Let me take a quick moment to share a bit of history with youthful, wannabe comedians and practical jokers all over the CSRA:No one gets away with destructive practical jokes, conducted by two or more high school students, ever.Not in this day and age.
This is 2012.Cameras are everywhere.Computers track everything.The cops have surveillance video of the kids, not only on school grounds doing the deed, but, yep, there they are as a group, on the Evans Walmart
security tapes, buying some of the tools for the big project.And look at that, they even had some helpful young men carrying out gallons of cooking oil that, I am told, was destined to be spread all over the floors of their wonderful school.
Interesting thing about that shopping trip.The girls told the cops they got all the stuff at Wally World, and they do have video of them cruising through the store (as a group) just when they said they were there, butthere is no record of any superglue being purchased. As we pointed out earlier, they used enough of the stuff to ruin 43 locks.
Did someone forget to pay for the stuff?No way to tell.The girls say they did, the cash register receipts say they did not, and the store video was not able to determine any thing one way or the other.
With over 5K in property damage left in their wake, I suppose 20 bucks worth of shoplifted superglue would not have made a whole lot of difference. It may be an incredible stroke of luck if they got away with that one, because an additional charge of shoplifting would not bode well in the court of public opinion for these young scholars.
As the aftermath of all this has played out, I have to say I was impressed to hear that the parents of the Four Duncekateers did not make overt moves to do anything other than own up for their errant offspring. I can only hope that the shiny baubles wrapped as graduation presents for the quartet will be returned to help pay for the damage they wrought.
For all you folks who whined about the need to write this all off as a well-intentioned prank, let me remind you; these are Greenbrier girls, they damn well ought to know better.These girls have been preached at about “consequences” their entire lives.
Unlike other kids from other neighborhoods, these girls don’t have to worry about the gangbangers next door, the professionalism of their teachers or the source of their next meal.
They have it all. Some would suggest, they have too much.
The picture I included with the column was posted to my Facebook page, as Greenbrier students were responding to the plight of their classmates.The girl on the right is one of the accused vandals. The one on the left is the daughter of Mary Peel. I only include the name because Mary posted a note under the picture declaring her love for her daughter, which means she must not be bothered by the fact that she and her equally underage friend (and future accused vandal) posted themselves on FB apparently committing a misdemeanor.
Which brings two thoughts to mind:First, with parents this dim, are we ever surprised that their kids get into trouble?Second, we should be thankful these girls are all so pretty.Ugly girls rarely get by on such little common sense.You Might Also Like:
Well, At Least They Are Pretty
by Austin Rhodes
I called this one from the start.Or at least the fallout from it.
Four Columbia County princesses decide to pull a prank in their last days as high school students.The “prank” results in over $5,000 in property damage, automatically triggering felony level charges of vandalism.
Oops.
And some prank. Superglue in 43 different door locks.I don’t know what is more depressing, the fact that these ladies did not realize how much expensive property damage they were doing, or even that they had the slightest notion that doing such a thing was going to be the least bit humorous.
Let me take a quick moment to share a bit of history with youthful, wannabe comedians and practical jokers all over the CSRA:No one gets away with destructive practical jokes, conducted by two or more high school students, ever.Not in this day and age.
This is 2012.Cameras are everywhere.Computers track everything.The cops have surveillance video of the kids, not only on school grounds doing the deed, but, yep, there they are as a group, on the Evans Walmart
security tapes, buying some of the tools for the big project.And look at that, they even had some helpful young men carrying out gallons of cooking oil that, I am told, was destined to be spread all over the floors of their wonderful school.
Interesting thing about that shopping trip.The girls told the cops they got all the stuff at Wally World, and they do have video of them cruising through the store (as a group) just when they said they were there, butthere is no record of any superglue being purchased. As we pointed out earlier, they used enough of the stuff to ruin 43 locks.
Did someone forget to pay for the stuff?No way to tell.The girls say they did, the cash register receipts say they did not, and the store video was not able to determine any thing one way or the other.
