Mother Has 12-Year-Old Son Arrested for Opening Christmas Gift Early  

I know what was he gonna do with it sell it or play it. And he wasnt even smart enough to hide the empty box or wrapping paper.

Yeah sounds like he is in for some more troubled day a head in life. My children would not do something like that.

It's not the sneaking of the Christmas gift here that's sounding the alarm, it's the "he's been in trouble before." This is a cry for help. Hopefully someone's listening.

That is a little extreme to me. I can understand if she would have returned the gift to the store. But call the police, and have him arrested, and waste tax payer's money for such a petty thing, that is rediculous. That's just my opinion

I think it was extreme also...he has a record now. I simply would have taken the toy away and sold it. Sorry charlie you can't have it now )

soldenski, You are not paying attention. The mom said he had been in trouble before with shop lifting and punching a police officer. The game was the straw that broke the camel's back.

its shocking ofcourse!!!!!!!!!
but ya the mother is justified in what she has done

I don't see it as justified, she obviously didn't call the police when he was shoplifting from stores. But she called them over a Christmas gift??? Like I said before, STUPID PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE RAISING KIDS!!!!!!!!

Yes true she waited to long after the other incidents happened, If it was just the gift and not the other petty theft and punching the cop i would not have called them. I know I have sneaked a peak when I was younger to.

That would have been a good puishment to making him return it to they store or making him give it to a charity.

GOD!!!!!!!she is out of mind man....now that boy is in police records which may give him some problem in future who knows????

There are lot of better ways to teach him respect for gifts but not by sending him to jail for some gift! CRAZY

I heard someone ask, on the news, why he was getting such a good gift for christmas? Since he's been behaving so badly.

Are serious it is not the gift opening but it is the entire episode of events?. There are consequences for actions and he needs to learn sooner than later. Maybe his mother will get more respect from him now as well as other in authority. Good for mom.

That boy probably already has a record for the shoplifting and punching the cop. This just adds to his exsisting record. The boy is headed down a long hard road and needs extreme intervention. Had it not been for his other actions I too would have said mom is crazy but this boy is out of control. She had this mother had this boy when she was 15? That is really young to have a baby. She is now 27 and has a juvenile delinquit on her hands. How sad.

ya if it had not had the other problems i wouldnt of called.

i love Judge Judy!!! thanks for posting

lol good idea.

Thats smart thing by your mom. This is one good for mom in this story. I pity her boy:(

I agree that this is was taken a little too hard and the boy should not have been punished in that way. I wonder if this will have a bad effect on the child knowing that his mom called the police and had him arrested over a simple gameboy. Some other type of punishment should have been taken in this case.

I agree...Hopefully he learned from it. But...OY! :X