Wondering if somewhere here in the upstate, there's a homeowner/parent that is feeling a bit ridiculous for causing three twelve year old girls to be charged with a FELONY for putting a box with a balloon inside of it in his mailbox. The actual charge is "possession/distribution of a hoax device of destruction." I would bet that one of the little girls is sweet on the man's twelve year old son or said twelve year old was "goin with"(remember that term ol' timers?), broke up with her, and this is what led to this "act of terror."
Know what I think, I think he should consider himself lucky.
Back in our day, the mailbox would have had the hinges blown off with an m-80 in the middle of the night. He could still be cleaning up the toilet paper out of the trees in his front yard. Eggs would continue to be found late into summer in various spots on and around the house.
But no. Little no balls Johnny probably whined a little and when Big no balls Johnny saw what pain this box caused his son, he called the Po-Po. Great job Dad! Now these three little terrorists will get what's coming to them. I would hope the juvenile justice official will see the merit or lack of merit in this case and throw it out, expunging these girls' records. Going to look nice on the college applications if the judge doesn't expunge them.
"Ms., what does this felony charge actually mean?"
"When I was twelve, I put a box with a balloon in it inside a mailbox. Yes Sir, I am a convicted terrorist."
Have we really made it to this point, people? God help them if they lit a bag of dog poop in the door step, rang the bell, and ran. Father would have soiled his slippers. "Oh Buffy. I have had enough! Our lives are in danger. Call the authorities!"
No sir! I bet little Johnny isn't going to catch one bit of hell at school because of what Daddy did. Nope not one bit.
If you believe that and agree with what Big no balls Johnny did, send me your address because myself and a bunch of my sane friends are coming to blow up your mailbox and T-P your house. If they let "Tricycle Bitch" out on bond, we'll bring her and her tricycle with us.
You most certainly were terrorists when we were kids!! Do you even remember you?! ;)
ReplyDeleteHahahaha! We just had "Witches Night" here in Germany when the kids roam the streets and TP houses, yards, cars, throw eggs, spew shaving cream and other lovely messy stuff, and turn over trash cans. Last year, they clogged the brand new fountain in our village. This year, things were a little calmer. Wonder if they were warned they would be considered "terrorists". LOL Thanks for the laugh this morning!
ReplyDeleteSeveral of my friends used to camp out a lot down at Friendship Shores. Many pranks were perped there, but one stands out in my memory. One of our merry band drove a VW at the time. On one of these "overserved" evenings, we moved his VW after he went to sleep. We placed it in such a way that he would wake up, stretch, get out of his beetle, ans step right into the lake. It went off without a flaw and everyone got a big laugh out of it. The current situation seems like an overreaction.
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