I caught my son chopping on a huge, live tree on our property. I made him observe the damage for two hours. He changed his mind about wanting to be a lumberjack
It originally came from a NFB forum, but is still kind of funny. (I apologize ahead of time for the R-rated language in the replies to the original post.)
I guess that little guy will think twice about stealing valve stem caps for his bike next time.....
Here ya go: http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=82548&page=1
I feel the guy should not have traumatized him by making him cry so much, but.......a kid caught stealing something off of someone else's car should feel a little bit nervous/scared/uncomfortable just to help it sink in.
The little guy will get over it I'm sure, but I can bet he'll think twice about stealing valve stem caps again.
At least the guy didn't take to law into his own hands and do something that he'd regret for the rest of his life.
I would of done the same except take the pictures of the kid crying.
But like Possum said maybe it will stop him from moving on to bigger things.
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Originally posted by Hawkeye:
Understood - but the Honda crowd sure got a laugh out of it.
Yeah, but we can forgive them......they spend so much money to make their little cars a little bit faster but our cars can run mid to high 13's right fresh off the showroom floor!
I agree with Teri.
What amused me about the story was what must have been going through that kid's mind while he was getting chewed out. Better to scare 'em straight early when it will do some good than let them move on to bigger and badder things like Possum hinted at. He got the crap scared out of him, but otherwise wasn't hurt. It could have turned out a whole lot worse and thankfully it didn't.
I had 2 of my stem caps stolen earlier this year and I admit I was pretty P$#$#@$ about it. If I had caught the little cretin, his parents would have had to come and get him and he wouldn't have gotten his bike back until my replacement stem caps were in hand. It amazed me that the other kid's parents were jerks about it. Sheesh !! Some of these idiots just live in denial. If I had done that when I was a kid, my dad would have tanned my backside AND made me replace what was stolen.
Like Teri said, he'll think twice before he does that again.
Andy
So as was stated before...if this keeps the kid from moving on to bigger stuff...it was worth it. I am sure if we would have caught the person messing with the truck they would have been doing more than crying. But it probably was not a kid.
The honda crowd is just a few years older than the crying kid.
Most of us have our own kids, so we feel compassion for the little sh!t. He got what he deserved.
Out of the ordinary punishments worked pretty well in our family.
I caught my son chopping on a huge, live tree on our property. I made him observe the damage for two hours. He changed his mind about wanting to be a lumberjack
After breaking down like that, the beginner thief probably learned a lesson. It's the kids that show no emotion that I worry about!
OG
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Originally posted by Hawkeye:
Understood - but the Honda crowd sure got a laugh out of it.
He had no right to pull the kid off the bike and deffinatly needs anger managment. As he said he was shaking he was so mad. And what is he so mad over $20's worth of valve stem caps.
Then he intionally took pictures to get pleasure out showing off his accomplishment.
Taking pictures was probably overdoing it a little, but if the parents had dared make a stink over this, they themselves could be answering for why they weren't controlling their child. Parents are responsible for the actions of their minor children and it could be argued that if they were receiving proper parenting at home, then the whole thing might never have happened. Sound like a bunch of BS??? Some of it is. Lighten up a little. The little brat got caught and got the scare of his little delinquent life. Given how passionate most of us are over our cars, the owner showed at least enough maturity not to hit the kid or do something worse. If his parents have any common sense, they'll talk it over with the other kid's parents and maybe they can find more worthwhile ways for their kids to spend their time (yardwork, chores, schoolwork, chores, schoolwork, chores, no TV, no bikes, no Playstation). That usually works good for a couple of weeks!!!
If someone treated my son like that, I'd be pissed.
