PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Police say a 7-year-old South Florida boy faces grand theft auto charges after taking his grandmother's Dodge Durango for a joyride. The eight minute trek left a swath of damage in his Palm Beach Gardens neighborhood Friday. The boy smashed mailboxes, hit parked cars and signposts. He was unhurt.
Police said he literally drove until a wheel fell off. The right front wheel, to be exact, which broke off after the boy hit a sign.
The boy's mother said he apparently grabbed the keys to his grandmother's sport utility vehicle, backed it out of her driveway, and took off.
Police spokeswoman Ellen Lovejoy said the boy is unlikely to be prosecuted. They arrested him so he can get some help, noting the excursion was "unusual behavior for a 7-year-old."
Here you have a 7 year old, who has admitted knowing his actions were wrong. Then stated he "liked" doing it & was aware of the danger he put himself, his friend and every other innocent person on the roadways, in. His grandmother states that if not for the law, she would discipline him physically. However according to the boy, "no video games for at least a weekend" should suffice the ordeal. The question is simple. What would you do?
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Originally posted by BreatheOnMe
Disgusting no wonder her children grow up to rebel, look at the state of her, absolutely disgraceful!
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That woman is sick and needs to be put to jail
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[cneter]There are other ways.
Parents who hit are bad parents. Period.
Maybe a stern talking to with much exclaiming? That'll teach em'!
Pretty sure this is old. I read somewhere that in the same time frame another boy did this (he was white) and he got an interview bc people thought it was funny but the cops thought the black kid would grow up to be a criminal.
