In article kIDse.9370$fa3.2840@trndny01,
George Patterson wrote:

Jonathan Goodish wrote:

I am thinking "where were the parents?"

Notice that he also stole his mother's van to drive to the airport. His
parents
were probably sitting at home saying "I'm a'gonna kill that kid when I catch
up
to him."


I doubt it. The parents obviously weren't paying attention to what he
was up to, and obviously left the keys in a place accessible to him.

This kid obviously didn't have much respect for authority, didn't
demonstrate good judgment, was not very bright, and I certainly wouldn't
characterize him as "well-behaved." If that describes your kid and you
know they're generally an irresponsible terror, being a responsible
parent would including eliminating easy access to things that your kid
could use to get into trouble--like your car.

Of course, in my experience, the kids who are irresponsible terrors
usually don't have responsible parents.



JKG