Not news: thief gets caught. That is all.

That reminds me, I should write down the numbers of the new cyclocross bike I just bought.

I_Can't_Believe_it's_not_Boutros: Diogenes: It had serial numbers and everything.

It's got a basket, a bell that rings, and things to make it look good.

I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.

You're the kinda girl that fits in with my world.

I'll give everything, anything if you want thing.

I_Can't_Believe_it's_not_Boutros: Diogenes: It had serial numbers and everything.

It's got a basket, a bell that rings, and things to make it look good.

I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.

:nicely: done

Good! Teach the little thief early I say! You can get away with it, you just gotta be more careful dammit!

The kid should have been pepper sprayed and tasered before being cuffed. He no longer of any worth to society and should be jailed for 40 years. Okay done with the jokes. The cops did the right thing. The kid now knows even IF he didnt steal it himself he cant claim stuff that he does not own his & lie about it to the police. Hopefully this keeps him on a good path and no longer have to desire to do this again.

Worst case would have been giving him a slap on the wrist tell him that was bad and have him do it all over again because something else shiny caught his eye. The next house could have a very angry man with a steal pipe or gun in it, all with a desire to kill and a obsession with his stuff not being touched.

You have to do what you can to make everyone a second class citizen as soon as possible so they don't get all these "rights" that they always complain about.

Funny thing is, if you want your kid to have a REAL tricycle (or bicycle), not some plastic POS made in China one, it's going to cost you. Maybe not 400 bucks, but still.

A 10-year-old boy was charged with felony burglary after he allegedly stole a $400 tricycle.

I'm more outraged that stealing a bike is a farking felony. Remember when felonies were only serious crimes like murder and rape?

I say the former, since honestly, with the Pimp My Ride mentality we've taken as of late, I can see a $400 trike happening.

/trike is my word for lesbian threesome

The real victim in this story is Shannon Court. Get that woman off of her!

Madbassist1: gopher321: What's outrageous about cops arresting a thief? Who cares how old he is? Too bad they didn't smack him a few times to learn him up.

And people wonder why the gov. is running such a huge deficit.

Because our nation doesn't give kids a free pass for stealing is why we have debt? Really?

YA, lets make it impossible for this hardened criminal to get a job before hes out of elementary school.

Bathia_Mapes: It was probably one of the adult tricycles. Then tend to be a bit spendy.

Having worked at a bike shop, this is exactly true. Those things aren't cheap.

Well the answer is always 'C', so I can only conclude that this headline's incomplete...

Good thing he didn't steal it from George Zimmerman....he would have been shot.

BR549: Good thing he didn't steal it from George Zimmerman....he would have been shot.

That's pure speculation. The article didn't say he was black or armed with skittles or wearing a hoodies.

ongbok: BurnShrike: A 10-year-old boy was charged with felony burglary after he allegedly stole a $400 tricycle.

I'm more outraged that stealing a bike is a farking felony. Remember when felonies were only serious crimes like murder and rape?

It is probably because of how much the bike cost. Once you steal something over a certain dollar amount it becomes a felony. But the real question is can a 10 year old be charged with a felony?

the felony isn't for stealing the tricycle, it is for burglary of an occupied dwelling

Why is that outrageous. They were trying to scare him. Hopefully it works. As to the tric, it sounds like an adult one. Easily could be $400.

cgraves67: BR549: Good thing he didn't steal it from George Zimmerman....he would have been shot.

That's pure speculation. The article didn't say he was black or armed with skittles or wearing a hoodies.

Kids always have skittles. He would have been as good as dead the minute he tried to run away into a yard.

ha-ha-guy: /I'm wondering if the kid was arrested with parental consent
//you know scare the little asshole straight type of thing

Probably. The story didn't include a quote from the outraged mother about how she was going to sue, so I'd guess she consented to it.

Am I the only one surprised that a 10 year old think it's okay to steal?

The thought never, ever occurred to me when I was growing up - could the kid be imitating somebody he knows well?

/ Come to think of it, any farkers here that stole as a kid?

What an expensive trike may look like.

/Well, shiat!!!

CrispFlows: Am I the only one surprised that a 10 year old think it's okay to steal?

The thought never, ever occurred to me when I was growing up - could the kid be imitating somebody he knows well?

/ Come to think of it, any farkers here that stole as a kid?

Most kids steal at some point. I only did it once, but everyone else I've talked to stole a hell of a lot more than that.

Maybe there was an 1/8th of pot taped to it.

It's not fair that my kid cannot just take your bike, air rifle, phone, ipod, fishing rods, dog, scooter etc..... without facing police charges.

They make it sound like it's stealing.

Kids under 16 should be allowed to take any item out of your house and not face any repercussions

A couple trikes over $500 ...





Of course, these are 24" trikes with pedal-electric motors.

Pfft. Why get the police involved at all. Homeowner should have Stood.Their.Ground.

As a person with balance problems, I've looked into getting a trike for errands and commuting. The only thing that has prevented me from buying one is the extremely high cost.

Madbassist1: davidphogan: Madbassist1: gopher321: What's outrageous about cops arresting a thief? Who cares how old he is? Too bad they didn't smack him a few times to learn him up.

And people wonder why the gov. is running such a huge deficit.

Because our nation doesn't give kids a free pass for stealing is why we have debt? Really?

While the police should have been on the scene, there was absolutely no reason to initiate felony proceedings against a farking 10 yr old. Think about that a felony rap just because the kid wanted the shiny tricycle. The cop should have recovered the trike, returned it to its owner, made the kid apologize, took the kid to his mother, explained the situation and let the kid get his ass beat.

Anything else is overkill and a waste of money and court resources...geesh what a bunch of nanny-staters

Lighten up Francis - the kid was arrested, he won't be charged, and he won't go to court. You know, being arrested is NOT the same thing as being charged, tried and/or convicted (and no, I don't care if the article said "charged" - cops don't charge, the DA does). Pet peeve of mine that some people act like the cops are the DA and/or the courts; and that being arrested is the same as being charged.

What is outrageous, is a bicycle turning into a tricycle.

A woman on Shannon Court reported that while she was in her home someone walked into her garage and took her bicycle and her son's air rifle, according to a Fort Walton Beach Police report.

An officer found the tricycle a few streets over and asked the 10-year-old boy about it.

gopher321: What's outrageous about cops arresting a thief? Who cares how old he is? Too bad they didn't smack him a few times to learn him up.

Yep.

Glad to see someone write that.

Here's a $2800 trike.

CrispFlows: Am I the only one surprised that a 10 year old think it's okay to steal?

The thought never, ever occurred to me when I was growing up - could the kid be imitating somebody he knows well?

/ Come to think of it, any farkers here that stole as a kid?

when i was a teenager, my friends would boost bikes from the impound yard at the sheriff's department when they needed parts.

So now his second amendment rights are hereby repealed.