Well, leave it to Cafemom to give me something else to write
about. And people wonder why I keep that site on my facebook feed.
The main article in question is about a 10 year old boy who
stole his parent’s car, and took off for his grandmother’s house. Oh, did I
mention he had his 18 month old baby sister in the car with him?
Yeah…
“The boy – who lives near Dokka, a town 110kms (68
miles) north of Oslo – put his 18-month old sister into the car sometime
before 6am, while his parents were still sleeping and set off to visit his
grandparents in Valdres, about 60 kilometres away.
He drove more than 10 kilometres before veering off the
road, where he was found by a snowplow driver who alerted police.”
When asked questions by the police, “The boy told the snowplow driver that he
was a dwarf and that he had forgotten his driver's licence at home.”
Apparently, the blogger on Cafemom thought that was
HILARIOUS. Because, you know, lying to the cops is just so darn precocious! I
mean, don’t we all want our children aspiring to be like this cute little
thing??
Keep in mind, this child is 10. He is an age where he is fully
aware of what he should and should not be doing, knows right and wrong, and
that he should not lie.
Apparently, it’s still too darn cute!
No. It’s really not, and I really have to wonder about the
people who think it is. It’s not cute or adorable when a child takes his baby
sister to their parent’s car, and takes her for a joyride to his grandma’s
house, in snowy conditions, ends up in a ditch, and then lies to the police.
That is not cute. The sheer fact that some people think it’s funny, just
because of his response to the police, amazes me… And his excuse about being a dwarf wasn’t even
that funny. So, how is this cute?
And yes, the parents have some responsibility here, but it’s
not all on them… 10 years old is no ‘innocent’ age where they have no idea that
it’s wrong. That kid knew he wasn’t supposed to mess with those keys. He chose
to do so anyhow, and to put his little sister in danger too.
Like I said, that’s not cute. That’s dangerous. He could have
killed himself, his sister, and numerous other drivers on the road.
I’m surprised the police didn’t do anything to be honest… Reckless
endangerment, child endangerment, reckless driving, driving without a license…
the list could probably go on. And he got released to the parents? This just
feels like one of those cases where maybe the authorities should have done
something with the kid… I know there are community service punishments that
they could have doled out… Even if this is another country, I can’t imagine a
10 year old getting off without any issues with the law…
What do you think? Was it just a case of a precocious child’s
antics, or should the punishment have been harsher?
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