Parents want to sue ex-NFLer for outing brats

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Parents of the hundreds of teens who broke into and destroyed former NFLer Brian Holloway’s upstate vacation home are threatening to sue him for outing their brats on Twitter — saying he’s spoiling their chances of getting into college.
http://nypost.com/2013/09/20/parents-want-to-sue-former-nfler-for-outing-their-hard-partying-brats/




Parents of kids who broke into Brian Holloway’s home complained that posting photos like these will ruin the teens’ college changesTwitter

“You would not believe the calls that have come in, threatening to firebomb me or hurt or sue me — any manner of things,” the stunned Holloway told The Post Thursday as he toiled away cleaning up the damage at his 200-acre spread in Rensselaer County.
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The teens defaced Holloway’s home with graffitiTwitter

“Some complained that this will ruin their kids’ college plans. Others have threatened me, saying ‘Take my kid’s name down or I’m gonna press charges against you.’
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The posted photos of themselves partying in the former NFLers’ vacation homeTwitter

“You’re going to press charges against me? C’mon, now. If that were one of my children, they would be doing a year’s worth of apologizing,” said Holloway, a father of eight.

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And that's what's wrong with entitled little shits today. Screw that, he's a better person than I.
Because I would turn around and sue their parents for the damages.

[seabeyond]

1. That is what I aas thinking... It would be all about apology and restitution. But then,

My kids are well aware and probably why I have never had to address these issues

[kelliekat44]

37. These parents are what is really wrong with our country. I can't even comment further. nt

[seabeyond]

40. I agree it is a part and it does not serve the kids well. Nt

[etherealtruth]

2. They are not "brats" ... they are criminals

[BlueStreak]

10. Isn't Breaking and Entering a felony?

[roguevalley]

63. if they are dumb enough to to do this, hand them a broom.

I don't want any more asshats in business or whatever. We have enough people there already who think our stuff is theirs. They are lucky they don't live in my old hometown. You get your names published regardless of age there.

Stupid parents. Sue. Then I would counter sue them for damages, emotional, etc. Time to be the parents, idiots.

[Riftaxe]

19. They are both

as far as I am concerned.

[malaise]

3. I hope not one of them gets into college

They'd be heading for prison if they were black or poor white kids.

Fuck them and their parents - should have been my house. They'd be living in exile for life.

[gopiscrap]

4. Friggin parents

and just think what those kids are going to be like as adults

[Tien1985]

5. You know, when I read

The story about them trashing his house, I was impressed (with him, not the teens) despite myself. Part of me wanted to write him off because he has enough that this won't be a huge setback in his life--but he was really decent about it and obviously didn't deserve it.

Now this? He wouldn't even have had their pictures if they didn't post them to the net to begin with. What complete and utter bullshit. I hope he reports all threats and that those threatening violence are arrested and charged. I hope anyone who tries to sue him fail miserably and are publicly humiliated for their trouble.

[malaise]

7. The police should already have arrested those kids

All of them.

[Tien1985]

9. I agree

But if there are parents threatening him or his family, those parents should be arresting and charged.

[malaise]

12. Yep the parents who threatened him should also be arrested

No one else has rights according to these people

[TxDemChem]

21. Well, we know where these kids got their lack of respect

I'd press charges on every single one of them. He's a lot nicer than me.

[seveneyes]

6. That helps explain their children's behavior

Inexcusable what these spoiled turds did.

[postatomic]

34. How very true

and welcome to DU seveneyes (I like that username)

[geek tragedy]

8. elitist socipathic scumbags. nt

[Link Speed]

11. Fuck those parents

With them, it's always someone else's fault.

We have a couple of retail stores and a restaurant. I could write a book on Bad Parents.

[Marrah_G]

13. Perhaps they should keep better track of their precious snowflakes

I hope he has every single one arrested.

[madinmaryland]

14. The kids ruined their own fucking lives. Fuck them and their fucking parents.

[840high]

26. ......!!!!

[Scuba]

64. Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner.

[Politicalboi]

15. Hello, Breaking and entering

I hope he has them arrested. That for sure will hurt their chances at college. Their parents will have to pay more to take their brats.

[whopis01]

66. He actually wants to help them

He wants to meet them and try to help them get on a better track in life.

When I heard him talk about I was blown away. He is a humble man who wants to help others.

[exboyfil]

16. How come when inner city kids

do this it is looting and calls are made for them to be shot?

