Child Arrested for Opening Christmas Present Early

[Drache]

December 5, 2006 - In a shocking display of parenting prowess, a Rock Hill, S.C. woman reportedly called police and had them arrest her son after he was caught opening a Christmas present early. After receiving the call, police arrested the boy and charged him with petty larceny.

The Rock Hill Herald reported that the child's great-grandmother had warned him repeatedly about opening his present early, protestations that he apparently ignored. The present in question was a Game Boy Advance.

"He took it without permission. He wanted it. He just took it," the 63-year-old great-grandmother told the Herald.

When the boy's mother found the package lying unwrapped and empty under the tree, she immediately approached the child, who proceeded to lie to her. After threatening him with calling the police, the boy apparently returned the toy to his begrudging mother, who then called the police anyway. Although he was not jailed, the two officers responding to the call did charge him with petty larceny.

The boy's mother told the Herald that she had reached the end of her rope with the child, and no longer knew what else to do with him. She claimed that she has been struggling with his constant behavior problems for a while now, and could no longer handle his misconduct.

"I'm trying to get him some kind of help," the 27-year-old mother told the paper. "He's the type of kid who doesn't believe anything until it happens."

According to the boy's mother, he had already been caught shoplifting, stealing money from her, and punching a police officer. She told the Rock Hill Herald that she hopes this arrest will put a stop to his errant ways, because she is worried about his safety. The newspaper reported that the mother plans on having her son placed in the custody of the state Department of Juvenile Justice in Colombia at his court appearance.
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[Drache]

Ah wrong forum please move for me! 

[TruckDriver]

!@#%%^@ people these days! Get a life 

[Charger_Fan]

I wonder how old this kid is? Sounds like the Mom has absolutely no idea how to raise a kid.
At this rate, I'm sure he'll grow up to be a fine, upstanding model citizen.

[Orange_Crush]

I wonder how old this kid is? Sounds like the Mom has absolutely no idea how to raise a kid.
At this rate, I'm sure he'll grow up to be a fine, upstanding model citizen.

Rock Hill

That place sucks.  Everything about Rock Hill, SC is crap.  The cops are crooked, the place is a dump, and, for the most part, the residents are all toothless rednecks.

[Old Moparz]

So maybe this piece of snow removal equipment belongs to the Rock Hill DPW?

[red72chrgr]

So maybe this piece of snow removal equipment belongs to the Rock Hill DPW?

now,now be nice OM. They're trying.

[Chargen69]

I wonder how old this kid is? Sounds like the Mom has absolutely no idea how to raise a kid.
At this rate, I'm sure he'll grow up to be a fine, upstanding model citizen.

Rock Hill

That place sucks.  Everything about Rock Hill, SC is crap.  The cops are crooked, the place is a dump, and, for the most part, the residents are all toothless rednecks.

Hey Orange, thats not so nice.  We cleaned up Cherry Road   And I got all my teeth.

[Chargen69]

the sad thing is that car would clear the little bit of snow we get.

[Chargen69]

BTW, I bet I could pick what part of town they are from within a 1/2 mile or so.

[Orange_Crush]

I wonder how old this kid is? Sounds like the Mom has absolutely no idea how to raise a kid.
At this rate, I'm sure he'll grow up to be a fine, upstanding model citizen.

Rock Hill

That place sucks.  Everything about Rock Hill, SC is crap.  The cops are crooked, the place is a dump, and, for the most part, the residents are all toothless rednecks.

Hey Orange, thats not so nice.  We cleaned up Cherry Road   And I got all my teeth.

Sorry man...spent the better part of this morning on Cherry road...besides...you live in Fort Mill with all the yankees!

[Chargen69]

I wonder how old this kid is? Sounds like the Mom has absolutely no idea how to raise a kid.
At this rate, I'm sure he'll grow up to be a fine, upstanding model citizen.

Rock Hill

That place sucks.  Everything about Rock Hill, SC is crap.  The cops are crooked, the place is a dump, and, for the most part, the residents are all toothless rednecks.

Hey Orange, thats not so nice.  We cleaned up Cherry Road   And I got all my teeth.

Sorry man...spent the better part of this morning on Cherry road...besides...you live in Fort Mill with all the yankees!

yeah, but I came from YORK!!   

[CFMopar]

weirdos....

[Chargen69]

we might be weird, but we get sunshine all year long 

[moparsuebear]

You sure that wasn't a story from The Onion? (onion.com)  If you've never read The Onion, you should visit their website or get their book. It's fake news that is totally hilarious!

[Charger_Fan]

You sure that wasn't a story from The Onion? (onion.com)  If you've never read The Onion, you should visit their website or get their book. It's fake news that is totally hilarious!

Yeah, that does sound like an Onion story, huh? So does that one about the lady lighting a match on the plane.

[bull]

Sounds like a good way to teach the little snot-nose a lesson. People these days have no self-control, they just do whatever the they want and say to hell with everyone else.

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

27 yr old mom? that kid cant be any older then 11 and thats if she had him at 16, whats with that? just send the kid for councelling if i was the cop on the job, id whip out the baton and one good crack to the kids ass and one to his mom for having him-MATT

[4cruzin]

That boy needs a dad to knock his ass in line, IMO!    Probably rebelling for something!

[squeakfinder]

South Carolina?

If she's 27 then the boy could be about 20.

[Mean 318]

sounds like he needs a kick i  the ass!

[Silver R/T]

lol bad kid lol

[SeattleCharger]

  On CNN a person interviewed said it was a call for help from the mother.   When I was a kid one year I found a present early, my mom just took it back to store and I didn't get it, a cool truck, learned my lesson, I was sort of mad about it, can't imagine if my mom had me arrested and I was all over the national news all day, thought my deal was bad,   
  sry if this comment was a little to sensitive,  ha,   A good beat down from the cops would teach that little punk a lesson about
     respect for christmas 

[RD]

i do not understand how a kid that is such a darn troublemaker is getting presents anyway?

Hope juvey straightens that kid out.