[Morgana]

I got that feeling while watching the video. The mom is trying in her own misguided way to teach the girl not to steal. At the same time she looks like trailer trash in the clothing she was wearing. Personally I think a better way to teach the child not to steal is to take her back to the store and make her apologize to the manager and pay for what she stole.

[SamAdams76]

The girl is only 13. Not to minimize her shoplifting but making her wear that degrading shirt and then pushing her out of the house to face a news crew borders on child abuse. I get the impression the mother was looking for her "15 minutes" of fame and was willing to exploit her own daughter to get it. Mark my words, this girl is going to grow up hating her mother for what she did. The parent/child relationship has been damaged beyond repair.

If it were my child, I'd do as you suggested. Take the child back to the store to apologize and pay for what was taken. No cameras, no publicity. Then that would be the end of it.

[Melas]

Horrible advice, or at least advice thirty years out of date. Never put anyone into the legal system these days unless you really want to screw them over