I was just thinking...

Okay after taking a few days to think about it I think I finally can put my finger on what bothered me so much about the little boy who stole his grandmother's SUV and then went on a joyride with a friend.

I wasn't bothered so much by the fact that he stole the car, after all this isn't the first time that I have heard of a young kid doing that. In fact I recall a story from last year where an even younger kid was pulled over while driving in the early morning hours. The difference is in the intentions of the young drivers. The kid in this case first stole the car because he was mad at his mother, and second he expressed that he thought that it would be fun to do "hood rat stuff" with his friend.

As a child I did some pretty stupid things myself...but they were just that stupid. I can't recall ever doing anything where I actually knew before hand that someone would get hurt, nor have I ever thought that such things would be fun.

Ummm, now that I think about it that last statement isn't completely accurate. I do recall conducting an experiment with my brothers (but I'll save that for the next post) The point is that at 7 years of age children are extremely impressionable, I can't help but wonder what this kid has been seeing and hearing that has him convinced that being destructive and inconsiderate is the way to go...and it is even more troubling to hear him say that he knew that people could have been hurt or killed...but it's fun to do bad things.

I hope that this story doesn't just fade away...I am hoping that people are paying close attention because if the children are the future...we might just be in trouble.



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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?