8 & 9 year old human garbage likely totaled my car

[Dmaxcc6spd]

It seems that my state doesn't have a specific law about watching children. One of them was found home alone in the middle of the day.

I'm mostly done with this. Waiting on my court date and check from the insurance company.

Time to put the 1st half of 2015 behind me. It's been a bad year so far.

[angryv6]

Glad to hear things are moving in right direction for you OP.

[ghmjgioj]

That said, it is not the children who need to be spanked... it is the parents. Spanking a kid does not teach them right. Only teaching them by example works.

[Bizaro]

Parents probably crack heads collecting welfare checks, no surprise there

[kevint]

Originally Posted by Bizaro

Parents probably crack heads collecting welfare checks, no surprise there

According to Florida, there is a 2% chance of that being the case.

[FilibustaRhymes]

Hope you get what you can, but it doesn't sound like mom and dad probably have much to take even if you do win in court.

Several years ago we had a house in Memphis, TN on the market - new carpet, new light fixtures, several thousand dollars and many, many labor hours spent getting it in good shape to sell after having been lived in for many years.

At some point a pair of kids from the nearby middle school busted a window and made the house their after-school hangout. They used a golf club and cans of paint they found in the garage to trash every light fixture in the house, drywall in a few places, and new carpet all over the place.

My dad happened to be driving down the street and saw the perps running toward the house right after school let out and called the police, who were quick to respond and actually dragged one of the kids back out of the window as he was halfway through.

We took them to court - one was apparently dropped off and there by himself, the other one's momma was there with an attorney ("My baby dindu nuffin wrong!"). Judge ordered them to pay something like $1200 to us (which wasn't even close to sniffing the actual amount of damage done), after which the one momma made a pretty rude comment to my mom. Never saw a single penny.

We pursued it and pursued it, and finally the police sgt involved with the case advised us to give up because it was a waste of time to try and get money out of them. So I'm not actually sure what the court is for. It's like "Pay them money" "Nah." "Oh, okay."

Anyway the point of my story is that I wish you luck but my faith in the system that seems to support and coddle worthless POS's like those and the ones who destroyed your car is basically nil. People who actually work hard for what they have can't seem to catch a break.

[Djinn]

Absolutely ridiculous!!! I can't believe that we have become so touchy feely about kids in the past years. If someone touches them everybody is in an uproar but they can get away with anything...

[Denis]

glad its finally going somewhere. im glad they totaled it, I wouldn't have wanted that car back after the amount of work it needed.

[thunderkyss]

Originally Posted by Dmaxcc6spd

Planning on a '16 or '17 Camaro. I'm hoping for some 1LE action, but of course that hasn't been announced. '17 will be a big year with the 50th anniversary. I'm not a fan of special stickers and such, just want a little more performance than SS, but not willing to spend ZL1 or Z28 money.

I thought the 2016 SS was basically a 1LE, performance wise, right out of the box?

[AITI]

Originally Posted by Dmaxcc6spd

Never saw the kids before. This occurred in a large parking lot and was actually daylight when they started. There is a large apartment complex surrounding the facility. They came in on bikes. One person had to leave the evening meeting early and called to let us know what was going on. The punks hid in the bushes, but were quickly found. The level of stupidity and lack of respect from people these days never ceases to amaze me. My kids know not to touch the paint on a car. Most people don't realize how easily clear coat is scratched. And I chose that parking spot to avoid door dings!

I could NEVER live in an apartment complex w/out a enclosed garage with a nice car. Sorry to read this....no respect taught now days. Good luck!

[DRKS1D3]

Originally Posted by ghmjgioj

That said, it is not the children who need to be spanked... it is the parents. Spanking a kid does not teach them right. Only teaching them by example works.

Blanket statements are hilarious.

[JR 1]

Originally Posted by Dmaxcc6spd

Oh, and i talked to the local sheriff and prosecutor. Nothing to be done there. Something about proving intent to destroy and age of discernment. I'm calling this BS. I'll have my day in court for my out of pocket expenses and I'm sure the insurance company will be coming after them as well.

Yeah, I imagine proving intent to destroy would be really hard. Maybe the kids accidentally scratched and dented every inch of the car, ripped off the gas door, broke the mirrors, etc. Maybe they thought you would like the new look. How anyone could look at that car and claim those kids intended anything other than destroying it is beyond me.

[myold88]

Why does everyone keep referring to the parents? There are no parents, only a parent.
In most cases these kids live in a one Mother or Grandmother home.

As far as the language written on the car- If thats all you hear growing up at home
and in the neighborhood, That and 75 other words is your entire vocabulary.

As an adjuster, it would have taken me a total of 2 hours to total out this car, not
2 months.

This as been a sad and unnecessary experience for the OP imo. Im glad it's finally
getting resolved.

[CRF8]

Age of "discernment " in Florida is about 7 or so. Just need to know right from wrong.
Though the ones you have, ages might just get them counseling instead of prosecution.
I spent 30 years making arrests on cases just like this with no problem. Step 1 police report and sworn statements step 2 charging document step 3 kids arrested or parents given a court date to bring them. I would call news media if this was me.


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