Let's see...
He stole a van
damaged a police car
stole a bag off the baggage carousel at the airport
dined and dashed at an airport restaurant
sneaked through airport security
got onto an airplane without paying for a ticket
has been kicked out of school for repeated instances of fighting
and has sneaked into the Water Park of America multiple times without paying.
Future president?
And then there was the blame game. Maybe the reason the boy stole the car was because he had watched Grand Theft Auto at friend's house? Not at his own house, the dad made sure to point that out. And it's Delta's fault and the TSA for allowing a nine year old boy to get through security and onto a plane. The father asked for help for his son but no one was willing to help him. (Don't expect people to help you; you need to help yourself.) The dad says he gets in trouble if he whips his son but then he also gets in trouble if he lets him do as he please. So the choice is between whipping and letting his son run free?
But they are good parents.
This kid is nine years old. Tell me if your nine year old went to take out the trash and didn't come back would you just assume that he went to a friend's house? You wouldn't call their friends? Or call the police? On another occasion the boy did not come home at night and the mom failed to call the police until 1:30 p.m. the following day.
But they are good parents.
People need to take responsibility for their lives and the lives of those they choose to bring into the world. They also need to help themselves instead of expecting others to solve their problems. The family should be responsible for the losses incurred to the delivery truck, police car, bill at the restaurant, airplane ticket to Las Vegas (and back home). Who's going to make that all 'right'? My bet is no one.
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