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Buffalo Grove boy dials 911 after parents take away his Xbox video game
The Chicago Tribune ^
| November 18, 2009
| Tribune Staff Report
Posted on 11/23/2009 10:50:04 AM PST by Reaganesque
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To: Reaganesque
A bit of an overreaction and a waste of the police's time, IMHO. Now, if he'd murdered his parents with an axe and then called 911 he wouldn't be in all this trouble.
To: Reaganesque
once Obama rams through our acceptance of the U.N. Intenational Rights of the Child Treaty this story will have a very different outcome
To: Reaganesque; null and void; brytlea; autumnraine; Grumpybutt; Cagey; AuntB; RandallFlagg; ...
It’s emotionally satisfying to contemplate what I would have done to my sons’ Xbox, and my son, if any had pulled this trick.
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posted on
11/23/2009 11:15:03 AM PST
by
Shimmer1
(When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt)
To: Buckeye McFrog
That little sneaky bit will lead to BITS if they try to enforce it. People WILL take up arms to defend their parental rights.
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posted on
11/23/2009 11:16:55 AM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
To: nagdt
He needs a smack upside his head,and a fine he can pay for himself. Little punk.
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posted on
11/23/2009 11:18:45 AM PST
by
POWERSBOOTHEFAN
(Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord,For His Name Alone Is Exaulted)
To: cranked
To: latina4dubya
on the bright side, he was inquiring about his rights and their authority over him... Typical skull full of mush.
He should have called the ACLU.
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posted on
11/23/2009 11:26:44 AM PST
by
HIDEK6
To: Reaganesque
So, he's 15-years-old, about to get this drivers' license, and pitches this little fit over an X-Box being taken away?
This is what happens when parents fail to establish who is in charge, at a very early age. I can't wait to see what's going to happen when he is denied use of the car later on?
Personally, after he pulled the 911 stunt, I'd take that X-box and another video game he has out to the driveway and back over it several times with the car...never to allow another one to come into the house.
Also, I'd get with the cops and have him (mock) arrested for "filing a false report"...just to scare the pee out of him for that little trick.
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posted on
11/23/2009 11:32:52 AM PST
by
FrankR
(SENATE: You cram it down our throats in '09, We'll shove it up your ass in '10...count on it.)
To: Jack Black
“Which is better Xbox 360 or Playstation 3? Why?”
In practical terms, the two systems are roughly comparable in gaming performance. In theory, the PS3 has substantially greater processing power, but it is apparently very difficult for game developers to program their games to fully harness all of that power. The PS3 came out a couple of years later than the XBox 360, so it’s still possible that it will pull ahead in actual performance as game developers become more savvy in exploiting its strengths. The one clear immediate advantage the PS3 does have is that it is capable of playing Blu-Ray discs.
Although I have a PS3 but not an XBox 360, I see no reason to trash the XBox 360 as some PS3 fanboys are prone to do, as both systems have proven to be excellent gaming platforms. If you are into gaming, I think the deciding factor would be the games themselves, particularly those that are exclusive to one platform or the other. For instance, I love Warhawk, which is a Sony (via Incognito) title available only on the PS3. This title alone is reason enough for me to own the PS3. We’re also huge fans of the Ratchet & Clank series, exclusive to Sony. Some of my XBox 360 friends came over and saw me playing Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction, and they told me there is nothing like it for the XBox 360 in terms of the stunning beauty of its graphics. The XBox 360 has an advantage in offering a greater number of high quality first-person shooter exclusives like the Halo Series.
To: Reaganesque
My son is a cop. He answered a 911 call about an older kid hitting his sister. When he got there he found the two, the only ones at home. A 15 year old boy and his 12 year old sister. The boy had thrown a french fry across the table and hit her with it. She called 911 over that.
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posted on
11/23/2009 12:01:33 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
("Get lost, Mitt. You're the Eddie Haskell of the Republican party." (Finny))
To: Jack Black
Which is better Xbox 360 or Playstation 3? Why? I don't have the vaguest idea what either one is or does.
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posted on
11/23/2009 12:03:25 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
("Get lost, Mitt. You're the Eddie Haskell of the Republican party." (Finny))
To: Graybeard58
Too bad being a whiner isn’t illegal. Sigh.
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posted on
11/23/2009 12:10:11 PM PST
by
Reaganesque
("And thou shalt do it with all humility, trusting in me, reviling not against revilers.")
To: Reaganesque
His effing xbox would be history forever, and the little SOB would be grounded until he was 18, and then I’d kick his traitorous a$$ out the door.
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posted on
11/23/2009 12:16:29 PM PST
by
Scotsman will be Free
(11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
To: toast
My kids have had their xbox rights revoked several times. But they havent tried calling 911. You meanie! You'd probably further violate their rights, by taking away their cell phones.
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posted on
11/23/2009 1:00:27 PM PST
by
ASA Vet
(Iran should have ceased to exist Nov 5, 1979, but we had no president then either.)
To: Reaganesque
Imho, his parents should give his Xbox away as a Christmas present for a needy child.
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posted on
11/23/2009 1:04:20 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
Christmas present for a needy child No child needs a Xbox or any other mind numbing device. Sell it and give the proceeds to an organization which helps needy children.
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posted on
11/23/2009 1:08:07 PM PST
by
ASA Vet
(Iran should have ceased to exist Nov 5, 1979, but we had no president then either.)
To: ASA Vet
Sell it and buy the kid a set of Legos.
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posted on
11/23/2009 1:09:31 PM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
To: ASA Vet
That would be a better idea, I agree!
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posted on
11/23/2009 1:10:25 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: jurroppi1
LOL. Spare the child, beat the box. I found that taking a sledgehammer to the Gameboy was VERY effective. Lots of little smashed plastic pieces everywhere and the utterly awakened look on my son was priceless.
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posted on
11/23/2009 1:21:22 PM PST
by
eldoradude
(Let's water the tree of liberty with THEIR blood...)
To: eldoradude
When my son’s grades tanked, I sold his Game boy to his cousin. He gets irritated every time he sees her playing with it.
Also when I reaqd him this story, his response was “What a wuss” and my son is 14.
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posted on
11/23/2009 2:14:07 PM PST
by
chae
(I am karmic retribution)
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