Kid arrested for opening xmas present!

badgermonkey · 6 Dec 2006 at 12:28

Ok, sorry that I can't vouch for the reliability but

A South Carolina boy, 12, was arrested Sunday morning after his mother called police to report that he had unwrapped a Christmas present without her permission. According to a Rock Hill Police Department report (a copy of which you'll find below), the child opened a Nintendo Game Boy, though he had been directed not to by family members. When the boy's mother learned that the $85 gift had been opened, she called cops, who charged the juvenile with petty larceny. In an interview with The Herald newspaper, the boy's mother, a 27-year-old single parent, described her son as a disruptive child, noting that she hoped his arrest would serve as a corrective to disorderly behavior at school and home.

Source HERE

Helium_Junkie · 6 Dec 2006 at 12:31

Good on her.
If the police force isn't too busy to respond to such a 'crime', then its pretty funny

Spacky · 6 Dec 2006 at 12:33

I hope santa was informed.

leaskovski · 6 Dec 2006 at 12:34

Only in america

Kroegen · 6 Dec 2006 at 12:39

leaskovski said:
Only in american.

Well done

red11 · 6 Dec 2006 at 12:42

27 year old single parent with a 12 year old boy. Woah.

SpicyDuck · 6 Dec 2006 at 12:42

leaskovski said:
Only in american.

Uhhh, tell me about the rabbits George!*

*I believe (think) that is the correct quote from 'Of Mice and Men'.

Johninho · 6 Dec 2006 at 12:42

leaskovski said:
Only in american.

Is this legal? arrest this man!

leaskovski · 6 Dec 2006 at 12:43

Kroegen said:
Well done

lol, you know what i mean! :rolleyes:

Johninho · 6 Dec 2006 at 12:43

Linoge said:
27 year old single parent with a 12 year old boy. Woah.

A 15 year old breeder, they out there!!!!

Sinizterguy · 6 Dec 2006 at 12:46

Bloody parents who dont what being a parent means ....

sja360 · 6 Dec 2006 at 13:32

should have hid the present better or perhaps not have bought the presents so early...

alexakasloth · 6 Dec 2006 at 13:34

Whilst it may seem obsurb I see her reasons for doing so. She saw a chance which could lead to him behaving better and took it which I think was a smart choice.

n3crius · 6 Dec 2006 at 13:37

i think he should be sent down. the laws are far too lenient on kids doing this.

Podfather · 6 Dec 2006 at 13:38

Spacky said:
I hope santa was informed.

Indeed, no presents for naughty boys HO HO HO!

badgermonkey · 6 Dec 2006 at 13:40

G0dfather said:
Indeed, no presents for naughty boys HO HO HO!

What do you mean? He just got his!

Mat · 6 Dec 2006 at 13:43

The last thing I would say to a child of that age is "there is a present for you, dont open it" (or words to that effect). The one and only thing it will encourage the kid to do is to want to open the darn present!

malccy · 6 Dec 2006 at 13:59

Love to hear his explanation for his criminal record when he gets older and is seeking employment.

alexakasloth · 6 Dec 2006 at 14:06

malccy said:
Love to hear his explanation for his criminal record when he gets older and is seeking employment.

Doesn't it get wiped after he's 18?

daveyj27 · 6 Dec 2006 at 16:54

Sinizterguy said:
Bloody parents who dont what being a parent means ....

Eh??

Seems to me like she is trying to do a better job at raising decent kids than many people today. She feels like the kid is going off the rails and needs a sharp shock to prevent it happening, fair play to her for being responsible enough to make the decision and follow it through.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6213012.stm

Kids Mother said:
"It's not even about the Christmas present," she said.

"I'd rather call (the police) myself than someone else call for him doing something worse."