Mom has son arrested for allegedly playing with present before Christmas

[Imran Siddiqui]

[q=Asher]It also has the downsides of that in cases of domestic violence, the woman doesn't always press charges.[/q]

Err... she doesn't have to. In fact, in plenty of states only the District Attorney can drop charges in domestic violence cases and it doesn't matter if the woman (or man) wants to go on.

http://www.attorney-criminal-dui.com/domestic-violence.htm#3

Can I be prosecuted for Domestic Violence or Spousal Abuse if the victim does not press charges?

YES, Domestic Violence or Spouse Abuse crimes are aggressively prosecuted and even if the victim tells the court and prosecutor they do not wish to "press charges", the case will NOT be dismissed.

That's in California.

Like I said, middling crimes where the police doesn't care if it goes forward or not can go to the person who was aggrieved. If he thinks strongly enough, then they'll go forward. More serious crimes, where the police care about it, they won't even ask if that person wants to press charges.

So yeah, more efficient.

[Asher]

California -- what of the other states?

South Carolina, for instance. Where wife beating, kid beating, etc. are all part of raising a family.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Asher
California -- what of the other states?

If there is no law, it is up to the discretion of the police. The DA brings charges. If he wants to do it without someone pressing charges, no stopping him... if the DA has some bias, well, then that ain't no different from your Canadian system then, is it?

[SlowwHand]

Oh bull**** Asher.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Don't worry Sloww, as he's showing in this whole 'pressing charges' discussion, he's entirely clueless.

[Asher]

I'm educated by the Cops shows, where the husband beats the wife, the wife cries and won't press charges, and the cops go back to the donut shop.

[SlowwHand]

In Texas, and I know it's not the only place, only a domestic violence call, someone goes to jail.
It's no longer up to the free party on charges. The state of texas files the charges.
In the case of a parent these days, you're screwed. You talk about beating? My ass. And that's the whole problem these days with "lack of parenting skills".
What are you going to do when you child absolutely says, "Screw you"?

That part you just said absolutely fries my ass.
Here, this woman is doing all she can to keep from beating the kid, and you STILL find fault.
WTF is she supposed to do, Asher? Quit your pontificating about the evils of it all and tell me.

All the rest, I could chalk off to no experience, but when you throw that in there and STILL criticize, well **** you.

[GePap]

Just hang him or cut his hand off. Cheaper than the courts and it takes less time.

[Asher]

I find it hilarious that you all paint this picture of this helpless woman who is being terrorized by her raving troublemaker son. He "repeatedly" opened his christmas present to play it. How awful.

HOW DARE anyone criticize her parenting skills if she calls the cops for gameboy playing.

Americans are awful parents, apparently. They like the state raising their kids when they fail.

[SlowwHand]

You have nothing to base your opinion on.

How can you speak at all? I don't understand you.
To you, there's no way the woman can parent that won't draw criticism from you.
They saved up for a damn Gameboy.
You run off and buy whatever is the latest and greatest.
Where is your frame of reference on any of it?

[Asher]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
You have nothing to base your opinion on.

This boy repeatedly went to the hiding place to play his gameboy before Christmas. The parents kept putting it back there. Not giving it to charity, not returning it to the store, not hiding it somewhere else -- they kept putting it back.

The simple fact is the police are arresting this boy for opening a christmas present early. It's a waste of people's time and money, and it's as simple as that.

Any justifications on the mother's behaviour relies on ridiculous assumptions you clowns make.

[SlowwHand]

What she could have done is let the little monster have the Gameboy now, and comes Christmas, "Tough luck, kid. Nothing for you."
I can hear your outcry on that, too.

[Asher]

Obviously, he shouldn't have gotten the gameboy at all. And, obviously, they should have gotten rid of it the first time he found it and played it.

Pressing charges after he does it again is just....STUPID.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

im am glad that the parnet involved here has been proven not from TEXAS, however the boy simply has behavior issues and no one has been able to get him to control his advances. I do belive if anyonehere has a child that has problems would agree that any parent would do what they have to, to assure the kid is on the right path. I happen to have a child diagonsed with ADHD I dont have him on meds at the moment cause of something he told me. But kids will do things that cause parents to do what they have to, to make sure the kid is the right page.

[Tuberski]

I'm beginning to think the whole story is a hoax. Keith Olberman had it on MSNBC yesterday, but according to his story it happened in Pennsylvania.

ACK!