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Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early

Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early

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PalJoey
#1Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 8:56am

Aren't you glad it's not YOUR family?

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Boy Booked for Opening Christmas Present

By SEANNA ADCOX
The Associated Press
Tuesday, December 5, 2006; 9:52 PM

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."
Boy Booked for Opening Christmas Present


#1re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:06am

A little much for just opening an early Christmas present. She could have just sent him to his room.

Gothampc
#2re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:15am

"The mother said that her son was found in the last year to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder"

So let's buy the kid a Game Boy for Christmas. Yeah, let's aggravate his condition by giving him something known to make children hyper.


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SonofMammaMiaSam
#3re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:15am

What would Jesus do?

SweetQintheLights
#4re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:16am

Jesus would send him straight to hell. It's an abomination! A sin!


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#5re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:18am

You got that mixed up with homosexuality sweet.

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Borstalboy
#6re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:18am

Only in South Carolina...


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#7re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:19am

Actually, she confused it with "misinterpreting the Bible for your own agenda."


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SweetQintheLights
#8re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:20am

No, No, No RTfan...You are the one confused, not me.


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WOSQ
#9re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:22am

I say the kid had it coming.

Throw away the key.


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Kitzarina
#10re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:23am

As someone living with attention defecit hyperactivity disorder, I can assure you that a Game Boy is not going to have much of an effect on the kid. It sounds like what the kid really needs is a competent psychologist who can prescribe him the correct medication along with some therapy. You can't expect to stuff the kid with ritalin and have everything be hunkey dorey, believe me.


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#11re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:27am

"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."

"There's no need for him to act this way."

Do these two statements go together?


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#12re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:33am

Whatever sweetre: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early

SweetQintheLights
#13re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:34am

Why do 90% of your post have the rolling eyes face?

Do you have some eye problems?


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DG
#14re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:34am

What's his BWW screen name?

#15re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:42am

Your funny sweet... not!

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#16re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:43am

Why do I have to live in this STUPID state?


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JerseyGirl2
#17re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:44am

Wow, I haven't heard anyone use "not" in this manner in about 10 years.


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spiderdj82
#18re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:45am

Joey . . . can you please give a link to the actual article? I want people at my work to read this.


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#19re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:55am

"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."


I don't think ADD makes you take a swing at a cop. Sounds like this kid was pretty messed up to begin with.

The cops don't usually arrest 12-year-olds for peeking at their presents in Grandma's house.

Why do I think there is WAY more to the story than what this cutesy AP reporter is writing?


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#20re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:57am

Only in South Carolina.

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PalJoey
#21re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 10:06am

Spider--look at the original post. I ALWAYS provide the link, for just that reason.


#22re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 10:19am

OK we need some Santa intervention here. This is obviously a very naughty boy. No game boy for him. I think coal and switches are in order.

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spiderdj82
#23re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 10:26am

Damn--I'm sorry, Joey!


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justagirl2
#24re: Mom Has Boy Arrested for Opening Xmas Gift Early
Posted: 12/6/06 at 2:46pm

This is probably the best story I've read all day. Gawd, I can only imagine the amount of times I'd be arrested if I lived in that family!


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