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Whoops wrote on Oct 21, 2008 2:26 PM:
If the little kids deserve to be in the system....put them in the system. And trust me...some little kids deserve to be in the system. Some are not as innocent as they seem. Im sure there are specific reasons as to why the Sheriffs dept and juvenile authorities were called. Are they familiar with these children already?
And they started a fire and committed a crime...do you want them as your neighbors, on your property, burning you house down, losing all your precious valuables? And say...whoops,just an accident. Sorry! Glad they are not my neighbors.
And they started a fire and committed a crime...do you want them as your neighbors, on your property, burning you house down, losing all your precious valuables? And say...whoops,just an accident. Sorry! Glad they are not my neighbors.
For kids sake wrote on Oct 20, 2008 2:16 PM:
Is it ok if they burn your house down??
for kids sake wrote on Oct 19, 2008 8:07 AM:
Was it necessary to "put these little kids in the system". Children make mistakes, it is part of growing up. It sounds like the owner understood and the parents have installed the negative responses of this behavior. It also sounds like the kids thought they had put it out. Save the 'big guns' for kids who are on the wrong path. Not kids with good parents who make a mistake and have parents who are dealing appropriately with with issue.
Lucky wrote on Oct 15, 2008 9:26 PM:
Oh my gosh people, so lets just not forget a crime was commited.It is luck that no one got hurt. You are right boys will be boys but lets at least help them make good choices. Lori Moe if your son would of gotten trapped in that shed and burned and lost his life would you still be shrugging it off as normal play.This is serious and you should count your blessings that your little fire starter is alive to take to Juvenile hall.
Shelly wrote on Oct 15, 2008 6:51 PM:
Sorry about that post, it was supposed to be for the Sex offenders on. Thats strange. Lack of sleep with a little one I suppose.
I wrote under stupid mistake on this, I think it's rediculus.
I wrote under stupid mistake on this, I think it's rediculus.
coquillian wrote on Oct 15, 2008 5:32 PM:
Well, lets see how the kids turn out at 20. It is fine to say no harm no foul for now, but what if that wasn't a shed? What if it was someones home? Kids will be kids, I gave mine matches and SUPERVISED the mayhem. They also loved to burn ants with a magnifying glass. SUPERVISED these things are OK, unsupervised NO!!
montana wrote on Oct 15, 2008 3:58 PM:
Kids will be kids, I remember when my brothers and I were about that age, maybe younger, we would start fires all the time in the woods. Now, how stupid is that! I think arson is a little much, It's not like they were trying to set a house on fire, at least they tried to put it out. I think Community Service would be the best thing for the kids. And everyone remember, they are just kids!!!!!!!
Hill Billy wrote on Oct 14, 2008 1:42 PM:
My fourteen yr old just went through something very simular, thought the fire was out when it wasn't and admitted to starting it, and boy,did he get in trouble! Detention, probation, fines, lawyers, I figure since the juvi center just reopened, they need to justify the $$ so they need to fill it up with kids. My boy will never leave a fire not all the way out again, once was enough, all they want is money. He didn't deserve the punishment from the system.
Shelly wrote on Oct 14, 2008 9:17 AM:
One more thing, when they offend against children. The odds go up that the child will offend later in life. Therefore more offenders. So they can try to nip that in the butt. Like I said its traumitizing.
Margaret wrote on Oct 14, 2008 8:05 AM:
I know today everyone wants to go extreme. My son threw a pencil out the school bus window to the side of the road. The bus driver called the police and he had to go to juvenile court. First time he did anything like that. Now he is in the system until he is 18.. I have always told him you see trouble you are in trouble.. aparently I didnt say it loud enough...
Wyrd wrote on Oct 13, 2008 6:51 PM:
If we want our children to grow up into real criminals, treat them injustly when they are young. Btw, I set my dress on fire in the doctor's office when I was 3 years old. I loved matches.
Lori Moe wrote on Oct 11, 2008 10:18 PM:
I am the parent or one of the kids. Trust me, this is not going unpunished. We have all been kids once and know what it's like to make bad decisions. My son thought that by putting water on it that the fire would be out, but he was wrong. It was'nt until hours later that we saw the smoke. My son has been devestated by what happeded and the damage he could have caused. He has apologized to the owner, who was very understanding and said she wanted the shed torn down anyway. All I know is that my son is a good kid and he has just made a mistake, as many of us do. The only difference is he is ten years old. So thankyou to the ones of you who had positive attitudes, and understand that kids will be kids, and boys will be boys.
