Child is arrested for opening Christmas gift early
12-06-06, 04:29 AM
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Child is arrested for opening Christmas gift early
Child is arrested for opening Christmas gift early
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,” said 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.
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,” said 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.
12-06-06, 04:40 AM
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Well, it does seem silly and a waste of time for the cops but then again the kid did lie after taking it. NOW, not when he's 20, is the time to hammer in the idea that telling lies and stealing is unacceptable. Hopefully the experience scared the shit out of him and set him straight.
12-06-06, 05:19 AM
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The mother plans to have her son placed with the state Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia at his court appearance, the Herald reported.
12-06-06, 08:04 AM
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She said he has shoplifted, stolen money from her, punched a police officer and is nearing expulsion from school.
12-06-06, 10:16 AM
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What kid hasn't tried to open Christmas gifts early? When I was growing up, I would make very small tears on one end so that I could peek inside and try to decipher what it was. Then I would put a small piece of tape over the tear and turn the gift so that the torn end was away from view, and I hoped my parents would never notice. They never said anything so I assume they never did.
12-06-06, 10:25 AM
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They can teach the kid a lesson by selling it since they won't be able to return it since it's open. I've seen ads on Craigslist and Ebay saying they are selling the system to teach their kid a lesson.
12-06-06, 10:29 AM
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my brother did this with a sega game gear. he unwrapped it, took it out of the box, rewrapped the empty box, and played with it for a few weeks before it was found in his room. too bad he wasn't arrested.
12-06-06, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by taffer
When I was growing up, I would make very small tears on one end so that I could peek inside and try to decipher what it was. Then I would put a small piece of tape over the tear and turn the gift so that the torn end was away from view, and I hoped my parents would never notice. They never said anything so I assume they never did.
12-06-06, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisHicks
no, no, no. what you are supposed to do is slice the tape itself, not the paper. this way when you seal it back up the new tape goes directly over the old tape.
I always did things the hard way.
12-06-06, 11:29 AM
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Gee, the mother is 27, the son is 12, and the GREAT-Grandmother is 62. I wonder where this kid has learned this type of behaviour, since he comes from such an outstanding family. Probably the best hope for the kid is for him to be taken out of that home since it would seem the mother is rather pathetic at her job.
12-06-06, 11:34 AM
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If the mother couldn't wait until she was of legal age to open her legs, why should the kid have to wait to open his gift?
12-06-06, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Lunatikk
my brother did this with a sega game gear. he unwrapped it, took it out of the box, rewrapped the empty box, and played with it for a few weeks before it was found in his room. too bad he wasn't arrested.
12-06-06, 12:10 PM
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He sounds like what he really needed for Christmas was a butt-whooping, and that's a gift he could unwrap early and often. It was stupid to call the police.
12-06-06, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by taffer
What kid hasn't tried to open Christmas gifts early? When I was growing up, I would make very small tears on one end so that I could peek inside and try to decipher what it was. Then I would put a small piece of tape over the tear and turn the gift so that the torn end was away from view, and I hoped my parents would never notice. They never said anything so I assume they never did.
That's what I did, too. Except I wasn't smart enough to re-tape the hole.
12-06-06, 01:57 PM
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The mother plans to have her son placed with the state Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia at his court appearance, the Herald reported.
12-06-06, 05:32 PM
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I wish, in situations like these, that the police could actually exercise some judgement on their part. I think that kid has bigger problems the mother needs to deal with but considering the age she was when she had him, the kid is already doomed.
12-06-06, 05:42 PM
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I'm amazed by the number of parents who think this sort of thing is a good idea. Don't start your kids off with a record that will never truly disappear. Juvenile offenses can make a surprising difference in what adults who commit crimes get in terms of sentences.
