Unhappy with mom's Christmas gift, teen threatens her with butcher knife

[Fenris]

http://www.greenforesttribune.com/articles/2004/12/08/news/s4.txt

GREEN FOREST -- Unhappy with the Christmas gift his mother had selected for him, a Green Forest youth allegedly assaulted her and threatened to cut her head off with a butcher knife.

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"She told me that her 13-year-old son had just discovered that she had not purchased him the present he had requested," Hayden said. "She said he demanded she return the present and give him the money. When she refused, she said he grew angry and picked up a kitchen knife."

Hayden said the woman reported that she felt threatened and attempted to physically disarm the youth. At that time, her son allegedly kicked her legs and punched her abdomen with closed fists.

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"In a post Miranda interview," Hayden said, "the juvenile admitted to threatening his mother with a knife, and he said he had threatened to cut her head off. He said that all would have been well if she had just bought him the correct present."

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Golleee. how did I know that was going to be in a RED state???

Were they born-again fundies who voted for Bush????

[trotsky]

2. Red State Family Values!

n/t

[supernova]

3. Juvi Hall and Therapy

is what he gets for xmas now!

:wtf:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

24. Hopefully therapy for both of them...

She's going to need it too!

[Lefta Dissenter]

4. Obviously

he values the true spirit and meaning of Christmas! :eyes:

[Streetdoc270]

5. Sarcasm warning

This kinda stuff won't happen under Glorious Leaders new 'No child left Undrugged' Act. Tell your Senators to rubber stamp that legislation right away!

[coloradodem2005]

6. That is sick.

Sicker than sick.

[Nevernose]

7. Bad things happen in Blue States, too

Sheesh, get over the red state/blue state thing already, people.

[jellybelly]

10. No way!

The only thing wrong with blue states is the heavy pollution. Funny that the most liberal cities are the worst offenders. Why is that?
Aren't conservatives supposed to ruining the environment? I can't see a tree for miles here in NJ.

[Nevernose]

11. I don't think it works in reverse, either

Ever been to Houston? Man, you talk about poor air quality!

And welcome to DU

[Dr.Phool]

12. Bunch of conservatives

running polution producing companies.

[The Sheik]

18. Because (even though it's not an excuse) Liberal cities...

are more industrial and have factories, large highways, office buildings and such.

[Arkana]

20. "The most liberal cities?"

Last I heard, Houston had passed LA as the dirtiest city in America. Sorry, Houston DUers...just reporting what I read. :)

[The Sheik]

19. Thank you for saying that.

I was a little suprised by the constant implication that if the state is red it is full of conservative fundamentalist, especially a state like Arkansas which Bush only won by a small margin.

[Nevernose]

28. California gave us Nixon, Reagan, AND Schwarzenegger

Arkansas gave us Bill and Hillary, and Wes Clark, yet because it barely went red, it is somehow suspect, and California is A-Okay?

The red/blue thing has degenerated to the point of juvenalia as far as I'm concerned.

[trotsky]

29. OK, so some people need sarcasm pointed out.

It's making fun of the red/blue state media creation. "Red" states are supposed to be the heartland, the "moral center" of the nation.

Not one of us seriously thinks that these things can only happen in "red" states.

[Placebo]

8. My favourite line:

"the juvenile admitted to threatening his mother with a knife, and he said he had threatened to cut her head off. He said that all would have been well if she had just bought him the correct present."

HAHAHAHA! :D

[coloradodem2005]

13. I don't think it is very funny.

I think it is very stupid. I can't believe that people act like this.

[Arkana]

9. Conservative "family values" at work....sigh.

[Courtesy Flush]

14. Jeezus, people!!! It's time to abandon Christmas!

Damn. It's just a big greed fest. Ditch it now, before it ruins our society.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

15. No, don't ditch it...

Just don't allow your kids to grow up thinking it's a greed fest.

[Courtesy Flush]

16. Nah, ditch it.

[The Sheik]

21. Well, you have to remember that there are people who really know how...

to celebrate christmas instead of Soccer Moms going out and buying 10's of Barbie Dream Houses.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

22. Reasons not to:

Both secular and religious charities receive more donations at this time of year than at any other.

Seasonal depression is rampant, and having a holiday in the spirit of giving can help alleviate the symptoms without drugs.

Christmas holidays give college and high school kids a chance to earn extra cash.

Christmas brings families together more often than tearing them apart.

[Left Is Write]

26. This kids problems - stretching as far as threatening to kill his own

mother - are not the result of Christmas. If it weren't a Christmas gift that set him off, it would surely have been something else.

[shesemsmom]

17. The kid thinks it's all about getting and

doesn't know it's all in the giving. Seems to me that justice would be better served if he was getting an ass bustin' for Christmas. Maybe some over the past few years would have helped as well.

[Norbert]

23. Somehow the neocons will blame this on Clinton.

I mean if they are blaming Iraq on him...

[ikojo]

25. Said Christmas presents would be returned

to the stores from which they were purchased.

[Blue_Tires]

27. pretty good arguement for

selective breeding!!