10 year olds rebuild a shed wrote on Oct 11, 2008 12:04 PM:
Isn't that expecting a little much from a child that age. I'm sure the property owner is going to want it replaced with something that will stand up when the wind blows.
cloetus wrote on Oct 10, 2008 2:28 PM:
What a heart breaker. If these were your kids would oyu honestly want them referred to the juv dept. Seems to me it was their fort not a random shed on the neighbors property that they broke into and burned down. But even then, that should be between neighbors. For the kids to rebuild the shed themselves and pay for the materials through their own labor. Heck, from reading the postings here, it seems that some think we should go the extreme on them. What would you, as a parent, want done to your kids? 10 years old! Accidents happen. Most of lifes lessons are learned this way, thank god the lesson learned was not more extreme.
just a bit harsh wrote on Oct 9, 2008 9:31 AM:
I remember when my brother was young, probably around 10 or 11 and he and a friend built a fire in a "fort" that got out of control. There punishment, besides getting grounded, was to view photos of children from the burn center and they had to help build a fire break in the near by woods. Now I know that some these days would think that was cruel and inhumane punishment for such a little guy, but it worked. Second degree Arson and a referral to Juvenile, give me a break.
stupid mistake wrote on Oct 9, 2008 9:26 AM:
I dont think they had intent. They were trying to build a fire for their fort. Sounds normal enough. We did that when we were kids but we "pretended" there was a fire. If they were my boys (I do have 2) They would be tought a serious lesson. My boys are younger and have been talked to a million times about fires and what they can do without adult supervision. Stamping these things into your childrens head at a young age is essential. I guess they should be educated now after the fact.
Concerned Gramma wrote on Oct 9, 2008 7:33 AM:
I think this is a matter that the parents and the property owner should handle. Yes teach these young boys a lesson,but to put them into the system at this age is a bit harsh.I would suggest they spend the day with the fire Dept and really teach them the perils of playing with fire.
reedsgirl wrote on Oct 8, 2008 11:01 PM:
why the heck do 10 year old kids have maTCHES.. lets show some parental skills and teach your children.....
to the few of you that think this is harsh wrote on Oct 8, 2008 9:41 PM:
Is it ok if they come over and start a fire on your property? What if they had burned or injured themselves, caused someone else to be injured, perhaps a firefighter fighting this fire, would that be ok? Should they be allowed to egg cars and break windows too? What's wrong with you people? Wake up!!
Know your system wrote on Oct 8, 2008 5:17 PM:
I have seen in several posts about the kids going to detention. Please read the article. They did not go to detention they were referred to the juvenile department. The case will be reviewed by their staff and appropriate action will be taken. They will more than likely get something like community service.
Mark Smith wrote on Oct 8, 2008 4:43 PM:
This is probably one to chalk up to stupidity not criminality. They had enough sense to burn in a barrel but not enough to know how much wood or burnable material was too much. Doesn't show criminal intent. And it was used as a fort, usually you don't burn up your fort, you burn the other guys fort maybe
get real wrote on Oct 8, 2008 4:15 PM:
to concerned citizen: might be a little harsh sending them to juvenile detention and charging them with 2nd degree arson.
to local lady yes kids will be kids but should still be punished.
maybe the best idea would be for their parents to ground them and they should be made to do community service to pay for their damages to teach them they can't destroy things without consequences.
to local lady yes kids will be kids but should still be punished.
maybe the best idea would be for their parents to ground them and they should be made to do community service to pay for their damages to teach them they can't destroy things without consequences.
sheesh wrote on Oct 8, 2008 4:01 PM:
It's true: What if the fire got out of hand? WELL, it didn't!!!. This whole situation probably freaked out the kids enough! It's not like they should be sent to the juvenile dept! The boys tried to put it out- obviously they weren't trying to hurt anything! How dumb! Poor kids...
Concerned Citizen wrote on Oct 8, 2008 1:53 PM:
Wow..Local Lady. Kids will be kids, yes. We all did stupid things as kids but should have been punished by our parents for our actions. What if this fire got out of hand? What if this was your property that was destroyed? Kids should definetly be held responsible for their actions. Punish them now for this fire and maybe they will stay out of the legal system in the future.
Local Lady wrote on Oct 8, 2008 1:40 PM:
REFERRED TO THE JUVENILE DEPARTMENT?!?!?!?! They are treating them like they started that whole inferno on purpose! Here's the facts: Kids build forts, kids like fire, kids like to make fires. They obviously didn't mean for it to get out of hand and it was merely an accident but you're going to punish them for it? I myself along with some friends built a fort in a basement many years ago and we started a fire in an old coffee can. We were kids IT'S WHAT KIDS DO!!!
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