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We've covered quite a few stories here where a kid climbs into the driver's seat of someone's car and takes it out for a spin. Sometimes the kid is looking for chocolate. Sometimes it's an Applebee's fix. Other times, there is no destination in mind, just a joyride. Usually the ride - and the story - ends when the kid crashes the car into something. This ride ends that way, too. But unfortunately, this is probably just the beginning of the story for this kid.
Unlike the car-thieving kids mentioned above, the Longmont, Colorado boy who took his mother's van in the wee hours of the night isn't a toddler. He's a 12-year-old who police say was trying to prove to his 14-year-old friend that he could drive. Long story short, he can't drive and proved that by crashing the van into someone's garage.
He managed to back out of the smashed garage and flee the scene. He returned mom's van to her driveway and went back to his 14-year-old friend's house, where he was having a sleepover. Except somebody should have told him that you can't actually smash a car into someone's garage and think you can get away with it. Police easily tracked him down using the clues he left behind - a license plate at the scene of the crash and a broken windshield with bits of fence in it on mom's van.
Mom, being the registered owner of the van, got a visit from the police and she was none too happy. She immediately said she wanted to press charges and the kid was arrested that afternoon. He's now in the Boulder County Juvenile Detention Center facing a whole slew of possible charges: aggravated motor vehicle theft, driving without a valid license, leaving the scene of an accident and failing to notify police, and reckless driving.
Pressing criminal charges against your 12-year-old child may seem harsh, but I think this woman is probably doing the only thing she could do under the circumstances. A non-family member certainly would have pressed charges and the boy could have seriously hurt or even killed someone. I feel bad for this mother, but applaud her for exercising some tough love on a clearly out of control child. What would you have done?
| Had the kid arrested -- of course! | |
|---|---|
| Grounded the little stinker. | |
| Laughed it off -- kids! Ha! |
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ReaderComments (Page 2 of 2)
8-30-2008 @ 8:40PM
CHRIS said...THIS HAPPENED TO MY SON!! HE STOLE HIS MOM'S CAR AND TOTALLED IT, BUT HE WAS 17 AND NO LICENSE. HIS MOM LET HIM GET AWAY WITH IT. SHE WONDERS WHY HE IS 18, DOENST ATTEND SCHOOL, HAS NO JOB AND PLAYS GAMES ON THE COMPUTER ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT.CRIME IS UP, PROTECT YOUR FAMILY, WWW.YOUBSAFE.COM
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8-30-2008 @ 8:40PM
me said...thats sad hes 12 and he already has a criminal record thanks to his mother
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8-30-2008 @ 8:42PM
olwarior said...Press charges and let he pay for the damages he has done then ground his ass until he is old enough to drive. WHen my kids screwed up they paid for their damages and then worked for that individual until he thought that they had paid for it. and they are a hell of a lot better for it today both PLT SGTS and doing great Both have tours in afghastan and Iraq under their belts and like me would be willing to go back so some one else wouldn't have to. So suck it up buttercup and drive on!
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8-30-2008 @ 9:07PM
SwEeTAnGeL said...NOT THANKS TO HIS MOTHER, HE DID WRONG AND HE KNOWS IT!! GET IT???
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8-30-2008 @ 9:20PM
Decsunflower said...For one, I am with most people on here. I agree with the mom. Where were the parents of his friend too? He knew better, 12 years old... I have nieces that are 11 (soon to be 12) and 9, and 5 they ALL know better. They know they arent allowed to drive, they wouldnt even touch their mothers car keys. For those of you who have said awww he is just 12, give me a frekin break!!!!! He could have hurt himself or anybody, Thank GOD he didn't.
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9-03-2008 @ 12:41PM
Sam said...Hmm thats a little harsh. He is only 12 years old. Its a big boo boo but she could have punished him at home. If the kid is wild enough to do something like that its just showing what a lack of discipline he had.
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