[camle]

now if the tyke had a pair of scissors, THEN principal would get a medal

[Rifleman]

When I was about four, my Mom caught me with a red plastic truck that I had stolen from the 5 'n dime. She stopped the Chief of Police (a small town, he was patrolling the Square) and ratted me out. Chief Stanley Malone put me in the back of his car and had his handcuffs out when he just happened to mention that if I took the truck back and apologized to the store manager he could let me go...this time.

I took the deal.

I suspect that the kid needs a daddy to beat his butt and require him to behave. It sounds as if his mother is no help at all.