Gee, I love when SC is in the national news...
12-year-old gets a bad unwrap
Mom has son arrested for allegedly playing with present before Christmas
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A fed-up mother had her 12-year-old son arrested for allegedly rummaging through his great-grandmother's things and playing with his Christmas present early.
The mother called police Sunday after learning her son had disobeyed orders and repeatedly taken a Game Boy from its hiding place at his great-grandmother's house next door and played it. He was arrested on petty larceny charges, taken to the police station in handcuffs and held until his mother picked him up after church.
"My grandmother went out of her way to lay away a toy and paid on this thing for months," said the boy's mother, Brandi Ervin. "It was only to teach my son a lesson. He's been going through life doing things ... and getting away with it."
Police did not release the boy's name.
The mother said that her son was found in the last year to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder but that his medicine does not seem to help.
She said he faces an expulsion hearing at his school Wednesday. Rock Hill Police Capt. Mark Bollinger said the boy took a swing at a police officer assigned to the school last month. He has been suspended from school since then.
The boy's case will be presented to Department of Juvenile Justice officials in York County, who will decide what happens to him, Bollinger said. His mother hopes he can attend a program that will finally scare him straight.
"It's not even about the Christmas present," she said. "I only want positive things out of it. ... There's no need for him to act this way. I'd rather call myself than someone else call for him doing something worse than this."
Oddly enough, I don't disagree with the mom. Obviously it depends on the circumstances but when you can't get through to your kid then you may need to take extreme measures.
Mom has son arrested for allegedly playing with present before Christmas
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A fed-up mother had her 12-year-old son arrested for allegedly rummaging through his great-grandmother's things and playing with his Christmas present early.
The mother called police Sunday after learning her son had disobeyed orders and repeatedly taken a Game Boy from its hiding place at his great-grandmother's house next door and played it. He was arrested on petty larceny charges, taken to the police station in handcuffs and held until his mother picked him up after church.
"My grandmother went out of her way to lay away a toy and paid on this thing for months," said the boy's mother, Brandi Ervin. "It was only to teach my son a lesson. He's been going through life doing things ... and getting away with it."
Police did not release the boy's name.
The mother said that her son was found in the last year to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder but that his medicine does not seem to help.
She said he faces an expulsion hearing at his school Wednesday. Rock Hill Police Capt. Mark Bollinger said the boy took a swing at a police officer assigned to the school last month. He has been suspended from school since then.
The boy's case will be presented to Department of Juvenile Justice officials in York County, who will decide what happens to him, Bollinger said. His mother hopes he can attend a program that will finally scare him straight.
"It's not even about the Christmas present," she said. "I only want positive things out of it. ... There's no need for him to act this way. I'd rather call myself than someone else call for him doing something worse than this."
Oddly enough, I don't disagree with the mom. Obviously it depends on the circumstances but when you can't get through to your kid then you may need to take extreme measures.
posted by UhLisa | 12:18 PM
4 Comments:
I heard this on a radio morning show this morning, but I failed to notice it was in SC. And I agree... 'kids these days' have a very cavelier attitude that they can get away with anything and show no remorse when they do something wrong.
I keep hearing these news reports that put the blame on the shoulders of working moms (and dads, to some extent). That because both parents work and work long hours, they spoil the kids rotten when they do spend time with them. I blame Nintendo :)
Anybody use to watch Malcolm in the Middle? I'm so afraid that I'm going to be Lois when I am a mom, but maybe that's not such a bad thing...
All I could think when I read that was UH HUH! She MUST have been fed up to call the police. Too bad Emma Helen is too young to understand the threat, "I will have you arrested!" The threat now is, of course, Santa won't come visit you.
I have to disagree on the two working parents; I think parents who tend to be more lenient will be lenient whether they work or not. It is hard to not be lenient sometimes but it is worth the effort to stay on top of manners, etc. because if you don't start early it will be harder later on.
Ok, will get off my soap box now! :)
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