[Ken Burch]

29. because THOSE kids

probably won't be given the chance to grow up to be ceo's or presidents or anything. Just a thought.

[HipChick]

60. ahh...White privilege..

If these were black kids,everyone of those kids would be handcuffed and in jail.

[cherokeeprogressive]

67. There were more than a few black kids there. White what?

[HipChick]

68. Be realistic...if that was a bunch of black kids..

they'd been arrested,shot, accused of looting by now

[JI7]

17. shitty ass parents

[ManiacJoe]

18. If the kids had not published their incriminating photos via twitter,

the home owner would not have been able to collect the photos as evidence of the crimes.


The jobs of the police would be much harder if most criminals were smart.

[NuclearDem]

20. God, fucking spoiled rich kids and their shitty parents.

Their little angels committed a felony and what looks like a whole slew of misdemeanors. Their parents trying to blame the victim of their irresponsible criminal behavior doesn't do a whole lot to dispel the "spoiled brat" notion.

[TRoN33]

22. I'm with Holloway...

Teenagers of this generation actually believe that they are entitled to anything and their parents would do anything to protect their brats' future even if these same brats who trashed that house, a property that aren't their's.

Parents of brats, open your wallets and drain your accounts to pay up for your brats' actions!

[dorkzilla]

23. The kids are scum, their parents are scum but I dont know why people assume they're rich?

I almost bought a summer home in Stephentown a few years back (when I had money!) It's quaint, there are a lot of 18th and 19th century houses in on the main route through town but there is a lot of trailer trash too and there arent many jobs either. People in the area tend to be conservative, tea party types--aspirational Republicans who think they're eventually going to be part of the 1%. The wealthier people tend to live in the Berkshires, which aren't far off (the taxes are lower too) and have lots of great cultural attractions like Tanglewood and Jacobs Pillow, lots of great little museums and wonderful restaurants.

Asshole kids come from asshole parents, irrespective of household income.

I hope these kids get arrested and charged.

[closeupready]

27. Right - I've been up around there quite a lot on day trips.

The general area, not Stephentown specifically.

And while I dislike painting with a broad brush, it is generally are more conservative crowd upstate, heavily Republican. You'll often hear them speak disdainfully about New York City and minorities, and so there's a bit of schadenfreude here with me seeing that upstaters show everyone that they can be just as bad as anyone else.

[dorkzilla]

31. Anywhere north of Westchester is conservative, really..

There are a few on here from Putnam County whe can attest to that..Roger Ailes lives there, need I say more?

I don't know why people are assuming "rich kids" did this. It's weird.

[madinmaryland]

33. Anywhere north of Westchester is also known as up-state New York.

My wife is from Dutchess County, and she absolutely hates being called an up-stater!

[Lucky Luciano]

35. I am from Westchester - and I was referred to as an upstater

when I went to school in Binghamton (which had a lot of LI people).

[dorkzilla]

44. Hahaha! I know, my friends in Manhattan always refer to my living "upstate"...

It's funny how red-faced they get when I point out I'm 25 miles north of them!

Hi neighbor!

[Lucky Luciano]

49. Of course I now live in Manhattan...

...bit Westchester is not upstate!
:p

[closeupready]

24. Great parenting skills on display, as I said in the original thread.

[pediatricmedic]

25. Some of those kids will be the future leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties

Are there any members of Congress that did not come from this socioeconomic class?

[Ken Burch]

28. Have ANY of these parents actually, oh I dunno, PUNISHED their kids for this?

I was raised in the supposedly "permissive" Seventies, and I'd have been in for at least some rough talk at home if I'd ever done anything remotely like this.

And have any of these kids even come close to apologizing?

Jeez!!!

[exboyfil]

38. I would not be able to sit down for week

at a minimum. Bad parenting. My children would not even contemplate doing something like this. They care about others. They are not budding sociopaths.

[Ken Burch]

69. Scary thought...do these parents think Holloway deserved the home invasion/vandalism

for daring to be an African-American who owns a summer home in THEIR town?

[muntrv]

30. Parents, that ship sailed a looooonnng time ago.

[muntrv]

32. Parents are threatening Holloway? Expose them on social media too!

[Ilsa]

36. B&E, Underage Drinking, vandalism.

Too bad if they blew their shot at a prestigious college.

[Downwinder]

39. Hadn't ought to be talking about College,

should be talking about Reform School.

[derby378]

41. Just keep those brats out of state and Federal government, that's all I ask

Or at least keep 'em out until they're all as old as I am now.

