If the mother (where is the father, eh?) had a SHRED of decency, she should have never brought charges, or had them dropped, and she should THANK the guy for helping discipline her worthless juvenile delinquent.
1 posted on
07/09/2003 2:42:34 PM PDT by
Paul Ross
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2 posted on
07/09/2003 2:45:01 PM PDT by
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Crazy World Ping!
3 posted on
07/09/2003 2:45:10 PM PDT by
Eaker
(This is OUR country; let's take it back!!!!!)
To: Paul Ross
I can picture me as a kid, coming across a parrot and trying to get it to cuss, LOL. Hell, I can picture me doing the same thing now, for that matter.
Where is your sense of mischief?
To: Paul Ross
admitting he did egg the bird on. Oh they're cracking me up here. But seriesly folks, I know parrots and $13k for a bird is way outta lion.
5 posted on
07/09/2003 2:52:03 PM PDT by
steveo
(...it's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes.)
To: Paul Ross
Someone tell that kid, "You break it, you bought it."
7 posted on
07/09/2003 2:54:27 PM PDT by
martin_fierro
(A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
To: Paul Ross
"My feet were just kicking, trying to get away," Matthew told the paper, saying he was scared but not hurt. Case dismissed.
To: Paul Ross
I'm sure a $985,000,000 lawsuit will soon follow.
To: Paul Ross
Was the parrot nailed to its perch or pineing for the fjords?
To: Paul Ross
The guy was doing the kid a favor. A spanking at an early age is a quick way to learn manners and build character.
I can still remember the taste of soap when, as a child, I slipped in an inappropriate word at the dinner table. The punishment for that faux pas was swift and well remembered. I never did that again.
19 posted on
07/09/2003 3:38:22 PM PDT by
Noachian
(Legislation without Representation has no place in a free Republic)
To: Paul Ross
$13,000 bucks for a bird? That's worth more than the kid!
22 posted on
07/09/2003 3:45:24 PM PDT by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
To: Paul Ross
I want to know where the mother was? Was she using the store as a babysitter?
To: Paul Ross
The merchant should get a fine and civil infraction.(no jail or misdemenor/felony charge). He should have asked the boys to leave and/or call the parents. He should not have lain a hand on him.
If I was a kid and a (male) non parent put a hand on me, I would defend myself in any manner that is appropiate.
27 posted on
07/09/2003 4:38:36 PM PDT by
Dan from Michigan
(Liberals - "The suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked")
To: Paul Ross
I see nothing wrong with a bird speaking FOWL language...
To: Paul Ross
Well, $*%! me.
32 posted on
07/09/2003 6:05:36 PM PDT by
Xenalyte
(I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I'll defend to the death your right to stick it)
To: Paul Ross
The mother should have to buy the bird $14,000...
The bird cannot be sold to anyone but some moron who enjoys hearing (fowl) foul language
making it worth less...
Apparently the birds dont unlearn words...easily
Pretty much malicous damage to his property
He did the mom a big favor by disciplining her kids
naturally she will probably sue him for damage
Sick world we live in...in the old days parents did not mind when their kids were disciplined by well meaning adults...
It was considered a duty of polite society once upon a time
35 posted on
07/09/2003 6:10:54 PM PDT by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
To: Paul Ross
Not only did the boy deserve a whipping, so does his mother. Human debris of this sort are a major cause of the decline of what used to be called common decency.
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