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In reply to the discussion: Idaho prosecutor: Arrest warrant for 9-year-old gum thief a mistake [View all]libodem
(19,288 posts)37. Lead poisoning
From the mines. Poor goofs. Even if most go to school they can't speak the king's English.
It ain't. It don't. I seen. Them-selfs. Are typical.
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really. that's what i thought was so telling. when i saw the headline, i thought the prosecutor
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#5
I actually had my youngest daughter return the goods to the store and tell them she was sorry. OF
jwirr
Jan 2015
#22
i noticed as soon as i left washington that idaho's roads sucked; and i passed through
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#35
why would a night in jail help? and why would you think the people who arrested him
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#16
the family doesn't have a car. yet the law held the kid overnight in jail and some asshole
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#36
He had the court date for stealing the gum, but the arrest warrant for skipping out on two dates
jmowreader
Jan 2015
#11
i think bringing a nine year old up on court charges for stealing a pack of gum is about as
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#12
he stole a pack of gum. and the kid was held in custody overnight, according to this report:
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#15
if someone tried to arrest my nine year old for stealing gum i wouldn't come to court either
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#18