[Scootaloo]

42. For anyone with questions...

The parents of these children:



Are threatening to sue this man:


Because he's exposing who they are - not hard, since they posted these pictures on Twitter.

If you've got a wriggling little worm of an idea in your head about why those parents would be upset at this man about their kids trashing his place... Yeah, it looks pretty obvious

[exboyfil]

43. They also stole the headstone

of his grandson who died at birth. It has since been returned.

"JC" writes in the comments thread that "the most disgusting act was left out of this article — the fact that these teens stole the headstone of his grandson that died at birth."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/09/20/224382580/teens-trash-ex-nfl-players-home-parents-are-mad-at-him

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

45. Why didn't the Sheriff who showed up do something?

Hard to imagine why he just let everyone leave the party.... They should have been arrested at scene.

[alp227]

47. Letting the rich kids off, I guess. Why hasn't the local media even investigated?

I can't imagine what the sheriff would've done if gang members were holding a break-in house party like this. Are they so naive that those kids are not flight risks, or they knew they'd get quickly bailed out anyway?

(Edit) This ABC article reports:

During the party, Holloway was at his full-time home in Lutz, Fla. By the time he notified police, an officer from the Rensselaer County Sheriff's office had already arrived on scene and broke up the party. No arrests were made.

Police confirm that a very large party took place in the rural vacation home, comprised of a main house and guest house in the Berkshire Mountains. Police said they have been interviewing underage people who were confirmed attendees of the party.

What, the officer didn't call for backup? That's small town cops for ya.

[Dash87]

46. Anyone notice they sprayed their own names in graffiti in the home?

[Logical]

48. My kids asses would be at his house apologizing the next day....

And working out a payment plan!

[edbermac]

50. Let them sue!

I'd love to hear what the judge tells them after he stops laughing.

[Nine]

51. 67 dollars. These parents are fools.

$20,000 worth of damage. 300 kids. The homeowner gave them a chance to pay for damages. For a measly $67 per kid, these parents could be getting their kids off the hook. They're fools if they don't take him up on his offer.

[flvegan]

52. Fees and costs.

Get ready for the countersuits, you ignorant wanna-be legal bitches. *thwup thwup thwup* goes the helicopter for these like parents of their little monsters.

Fuck you, and fuck your shitwit little moron offspring. Deal with it.

[cherokeeprogressive]

53. FUCK the vandals; they should not ONLY not only NOT go to college, they should go to JAIL.

Fuck them nine ways from Sunday. Fuck their parents. Fuck their futures. Fuck their pasts.

Make examples of them. Post their faces on billboards on billboards on every Interstate Highway in the nation. Post their faces on Twitter. Post their faces on Facebook. Post their faces on AOL. Post their faces EVERYWHERE and tell youngsters THIS COULD BE YOU.

[Vashta Nerada]

54. I'm glad he posted pics and names of the felons.

You want Johnny Sonofabitch to go to a good school? Teach him that it's not okay to break into someone's home and party like it's your's.

The kids deserve their fate.

[icymist]

55. Talk about blaming the victim! These parents are the problem.

I would love for them to explain how the pictures that the kids themselves posted are going to ruin their chances for college!

[JustAnotherGen]

56. Go to Brian Holloway's website

http://helpmesave300.com/

He outlines his perspective on this, his history, is background . . . Member of that community's volunteer Fire Department. He mad like $1600 a week when he first started in the NFL. Father did two tours in Vietnam and started working to help out te family when he was ten. And the house - its not so palatial. He bought it in 1981.

I feel horrible for ths man.

[Decaffeinated]

61. Stark contrast to the original thread I saw on this...

Mixed reaction to the kids actions...

Several posts talking about how they don't care that a rich man got his house destroyed since he doesn't live there all the time....

[JustAnotherGen]

62. Help Me Save 300 Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/helpmesave300?ref=ts&fref=ts

These kids and their parents are just rotten.

[Lizzie Poppet]

65. "On tonight's episode of When Fuckwits Spawn..."

I could care less if these little turds ever get into college...and their assclown parents can fuck off.

[Warren DeMontague]

57. I'm not a legal professional, but I don't think those threatened lawsuits stand much of a chance.

And a very bad idea on those parents' part, to start fucking with someone who can probably afford an even better lawyer than they can.

[HipChick]

58. Why were none of these kids arrested?

[B Calm]

59. College only cares about money!