he loses it and that's one less Christmas present he gets. Pretty simple lesson and doesn't drag anyone else into it.
I'm sure there was lots of screaming and sulking on both their parts that made this situation far more inflamed than it had to be. - meobrien, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18This family appears to have a history of teen births:
Great-Grandmother: 63
Grandmother: ??
Mother: 27 (36 year age difference between a grandmother and her granddaughter)
Child: 12 (making mom 14-15 at conception) - ThrasherC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17Yeah, I'm sure human rights activists would have no problem with that.
- mecole21, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19how can you unwrap something that doesn not exist?
- seventoes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16Cops: "Cmon, everyones doing it!"
- RedbeardUH, on 10/12/2007, -7/+23These are the kinda kids that stomp on homeless people....kudos to the mom for realizing her inability at mothering and seeking help instead of ignoring her child or placating it.
- Amplix, on 10/12/2007, -10/+26Its like those people that call all Soda/Pop, Coke..
I'll never forget the time I was asked for an Orange Coke - IheartZombies, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15@ OP
So as soon as you go to jail, you are instantly sodomized...? - dicerandom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13I wonder if Hallmark makes a "Congratulations on your recent idiotic act which bought you 15 seconds of fame while everyone laughed at you" card.
- Tenlow, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16Well it's a crime punishable by death to own a PS3 in North Carolina.
- KniteWulf, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Its South Carolina. They're still running that Confederate money.
- seattle98104, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15I'm guessing if it did really happen, you'd pop an artery and keel over from the sheer shock of it all.
OMG THIS IS REALLZLZLLZ???? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11And If the lady said "Playstation Game Boy" the police will annotate it exactly as she said it and not correct it because a police report is a affidavit of what was said. If she said "Playstation Game Boy" and the cops wrote "Nintendo Game Boy" down or "Playstation Portable" then when it goes to court and it was the other thing then the case can be thrown out on a technicality. At court they can question if its a Nintendo or a Playstation and it can't be thrown out because of what a cop wrote, when its exactly what the woman said.
All sworn statements and affidavits are done like that, the person writing them doesn't have the liberty to "fix" anything or it would be invalidating what was said. The cops at the time could have asked her if it was a PSP or DS, but based on her saying its a Playstation Game Boy I would assume she wouldn't know and it would just confuse her more. The cops probably figured it was easier to just write down what she said instead of having some crazy woman argue that its a Playstation Game Boy with you even though you know it can't be. - PuffyWalrus, on 10/12/2007, -4/+16Wait so is it a PSP or a DS? I am confused.
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