Posted on 09/28/2023 4:29:59 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
I did.
I did.
I did.
I got bronchitis.
” maybe under influence of Boone’s farm”
Oh Lord. There was something like it called ‘KiK’ too. Nasty.
We called the ringing doorbells.
I watched the video and it goes beyond overreaction. He thought it was one kid so he went to that kids house, yanked him out and onto the ground and cuffed him. Kid had nothing to do with it. Back on the road, finds the right kid, throws him down, knee to the neck, cuffs him, throws him in the car and once inside, punches him in the face and shatters his eye socket. This guy has a serious temper issue.
Ring door bell
Run off and hide
Prank
Extremely common
Those were extreme
Most kids just hide in shrubs and giggle giving themselves away
Most homeowners laugh it off
Most freepers shoot on sight
Best in reasonable neighborhoods without average poster here lol
> Cop overreaction deserves a grand jury indictment? <
If the article is correct, I’d also think a couple of years in jail. The trooper allegedly hit the kid so hard the he fractured one of the kid’s eye sockets. The kid was handcuffed at the time.
The kid deserved to be arrested for some misdemeanor crime. The trooper deserves to go to prison.
You can’t beat up minors when you’re an adult unless physically assaulted
Anyone here try that will learn
My 12 year old oldest son was beaten by a high school senior once
I was livid and wanted to get him
My son in law still too old at 22 volunteered for the honors (from Jersey)
He found him walking mean streets of Franklin tn (a joke it’s posh) and tuned him up a bit
Never said a word just stopped his car walked up and little 30 sec beat down with no stomping and got back in his car and left
Resolved
I watched the video. That was not ding dong ditch. Kicking a door hard is attempted breaking and entry in the middle of the night will get you killed.
The news media has a creative way of spinning the truth..
I understand why the trooper was pissed, someone attempted a home invasion on his girl friend.
I totally agree. As you noted, the trooper hit the kid so hard that he fractured one of the kid’s eye sockets. And the kid was handcuffed at the time.
This is the kind of cop who makes good cops look bad. If I were a judge, I’d have no problem giving him jail time.
In the video I saw the kid on the ground was crying ‘MOMMY!’
NO! Didn’t you read the post???
A Delaware State Trooper has been indicted by a grand jury after being accused of beating a teen who tried to ding dong ditch. He is also accused of assaulting a second teen?
This thread is so amusing lol
Yes we did this as kids and it was harmless prank back then. But people are uptight and dangerous these days so not a good idea.
Definitely NOT a good idea, what with Ring doorbells etc, plus I can’t run fast enough, anymore.
Niger sure is a long way from America just to ring a doorbell and run away. I would think that just dealing with Customs would take all fun out of doing it.
Do they even have doorbells in Niger ?
Gotta take a can of spray paint to disable the camera lens.
LOL. I see what you did there. Classic.
I agree, but depending on how the kids reacted to authority. If it was me in 1968, it would be yes sir, I am sorry sir...MY DAD IS GONNA BEAT ME sir.
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