Boy Charged by Mother....

**sparks19** · 12-11-2006, 03:34 PM

I heard this on the radio today. I don't know all the specifics but this is the just of it.

A mother charged her son (age unknown to me) with Petty Larsony (sp?) because he opened a present (a gameboy) after being told repeatedly not to. She said " I asked him repeatedly not to open the present and he did so I hope the police straighten him out"

WHAT???????????????????

First of all, don't parents take responsiblity anymore? isn't it her job to enforce the rules? What a waste of the Police's time. they could be out stopping REAL crimes rather than dealing with this BS.

Second of all, if that were my child and he opened that gift after being told not to.... I wouldn't call the cops. I would return the gameboy or give it to a deserving child. He disobeys the rules he does NOT get the gameboy. If the behaviour continued I would give away the gifts one by one.

What do you all think about this story? I am sure the child is under 16 but why would you start a criminal history for your child over something so petty.

**lizbud** · 12-11-2006, 04:48 PM

Yes, I read that story a few days ago also. All I can say is they don't
make Moms like they used to.

Just shows how little respect and control
she has over her own children.

**lvpets2002** · 12-11-2006, 04:52 PM

Thank you & enough said with me..

Originally Posted by lizbud

Yes, I read that story a few days ago also. All I can say is they don't
make Moms like they used to.

Just shows how little respect and control
she has over her own children.

**GreyhoundGirl** · 12-11-2006, 04:55 PM

What the...

People these days, I hope the police make her pay a fine for wasting their fime.

**CathyBogart** · 12-11-2006, 07:14 PM

Hang on, I've got the article from my childfree forum.... CLICK

Child Arrested After Opening Holiday Gift Early

POSTED: 12:26 pm EST December 5, 2006
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What is the penalty for opening your Christmas presents too early?

For one South Carolina 12-year-old, the penalty was arrest.

A Rock Hill, S.C., woman called police and asked them to arrest her son who opened a Christmas present early after being told not to, the Rock Hill Herald reported. Police went to the house and arrested the boy and charged him with petty larceny.

The paper reported that the boy's great-grandmother had specifically told him not to open his present, which contained a Nintendo Game Boy Advance. It was wrapped and lying under the Christmas tree, the police report stated.

But on Sunday morning, the gift was unwrapped and the box was empty. So when the boy's mother found out, she alerted police, the paper reported.

"He took it without permission. He wanted it. He just took it," the 63-year-old great-grandmother told the Herald.

The women said that the boy lied to them at first, saying he was unaware of where the video game system was. After threat of calling the police, the boy apparently gave the toy back to his mother, the paper reported. But the upset mother called police anyway.

Two officers responded and charged the child as a juvenile with petty larceny, although he was not jailed.

The mother told the Herald that she didn't know what else to do with her son, so she called police. The paper reported she is a single mother and has been struggling with constant behavior problems from the boy. She said her son still showed no remorse when the police came.

"I'm trying to get him some kind of help," the 27-year-old mother told the paper. "He's the type of kid who doesn't believe anything until it happens."

She said he has shoplifted, stolen money from her, punched a police officer and is nearing expulsion from school. She told the paper that she hopes this arrest will be a wake-up call for her son, because she worries about getting a call someday telling her he's been killed.

The mother plans to have her son placed with the state Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia at his court appearance, the Herald reported.

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Looking at the age discrepancies...this woman was 15 when she had him. I'm not terribly surprised she didn't learn how to parent him well. The GREAT grandmother was only 36 when her granddaughter was born.

If my brother had done this and my parents truly felt he deserved to be punished, my guess is they would have donated the gameboy to charity. NOT wasted the cops' time. I certainly home the police weren't kept from anything...you know...IMPORTANT while this was happening.