[Vision2020] A Question to Ponder

[Joe Campbell]

Beer and a movie is my idea of a perfect evening!

This is tough. I like your mom's approach better: take the kid back to  
the stores and see how they want to handle it. Short of some more  
serious crime like murder, turning your kid over to the police seems  
excessive. I wouldn't want my kid to think I was a fink but  
responsibility is important.

That said I don't know the details and maybe other alternatives were  
tried.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 24, 2009, at 11:51 AM, "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Courtesy of today's Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
>
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>
> MOSCOW POLICE
>
> Wednesday
>
> 2:16 p.m. - A woman reported her son had taken beer from Winco and a  
> movie
> from Hastings.
>
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>
> When I was a child growing up in Los Angeles, I once stole some  
> candy and
> a couple sodas from a local Vons grocery store.  My mother found out  
> about
> this and escorted me back to the Vons grocery store.  She had me pay  
> for
> the sodas and candy in addition to explaining to the store manager  
> what I
> had done and that it what not happen again, as well as punishment at  
> home.
>
> Question:  Was it proper for the woman to report her son to the Mosco
> Police Department?
>
> Seeya at Farmers' Market, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to  
> change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>
> - Unknown
>
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