Boy Arrested For Opening Christmas Present
How many of you went sneaking into your parents’ closet to see what you were going to get for Christmas? Be thankful this ain’t your mamma!
A fed-up mother had her 12-year-old son arrested for allegedly rummaging through his great-grandmother’s things and playing with his Christmas present early.
The mother called police Sunday after learning her son had disobeyed orders and repeatedly taken a Game Boy from its hiding place at his grandmother’s house next door and played with it. He was arrested on petty larceny charges, taken to the local police station in handcuffs and held until his mother picked him up after church.
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“It was only to teach my son a lesson. He’s been going through life doing things…and getting away with it.”
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The boy’s case will be presented to Department of Juvenile Justice officials in York County, who will decide what happens to him, Bollinger said. His mother hopes he can attend a program that will finally scare him straight.
Scare him straight? For being ADHD, peeking at his Christmas present, and having a parent who never instilled respect for his elders within him? WTF?
The kid opened a Christmas present and his mother chose to call the police rather than … umm… discipline her own son. How many taxpayer dollars were wasted, and which calls were put on hold, while the police took time out of their busy day … umm… catching real criminals?
Her child got a good lesson from the front row about the ins and outs of being arrested. Soon he’ll also learn the ins and out of the court system.
At least he’ll be prepared for the road his mother has helped him travel.