Little Boys
I have been thinking about this story all weekend. A little boy, 7 years old took his grandmother's SUV and went on a destructive joyride with a friend. Even now I am still unsure of how I feel about this incident. In case you haven't seen it, you can view it here "7 Year old takes car..."
I guess I am having a hard time trying to categorize it. I realize that boys will be boys, and this is not the first time that a little kid has went joyriding before. I think what is bothering me is that the boy in this instance expressed that he thought that it was fun to do bad things. The notion that he could have killed someone (in addition to the thousands of dollars of damage he caused) seemed like a small inconvenience to him.
Maybe it's bothering me because he was a young African American kid, and he was on television expressing that he wanted to do "Hood Rat" stuff with his friends. Whatever the case once I sort it all out I will definitely be writing about it.
How about you, what are thoughts on the matter?
I guess I am having a hard time trying to categorize it. I realize that boys will be boys, and this is not the first time that a little kid has went joyriding before. I think what is bothering me is that the boy in this instance expressed that he thought that it was fun to do bad things. The notion that he could have killed someone (in addition to the thousands of dollars of damage he caused) seemed like a small inconvenience to him.
Maybe it's bothering me because he was a young African American kid, and he was on television expressing that he wanted to do "Hood Rat" stuff with his friends. Whatever the case once I sort it all out I will definitely be writing about it.
How about you, what are thoughts on the matter?
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