Re: Can you believe??????!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Hummmm. That story actually gives me some ideas concerning my 7 year olds

behavior issues! LOL! How long would the Houston police department keep him,

maybe long enough for me & his Dad to go out & enjoy a nice dinner? :-)

Liz

Hall Melinda <mlndhall@...> wrote:

12-Year-Old Arrested For Opening Christmas Gift

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Created:12/6/2006 8:59:27 AM

Last Updated:12/6/2006 2:13:48 PM

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- In South Carolina, a fed-up

mother was angry that her 12-year-old son had rummaged

through his great-grandmother's things and played with

his Christmas present early.

So she had him arrested.

The mother called police Sunday after learning her son

had disobeyed orders and repeatedly taken a Game Boy

from its hiding place at his great-grandmother's house

next door and played 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.

The boy's mother says her grandmother had spent months

paying for the gift. She says her son has a history of

being disobedient " and getting away with it. "

The boy's case will be presented to juvenile

authorities, who will decide what happens to him.

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[Guest guest]

I read about this online the other day. While reading the first part I was

thinking, " How could a parent DO this to a child! " After reading the rest of

the article, I was just sad that the situation had gotten to the point where the

mother felt she had no other choice. Who knows, maybe this will be the wake-up

call that the child needs. I'm not sure, if I was in her shoes, that I could do

what the mother did. Hopefully, mother and child can now get the help that

they need.

Pat-Mom to Josh and Sara (17 yo and 14 yo, both AS)

Liz S <lizs.1234@...> wrote:

Hummmm. That story actually gives me some ideas concerning my 7 year

olds behavior issues! LOL! How long would the Houston police department keep

him, maybe long enough for me & his Dad to go out & enjoy a nice dinner? :-)

Liz

Hall Melinda <mlndhall@...> wrote:

12-Year-Old Arrested For Opening Christmas Gift

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Created:12/6/2006 8:59:27 AM

Last Updated:12/6/2006 2:13:48 PM

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- In South Carolina, a fed-up

mother was angry that her 12-year-old son had rummaged

through his great-grandmother's things and played with

his Christmas present early.

So she had him arrested.

The mother called police Sunday after learning her son

had disobeyed orders and repeatedly taken a Game Boy

from its hiding place at his great-grandmother's house

next door and played 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.

The boy's mother says her grandmother had spent months

paying for the gift. She says her son has a history of

being disobedient " and getting away with it. "

The boy's case will be presented to juvenile

authorities, who will decide what happens to him.

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