Mother has son arrested for unwrapping Christmas gift early

AnneMarble · Dec 6, 2006

Dang! Don't show this to my mother, she might get ideas next time she sees us shaking a gift. ;-)
http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/9901.html

But it's not as stupid as it sounds at first. To be fair to the mother, the boy was an idiot. The mother put his new GameBoy Advanced under the tree and told him not to open it until Christmas. Then the gift went missing, and he lied about it. Also, he's been in trouble before, for shoplifting and stealing money from her purse. The police also said that he showed no remorse for opening the gift early. Maybe this will scare some sense into him, or maybe it will just make him do something even more stupid next time. Sigh.
:Shrug:

What do you think? Was she right or wrong? Should she have handled this another way, or was it about time?...

billythrilly7th · Dec 6, 2006

For a hump like this...

The boy "showed no remorse" when the police came, the mother said.

"I'm trying to get him some kind of help," she said. "He's the type of kid who doesn't believe anything until it happens."

Waldrop said the women were seeking help with a problem child. "He is a disruptive, disorderly kid."

...I love it.

Kudos, mom.

May he learn a lesson and may you be blessed with a Christmas miracle in the form of a son who now behaves like.....

http://www.animationmagazine.net/images/articles/davey_goliath_150.gif

William Haskins · Dec 6, 2006

execute him live on fox news.

frame it with the "war on christmas" meme.

make him confess to it on tv, like in nineteen eighty four, then pump a bullet into the back of his neck.

then, display his head on a pike until the flies dry it to a shriveled bean.

then wrap that and give it as a christmas gift.

this is the only way kids will ever learn.

blacbird · Dec 6, 2006

Keith Olbermann had some fun with this story last night. These people made the top of his "Worst Person in the World" list.

caw

Haggis · Dec 6, 2006

William Haskins said:
then, display his head on a pike until the flies dry it to a shriveled bean.

then wrap that and give it as a christmas gift.

They already do this. It's called fruit cake.

billythrilly7th · Dec 6, 2006

William Haskins said:
execute him live on fox news.

frame it with the "war on christmas" meme.

make him confess to it on tv, like in nineteen eighty four, then pump a bullet into the back of his neck.

then, display his head on a pike until the flies dry it to a shriveled bean.

then wrap that and give it as a christmas gift.

this is the only way kids will ever learn.

I think you're going a little overboard with the punishment.

A simple 20 lashes and six months in a juvenile detention center should do the trick.

William Haskins · Dec 6, 2006

you pussy liberals are why these kids run wild in the first place. i say make an example of him.

Jean Marie · Dec 6, 2006

Haggis said:
They already do this. It's called fruit cake.

and it keeps on being re-gifted. sometimes for years.

WildScribe · Dec 6, 2006

I hope they also gave the gameboy away to a shelter somewhere or something.

TheGaffer · Dec 7, 2006

you pussy liberals are why these kids run wild in the first place. i say make an example of him.

Typical. You're the only one around here old enough to remember debtor's prison.

William Haskins · Dec 7, 2006

how utterly dickensian of you.

TheGaffer · Dec 7, 2006

how utterly dickensian of you.

Got any good anecdotes about hanging around with him?

William Haskins · Dec 7, 2006

we were pretty fucked up most of the time, but yeah, we had some wild times...

TheGaffer · Dec 7, 2006

well played.

oswann · Dec 7, 2006

I'd sell him. There must be a market for dumb kids somewhere, at least get the money back on the GameBoy.

Os.

Kate Thornton · Dec 7, 2006

Selling him is a great idea, but who the hell would want this kid?

I'm with Haskins: public execution

But the mother should be executed first for having unleashed this air sucker.

See how Christmas always brings out the Holiday Spirit in me?

aadams73 · Dec 7, 2006

Look, let's do the best thing for society here: chop the little brat up and sell his body parts to kids who need them.

nicegrrl · Dec 7, 2006

Dude come on, I would have done the same thing. Nintendo is like heroin in terms of addicive power. I know he's a bad kid and had it been any other gift, it would be reprehensible but being that adults were literally shooting and maiming each other for PS3s a few weeks ago, I wouldnt say this brat is all that poorly prepared for the real world. Siigh. I think he should just be made to earn his own dolla.

engmajor2005 · Dec 7, 2006

Hell, I would've taken the GBA and traded up to a DS. Doesn't Mom realize that the GBA is being phased out? But then again, you can score some good games on the cheap if you shop the used goods shelves.

Decisions, decisions.

By the way, having him arrested for opening the Christmas present early? If she's going to do that, why not for an actual CRIME? Like, you know, stealing from her?

DISCLAIMER: Due to time constraints, I did not read the article.

Bartholomew · Dec 7, 2006

William Haskins said:
execute him live on fox news.

frame it with the "war on christmas" meme.

make him confess to it on tv, like in nineteen eighty four, then pump a bullet into the back of his neck.

then, display his head on a pike until the flies dry it to a shriveled bean.

then wrap that and give it as a christmas gift.

this is the only way kids will ever learn.

I hate to bust this back out, but...

WildScribe · Dec 7, 2006

The saddest part is that this kid learned that even being arrested holds no real consequences for him. He got to ride in a police car (which is super-cool at that age) and then get IMMEDIATELY released. How does that teach him anything except that even being arrested is no worse than being sent to your room??

dclary · Dec 7, 2006

You seriously don't know why the kid got in trouble?

I've got video evidence here:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ijNlsRUXch0

whistlelock · Dec 7, 2006

haha. the idiot deserves what he gets.

I would have suggested he obtain a sharp knife, some Scot's brand clear satin tape, and wait until they've fallen asleep.

make careful incissions on the tape, remove the DSS from it's box and carefully rewrap and retape the present. The satin tape dissappears when overlaid on cheaper "christmas" clear tape that most parents buy.

But, if he couldn't figure that out on his own I'm with Haskins.

Hang him up by his heels on the city walls.

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