With over 5K in property damage left in their wake, I suppose 20 bucks worth of shoplifted superglue would not have made a whole lot of difference. It may be an incredible stroke of luck if they got away with that one, because an additional charge of shoplifting would not bode well in the court of public opinion for these young scholars.
As the aftermath of all this has played out, I have to say I was impressed to hear that the parents of the Four Duncekateers did not make overt moves to do anything other than own up for their errant offspring. I can only hope that the shiny baubles wrapped as graduation presents for the quartet will be returned to help pay for the damage they wrought.
For all you folks who whined about the need to write this all off as a well-intentioned prank, let me remind you; these are Greenbrier girls, they damn well ought to know better.These girls have been preached at about “consequences” their entire lives.
Unlike other kids from other neighborhoods, these girls don’t have to worry about the gangbangers next door, the professionalism of their teachers or the source of their next meal.
They have it all. Some would suggest, they have too much.
The picture I included with the column was posted to my Facebook page, as Greenbrier students were responding to the plight of their classmates.The girl on the right is one of the accused vandals. The one on the left is the daughter of Mary Peel. I only include the name because Mary posted a note under the picture declaring her love for her daughter, which means she must not be bothered by the fact that she and her equally underage friend (and future accused vandal) posted themselves on FB apparently committing a misdemeanor.
Which brings two thoughts to mind:First, with parents this dim, are we ever surprised that their kids get into trouble?Second, we should be thankful these girls are all so pretty.Ugly girls rarely get by on such little common sense.You Might Also Like:
Let me take a quick moment to share a bit of history with youthful, wannabe comedians and practical jokers all over the CSRA:No one gets away with destructive practical jokes, conducted by two or more high school students, ever.Not in this day and age.
This is 2012.Cameras are everywhere.Computers track everything.The cops have surveillance video of the kids, not only on school grounds doing the deed, but, yep, there they are as a group, on the Evans Walmart
security tapes, buying some of the tools for the big project.And look at that, they even had some helpful young men carrying out gallons of cooking oil that, I am told, was destined to be spread all over the floors of their wonderful school.
Interesting thing about that shopping trip.The girls told the cops they got all the stuff at Wally World, and they do have video of them cruising through the store (as a group) just when they said they were there, butthere is no record of any superglue being purchased. As we pointed out earlier, they used enough of the stuff to ruin 43 locks.
Did someone forget to pay for the stuff?No way to tell.The girls say they did, the cash register receipts say they did not, and the store video was not able to determine any thing one way or the other.
With over 5K in property damage left in their wake, I suppose 20 bucks worth of shoplifted superglue would not have made a whole lot of difference. It may be an incredible stroke of luck if they got away with that one, because an additional charge of shoplifting would not bode well in the court of public opinion for these young scholars.
As the aftermath of all this has played out, I have to say I was impressed to hear that the parents of the Four Duncekateers did not make overt moves to do anything other than own up for their errant offspring. I can only hope that the shiny baubles wrapped as graduation presents for the quartet will be returned to help pay for the damage they wrought.
For all you folks who whined about the need to write this all off as a well-intentioned prank, let me remind you; these are Greenbrier girls, they damn well ought to know better.These girls have been preached at about “consequences” their entire lives.
Unlike other kids from other neighborhoods, these girls don’t have to worry about the gangbangers next door, the professionalism of their teachers or the source of their next meal.
They have it all. Some would suggest, they have too much.
The picture I included with the column was posted to my Facebook page, as Greenbrier students were responding to the plight of their classmates.The girl on the right is one of the accused vandals. The one on the left is the daughter of Mary Peel. I only include the name because Mary posted a note under the picture declaring her love for her daughter, which means she must not be bothered by the fact that she and her equally underage friend (and future accused vandal) posted themselves on FB apparently committing a misdemeanor.
Which brings two thoughts to mind:First, with parents this dim, are we ever surprised that their kids get into trouble?Second, we should be thankful these girls are all so pretty.Ugly girls rarely get by on such little common sense.You Might Also Like:
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