Just when you thought you’d heard it all, another story comes along that makes you say, “WTF? “
In Enid, Oklahoma early Thursday morning, two sisters ages 10 and 12 snuck into their neighbor’s home through an unlocked side door, gathered diapers, clothes, and a stroller then walked out with the neighbor’s one-year old son. Read the article in the Daily Oklahoman.
In this story, the mother of the two girls is quoted as saying, “…the case is being blown out of proportion.” And complains that her daughters are being held in custody, but drug dealers and sex offenders are released.
First of all, does this woman realize her children committed a felony?
Second, what kind of child kidnaps another child?
From the stories published by the Daily Oklahoman, this seems to be a classic case of parental neglect. Of course, I don’t know the whole story, but I would think if the police came to my house and told me my daughter was accused of kidnapping my neighbor’s son, I’d be doing some serious soul-searching.
But instead, this woman is playing the “blame game” so typical of parents these days. Instead of taking responsibility for their children’s actions, they find someone else to blame it on or deny their children even had anything to do with it. Despite the ten-year old being caught red-handed with the baby in her lap, the mother claims the older sister, who lives with her maternal grandmother, coerced the younger sister into committing this crime.
Obviously, someone didn’t explain the concept of right and wrong to these girls. Now they face the possibility of being incarcerated in the juvenile system. All the neighbors know what happened, and they aren’t going to trust these people ever again. I know I wouldn’t.
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