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Island-hopping Teen Burglar Eludes Wash. Police - CBS News

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:30 AM EST
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Is it just me, or is there something wrong with this picture? The kid began at age 9, and his mother thinks it is okay!

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bitemore

I saw this on the Early Show this morning, and although it was before I'd had my first cup of coffee, it woke me up immediately!

This kid is gonna be a huge problem, because he is escalating, and maybe someday won't stop at just burglary.

Comments and opinions welcome - please observe CoH, but otherwise, have at it!

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    Reply#1 - Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:32 AM EST
    {"commentId":10878238,"authorDomain":"mtmeyer1"}
    Dowser

    Oh my gosh!

    What a shame that this child did not get help when he was younger-- and they could have 'fixed' the problem, or at least, mitigated it.

    Where was his mother? And why aren't they going after her, when she meets strangers with a shotgun?

    What a mess.

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      Reply#2 - Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:54 PM EST
      {"commentId":10878376,"authorDomain":"efucci"}
      bitemore
      #2: "Where was his mother? And why aren't they going after her..."

      When I saw this story on TV this morning, that is the question I asked. It is clear how the kid became what he is, but why haven't the authorities charged the mother?

      What I find even scarier, is he's become a cult-hero. They're selling T-Shirts with his name and picture on it, there's a Colton fan site on Facebook...

      You really gotta wonder what on earth our society is coming to...

      Thanks, sweet Dowser, for stopping by and adding your wisdom to the conversation.

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        #2.1 - Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:02 PM EST
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        {"commentId":10898476,"authorDomain":"alysmum"}
        Sydney - 5

        OMG! Could this mother possibly be any more dys-social? No wonder the child is the way he is. I suspect that he should have been removed from her custody ages ago.

        Sadly, there does seem to be an underbelly to society that both produces and encourages this sort of thing.

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          Reply#3 - Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:40 PM EST
          {"commentId":10898601,"authorDomain":"efucci"}
          bitemore
          #3: "Sadly, there does seem to be an underbelly to society that both produces and encourages this sort of thing."

          You're right. Too many parents see their offspring as extensions of themselves, and therefore can do no wrong. To admit that the offspring may be just plain rotten would be the same as admitting that they, themselves, are just plain rotten. So, what the delinquent kids do is okay, or it is everyone else's fault. But parents like this merely enable and encourage their spawn to be the worst that they can be. I wish I had the answers to the dilemma, but I guess that's for the experts to figure out...

          Thanks for your comment, Sydney!

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          #3.1 - Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:50 PM EST
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