Lightsaberboy 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? He prolly offended the wrong people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagobahn Eagle Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 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?Please. It's not like it was his own parents. If I steal a car from a complete stranger, I don't exactly plan to return it to him and apologize for the inconvenience, do I? That's kinda different. Not to mention how full prisons are. Let's keep criminals in them, not victims of parents too dumb to raise a kid properly. This reminds me of the old man who was handcuffed to a colounm in a grocery store for trying to pay with a "counterfeit" $2 bill (the idiots in the staff didn't know two-dollar bills were legal tenders). Or the girl (what was she, 9-12?) who brought scissors to school and was handcuffed and detained for it. And what about this little middle-school kid who was to ride the school bus with me (the bus left my high school with a bunch of students and then proceeded to a middle school to pick up middle school kids), and was told that he wasn't to ride the bus and that if he didn't get off, he'd be taken off in handcuffs? I could go on and on. Trust me, I got plenty more examples. You know, breaking the law is one thing. But there are many cases where you don't need to actually call the cops. What about that time you called that random guy an idiot? Would you prefer he got you jailed for verbal abuse? 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.It's not, though. There are plenty of other options, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapNColostomy Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Please. It's not like it was his own parents. Actually it's just like that, but let's pretend you were being sarcastic, just for arguments sake. So since it was his parents car, that makes it okay to steal? Anyone prepared to take a car that they know doesn't belong to them without permission probably wouldn't give two ****s about being told they were grounded. If I steal a car from a complete stranger, I don't exactly plan to return it to him and apologize for the inconvenience, do I? That's kinda different. So once again, following your logic, it's only wrong to steal from people we don't know? Friends and family members are fair game, and we shouldn't be subject to law or penalty as long as we know the victim? Not to mention how full prisons are. Let's keep criminals in them, not victims of parents too dumb to raise a kid properly. You have no idea how intelligent these people are/aren't. Every time a kid does something stupid, people want to blame the parents. Old. And as far as that goes, we aren't exactly talking about a todler here for christs sake. He was seventeen. And whether or not he had a good upbring or not, there's no real good excuse, at that age, for blaming the parents. This reminds me of the old man who was handcuffed to a colounm in a grocery store for trying to pay with a "counterfeit" $2 bill (the idiots in the staff didn't know two-dollar bills were legal tenders). Or the girl (what was she, 9-12?) who brought scissors to school and was handcuffed and detained for it. And what about this little middle-school kid who was to ride the school bus with me (the bus left my high school with a bunch of students and then proceeded to a middle school to pick up middle school kids), and was told that he wasn't to ride the bus and that if he didn't get off, he'd be taken off in handcuffs? I could go on and on. Trust me, I got plenty more examples. You know, breaking the law is one thing. But there are many cases where you don't need to actually call the cops. I don't see any similarities at all. In all of the cases you sited, the people threatened with law enforcement were the actual victims in the story. There's no misunderstanding stealing a car. He didn't accidentally steal a car. He wasn't arrested only to find out "Doh, it's actaully his car Cheif. Guess we gotta turn 'em loose." What about that time you called that random guy an idiot? Would you prefer he got you jailed for verbal abuse? I wasn't aware calling someone an idiot, or verbal abuse was a crime. It's not, though. There are plenty of other options, always. Such as? "We're taking away XBox 360 for a week if you commit felony auto theft again, Jimmy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I gotta go with CapN on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmjedi Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I read this and I can't help but laugh. I know it's ****ed up but thats just awful. Those parents must be some of the dumbest this world has ever seen. I can't help but feel sorry for the son. Ya he did take his parents car without permission but the punishment should fit the crime and it just doesnt fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapNColostomy Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Yes, it does. Jail time for stealing a car isn't unreasonable. It's not the parents fault that he was beaten to death while incarcerated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmjedi Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Jail time I can understand. But they sent him to Prison man, PRISON! I would of talked to the Sheriff or the Police and arranged something like keeping him in a cell for a week or something like that. That would of been teaching him a lesson, but the parent's just werent thinking logically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapNColostomy Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Regardless of what they were thinking, once law enforcement is involved, it's out of the parents hands. Thusly, it cannot possibly be their fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datheus Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 If the parents were to the point of charging him with crimes, he was probably a a little delinquint ****. It probably would have done him well to stand in the dock and be sentenced to community service. However, I think it was overkill to not bail him out. Mainly because of this reason. Prison is not a place for a 17 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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