7-year-old steals car to avoid church

[Are_grits_groceries]

Police in Utah say a 7-year-old boy led officers on a car chase in an effort to avoid going to church.

Dispatchers received reports of a child driving recklessly on Sunday morning. Weber County Sheriff's Capt. Klint Anderson says one witness said the boy drove through a stop sign.

Anderson says two deputies caught up with the boy and tried unsuccessfully to stop the Dodge Intrepid in an area about 45 miles north of Salt Lake City. The car reached 40 mph before the boy stopped in a driveway and ran inside a home.

Anderson says when the boy's father later confronted him, the boy said he didn't want to go to church. The boy is too young to prosecute and no citations were issued, although police did urge the father to make his car keys more inaccessible to children.

http://arbroath.blogspot.com/#top_of_page

Check out the dashcam footage at the site.

[Silent3]

1. Who can blame him for wanting to flee religious indoctrination?

Although I'd feel better if he found a less horribly dangerous way to do his fleeing. :)

[malaise]

2. This could have ended badly

but I still love the kid.

[Pool Hall Ace]

3. Ah, can't blame the poor kid at all.

I would have done the same thing at his age, given the opportunity!

[Heidi]

4. I predict that this young man will one day

perfect his escape. :hi:

[Strong Atheist]

30. !

:rofl:

[dhpgetsit]

5. Resistance is futile.

Prepare to be assimilated.

[Fumesucker]

6. The kid clearly needs a great deal more church..

In order to learn some morality..

:eyes:

[Odin2005]

7. Who could blame him? Fuck religion.

[Enrique]

8. the video's pretty funny

especially when the kid runs and the cop lumbers after him. :-)

[JI7]

9. hahhhaha, look at the cop trying to run after him

[SheilaT]

10. Yet another good reason

to drive a stick shift.

[salguine]

11. Jokes aside, I think it would be a good idea to find out why the kid wanted so badly

not to go to church. Maybe someone there is a kid-toucher?

[Ian David]

13. The kid said because it was too hot in church.

Global Warming, I guess?

[salguine]

16. Nah, probably the Fires of Hell. Yeah, Fires of Hell. That must be it.

[yellowcanine]

25. Maybe his parents should go to a church with better air conditioning?

Dang, no one likes being hot in church.

[NashVegas]

22. Agreed 100%

When a kid wants OUT of an institution like that so badly they'd steal the freaking car, someone needs to LISTEN.

[havocmom]

39. That was my first thought too.

Not necessarily a kid toucher, but SOMETHING might need looking into.

[Ian David]

12. There's hope for this boy after all! Run, kid, RUN!!! n/t

[tekisui]

14. Good boy!

From Utah, probably Mormon. Keep running, kid!

[comtec]

15. Church is ALL the mormons do...

I can't blame the poor boy.
They goto church EVERY FUCKING DAY!
if you're 7 and all you want to do is play - natural instinct - why the HELL would you goto church?

Bet this kid has a wicked GTA game ;)

[WeDidIt]

17. This kid is going to go far in this life

He's already demonstrated some good coordination. He's quick on his feet, and he's damned smart, too.

[EOTE]

18. Dodge Intrepid.

The car of choice for religiously rebellious young scamps everywhere.

[dembotoz]

19. damn it worked--how come i never thought of that

althought i would imagine he now has the attention of the local clergy and he
now will experience
Hell On Earth

[Control-Z]

20. Normally I don't approve

of out of control 7 year olds. This one time I can make an exception. (Honestly, though, I'm glad no one was hurt.)

edit: typo

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

21. Why didn't I think of that? nt

[Blue_Tires]

23. the only sad part is he didn't make it to the state line

:silly:

[yellowcanine]

24. The kid drives better than some adults I see on the road.

Weaving a little, but hey, he mostly kept it between the white lines. And a lot of people don't stop at stop signs. I am sure the kid is a hero with his Sunday School buddies.

[pipi_k]

26. That's what I was thinking too...

And he was probably texting while driving, smoking a cigarette, and drinking a liter of Pepsi while he was at it


:7

[thebolt]

27. 7-year-old steals car to avoid church Video

In Utah state, Seven-year-old Johnny didn’t want to go to church, who decided to steals car to skips going church. He stole the family car and went for a joy ride. After reaking some havoc, he pulled into a driveway and ran into that house. Dispatchers received reports a little 7-year-old boy driving recklessly on Sunday morning.

7-year-old steals car to avoid church video: http://www.monkeydollars.net/2009/07/7-year-old-steals-car.html

[Renew Deal]

28. Here's the TV news story about it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjD9fqInKxE

[LAGC]

37. That wasn't this incident, that was from last year.

Look at the date on the top-right.

[Oceansaway]

29. was he an altar boy ?...n/t

[ZombieHorde]

31. My brother in law stole several cars on different occasions trying to escape the Mormon community he

was in. His uncle killed his dog as punishment for one of the instances.

[GoCubsGo]

32. Wish I'd thought of that!

I HATED going to church as a child. It was boring, and I always thought that Gawd was off doing more interesting things than hearing all the grovelling that was going on at church.

[Gabi Hayes]

33. Damien Omen, Part what....

[chollybocker]

34. When I was a kid, I would pretend to go to church on Sunday morning...

but instead, I took my paper-route money down to the mall and played pinball and foosball for an hour. What a huge waste of time and money! (Church, I mean.) ;)

[spanone]

35. now there's a good boy.

[and-justice-for-all]

36. I think Iron Maiden said it best

"Run to the hills, Run for your life!"

[proteus_lives]

38. I'm glad no one was hurt.

That being said.....:rofl: