37 thoughts on “‘They traumatized that boy over a bag of chips!’ Cops criticized for handling of child stealing from store”

1. The officers did an excellent job. Obviously the kids parents had neglected to teach him about right and wrong and being held responsible for your actions. He is eight years old and by law responsible for his own actions. The officers gave him (an educational) break by not charging him and sending him and his family to juvenile court. In WA the parents of a juvenile shoplifter are automatically subject to a $600 civil penalty… Parents take a very serious view when impacted with the $600 penalty while the kid only gets some weekend Diversion (community service time).

   1. Yes, they did. This little boy will think twice before taking something that doesn’t belong to him again. I have a question though. WHY ISN’T THIS BEING TAUGHT AT HOME, so the police won’t have to? If he were my child, when he made it home from the police station, he’d be taught that lesson again. Perhaps he will not turn into a criminal later on, when he’ll really be in trouble. Police were just doing their jobs, but isn’t it amazing how they get blamed for doing so?

2. Better to traumatize him now than have him end up dead 5-10 years from now. Or even worst, have him murdering innocent people 5-10 years from now. He has to learn now, or later. Ether way, he will learn.
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3. When my child from hell, ok not hell but he was always in trouble, when he was that age if he stole something I would ask the police to take him to station stick him in an interview room and make he sit wondering for awhile.

4. Today a bag of chips. Tomorrow $75,000 stealing from legitimate business. Where are this kid’s real parents? Shame on them too.

5. The ones who traumatized this kid are the parents who FAILED to teach him stealing, no matter how small, is wrong. The store paid for everything they sell, paid employees to stock the shelves, paid taxes on everything. WHY should ANYBODY get away with NOT paying “THEIR FAIR SHARE!!” As to all those who blame the cops, even Ted Bundy didn’t begin raping and killing nurses. He began small, maybe even with shoplifting like this kid, and grew from there. Another point: Many thieves in prisons have submitted to questionnaires (AKA ‘bragging rights’) about how many jobs they did before they were caught, and how many before they were convicted to substantial jail time. Most averaged 300-400, some claimed as many as 700. That’s a LOT of victims who didn’t get justice or retribution.

6. I see no one blames the parents for not teaching the difference between right and wrong. Evidently they’ve made future reservations for a jail cell for him. Sad!

7. Not LEOs but baby sitters ? How ridiculous ! Perhaps the parents should have taught him not to steal – it’s not like it was the first timer the little thief .

8. If more of these arrogant entitled lying thieving pampered young black bastards got their little baby-selves “traumatized’ for committing crimes while still young maybe blacks wouldn’t be the single most illiterate, uneducated, ignorant, illegitimate, violent criminal group in the whole nation. He needs his ass kicked and let’s not pretend that this would have been reported if the brat wasn’t black. Plus, for a 9 year old, he’s a fat pig, who shouldn’t be eating, let alone stealing, bags of chips. It’s way past time to smack these 12%ers down hard and stop treating them with kid gloves as if they were special.

9. “so you gotta treat him like a cold-blooded f——g killer?”

   Looks like a future “f——g killer” to me.” Unfortunately for this kid he doesn’t live in California where shoplifting is legal.

10. A good lesson taught! Bet he’ll think twice before stealing again. Had I tried something like that, when the police got home with me, my parents would have taught me another lesson.

    1. “he’ll think twice before stealing again” (from the article). I doubt it. He’s 8-10 YO and he’s already stealing. He probably doesn’t have caring parents like you have/had.

11. Same kind of cops who sit on the sidelines & watch smash & grab, Unbathed, feral, ghetto rats walk away with millions.

12. These lessons need to be taught by the mother, father or both! My six year old daughter took a bag of candy from the grocery store while I wasn’t looking. I noticed she was eating something on the way to the car, when confronted she admitted she took a bag of candy while I was paying for the food. She was marched back into the store, and I had them call an Asst. Manager. He was very nice to her and she promised she wouldn’t do it again, through tears. I paid for the candy, but insisted he take the bag back anyway. She spent the afternoon in her room, and we never had a repeat performance from any of the kids. She was embarrassed and humiliated, but she learned a lesson that she never forgot. That’s why parents must act like parents. To often these days parents aren’t there, can’t be there, or they just don’t care. Today, petty theft is too often dismissed, and it easily becomes a habit leading to bigger crimes eventually. Now more so than ever.

13. Smash and grabs seem to happen on a regular basis without any police intervention. Maybe the kid learned that behavior from an older sibling?

14. This negro brat is following the tradition of negro criminality. This tradition has to be broken.

15. Oh my, where has common sense gone? So he stole the chips. This is what should have taken place since the police were involved. Yes, he should have been given a good lecture but not in anger, which creates fear. Then you hand him the bag of chips and walk him back to the store owner, tell him he must apologize, and hand over the chips. Incidents such as this show up on our streets later.

16. The kid is well on his way to becoming a future punk. He obviously hasn’t been taught respect for other people’s property.

    The old “Scared Straight” comes to mind.

17. Today a bag of chips. Tomorrow your car. Later a home invasion where he robs and steals your stuff. Last time will be him putting a Bullitt in you as he steals your wallet on the street. This is blacks’ critical theory on raising a murderous thug. Watch a recent video of Maplewood Minnesota police engaging young thugs while investigating shots fired. Their all a bunch of amoral and lawless thugs.

18. Today’s kids are tomorrows THUGS, Ever heard of “scared straight”?, I hope the officers made a lasting impression on this “child”.

19. THIS is one reason why children, young adults and even adults have no respect for anyone – the adults interfere with any discipline being dished out – especially from uniforms! WHen I was a kid (probably around 10) I stole several stupid tiny things from Ben Franklin. As soon as I walked out the door, the mgr & a uniformed officer (security or cop?) nabbed me, took me to the office, took the stuff I’d put in a bag of ligitimate purchases, then told me I had 20 minutes to go find my Mom or Dad and bring them back. Boy, was THAT an experience trying to get Mom to come back with me from the Sears down the way! Ho, BOY was I in trouble… We got back, the mgr explained that he’d watched me bag the trinkets, gave Mom choice of punishments… I ended up sweeping the whole sidewalk & stock room of the store, had to write a letter to the manager AND get my tail warmed over by Dad when I got home! Oh, was also banned from the store… Needless to say, I learned my lesson. Then, a few years later, I realized, of course, that most of this was “show” – how did they know I’d come back with parent? What could they have done? How would they know weeks later, if I ever came back into the store? A bit of “righteous fear” should go a long way IF parents, uniforms, adults are mostly on the same page…

20. Why do we even have prices on any thing if they are free for the taking? God what a bunch of imbeciles. Hey store keeps, just get rid of your cash registers, there is no need for them!!!!!🤨

    1. aoc would love that

21. Black people protecting the criminal actions of other black people.. And then they wonder why their communities and their race are so f***ed up.

22. Blacks just want theft to be legalized for them.

    1. It already is in NYC and CA!

23. Im sure every child has probably stolen something out of a store once or twice in the life. I think the store owner could probably have handled it if he were a bit smarter. The jerk holding the phone was just trying to instigate something. Ill bet hes not even a parent. Speaking of parents, where are they? Not to mention that if they had taken care of this to begin with , the cops wouldnt have to. Itll do the kid good to get the crap scared out of him. The cops in chg. know what their doing and how to handle a child culprit..My personal feeling is that the phone attendee was wanting to start a race thing.

24. Perhaps, just perhaps if more children (Black/White/Any Color in between) were traumatized for STEALING they might get the idea that this was not a good idea and they just might not do it again. I grew up without a lot of things that other children had; I also grew up knowing that if I stole something I would get my butt kicked if the Police brought me home. If I am not mistaken this is the job of any parent, that being to teach your child Right from Wrong. Perhaps the Parents should get a bit traumatized as well.

25. Again. The BLACKS, already are complaining, without knowing ANY facts. In a few years, he will be EXACTLY like his dad, who is probably in a Prison or worse. A little “eye dun do nufin !

26. Oh, just let the kid practice being a criminal. It’s New York. Criminals are celebrated. He’ll get to spend a few years hanging out in juvenile detention until he’s old enough for county lock-up and eventually prison. If he’s lucky, he could get to commit a major crime or two, attack the cops and have a statue erected so idiots can worship it.

27. The cops KNOW this kid from PRIOR Incidences !! He’s on his way to becoming a THUG. Only a matter of time before he graduates to ARMED ROBBERY !! Time he was taught a lesson !

28. You’re a slut.

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29. Theft is theft. Scare him straight now.

30. Hmm. Democrats overreacted. I did not see this coming!

31. Don’t care if the kids black,white,brown,yellow,poke a dot.
    He stole and I guess not the first time .
    If he got away with it , chances are he’d do it again.
    He has to learn stealing is stealing and a good scare is what was needed Period.
    That’s how it all starts .
    So back off with the race card .

32. Thug in training.

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