The kid's dad went to prison. The mother went to find work, and the kids went to steal food and were sent to do time in juvie.
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The kid's dad went to prison. The mother went to find work, and the kids went to steal food and were sent to do time in juvie.
I understand that; however, it was the mother's bad decision to get knocked up by someone that didn't have a sense of morals or see fit to obey the law. There is an old saying: "Be careful what type of person you hitch your wagon to" and it applies with the person you marry or have kids with especially.
The mother also made the mistake of not teaching her children that it is wrong to steal, and compounded that mistake by leaving her kids unsupervised which allowed them to get into such a situation. I definitely applaud someone trying to find work, but leaving your kids to run free and get into trouble while doing so is a bad choice and shows poor judgement.
While I can empathize with people who find themselves in bad situations, I often find that their misfortune can be directly traced to a series of their own bad choices and irresponsible behavior.
As I mentioned, there are many programs to help people in need with everything from housing to food to even child care. There is really no good reason why someone needs to steal food. As I alos mentioned, unless the kids have a prior history of this type of behavior, they are not doing any significant time for an isolated incident. If anything, they could have said they needed the food because they were hungry and child protective services would have stepped in and take action. It sounds more like these kids were teenagers who definitely knew better and could even have gotten jobs and earned money to buy their own food. Sorry, tired of the excuses.