Arreat Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/423466/821545 Parents seek answers over son's death Aug 26, 2006 The parents of 17-year-old Liam Ashley, who was beaten to death en route to prison, say they were the ones who charged him with theft. Ashley was found badly beaten in the back of a Chubb Security van on Thursday night. Although he was revived by paramedics at the scene, he died on Friday. Ashley's family say his parents wanted to teach him a lesson about the consequences of breaking the law. He had taken his mother's car without permission so they had him charged him with theft. On Thursday Ashley appeared at the North Shore District Court. The judge offered him bail but his parents chose to send him to prison as a deterrent. But on the trip to Auckland Central Remand prison, he was believed to have been strangled and assaulted by two others in the van. Ashley's family have issued a statement listing 10 questions they want answered, such as why was a 17-year-old with no history of serious crime or violence was transported unattended with more serious offenders? Head of Public Prisons Harry Hawthorne says that "best practice would be that young prisoners should be separated from older prisoners. That may not always be possible." Chubb Security says it is investigating the incident but will not comment further. Police, the Department of Corrections and Chubb Security are all running separate investigations but no arrests have yet been made. That sure blew up in their face. I feel really bad for the parents and the son, they probably felt like **** after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 **** the parents, they should have known that sort of thing could happen when they sent their own 17 year old son to prison for grand theft auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Yeah, that was bull****. It may sound good in theory, I mean what's gonna be worse than prison. But lets send him where murderers and rapists are. They should have just taken away everything the bastard owned for a while. If I ever did this I wouldn't worry about prison, I'd worry about death at the hands of my mom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Guess they taught him a lesson huh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Ahaha, those parents are gonna stew in their own guilt for the rest of their damn lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsaberboy Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Did anyone else think of Arrested Development when they read this? Geez if they really wanted to teach him a lesson they should've just hired J. Walter Weatherman, the one-armed guy. "And that's why...you don't steal your mother's car!" but really, that sucks. Guess they were the ones that got taught a lesson. And that's why...you don't teach lessons to your son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samnmax221 Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Oh god, this seems like something my parents would do, although I'm still amused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I honestly cannot fathom what these parents were thinking here. Yeah, teaching a child a lesson is one thing, but sending your own kid to prison? It's a true tragedy, and I do feel sorry for the parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pnut_Man Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Ahaha, those parents are gonna stew in their own guilt for the rest of their damn lives. The message, combined with the avatar...lmao Weird parents if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Wow, they sure were a**holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 At least he didn't get raped to death. That'd probably be a worse slap to the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 That's terrible. Just...wow. Sucks to be them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagobahn Eagle Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I suppose he'd stolen the car a thousand times before his parents just snapped. But still, getting the police on his butt for grand theft auto when it's their car? No. Just... No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joetheeskimo Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Oh, man...I feel so terrible for the son. He didn't at all deserve that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebbers Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 At least he didn't get raped to death. That'd probably be a worse slap to the face. or killed then raped...but that still sucks to die for joyriding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTV2 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Worst.Parents.Ever you don't send your kid to prison for not asking permission to use your car. you just charge them not sending them to prison where all the horny bumf**kers are. I hope the parents have to live with this for the rest of there lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapNColostomy Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I don't see how anyone could possibly gather all this "omgwtfbbq they're the worst parents" crap from this story. Where I come from, if someone takes something that doesn't belong to them without asking, we call it stealing. They were just trying to teach the kid a lesson. Do you honestly think that someone who would steal a car would just go along with it if you told them they were grounded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegis Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Send to prison, that's bad. And I think most parents wouldn't be glad if their kid has grand theft auto on their criminal history list - they'd even support that -_-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWally Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I don't see how anyone could possibly gather all this "omgwtfbbq they're the worst parents" crap from this story. Where I come from, if someone takes something that doesn't belong to them without asking, we call it stealing. They were just trying to teach the kid a lesson. Do you honestly think that someone who would steal a car would just go along with it if you told them they were grounded? Well I agree with you CapN, but only to an extent. Yes, a kid must definatley be punished, no doubt about that. But I believe that there's a HUGE gap between a simple grounding and sending your kid to prison. For instance, they could have had him put under house arrest and forced him to wear an ankle bracelet at all times, or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 It depends on the situation. If he was a kid that was completely off the rails, and they had tried everything and nothing worked then i can see why they might think this was their only option. On the other hand, prison is a pretty nasty place, and if he was just a kid misbehaving (as kids do) and they thought this would be some sort of "short sharp shock" then that is a very bad idea. Prison is never going to be good to a kid.. even a tough one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerd_Annhilator Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 They're pretty ****ing dumb if they thought that was their only option. Thats not even an option at all, really. Moronic parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Jimmy Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Some people just take things too far. Still, I don't suppose the parents figured he'd be riding in the back of a security van with other crims. And also, wtf?! really what in the hell is wrong with those guys who beat him to death? What's up with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Really what in the hell is wrong with those guys who beat him to death? What's up with that? I wondered about that too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Jimmy Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 yeah, it's like "hey look a new guy this should be fun!" The thing is, They know they're going to get caught! there's only so many places you can hide from the law in the back of a van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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