Bad Kids

United States
September 15, 2015 12:45pm CST
The neighbor down the street has a bad boy, he is 12 years old, he likes to bother other neighbors. I caught him outside, jumping off our porch into the bushes, just because he felt like it. I asked this little brat to stop, so he gave me the finger. His mother works until 11:30 p.m, no dad, so this kid is outside late at night doing what ever her feels like. He broke a mail box, the neighbor waited for his mother to come him, and the mom asked him did he do it, he says NO.. so the mom says well she believes her son, he is not responsible. What do you think? How do you control the neighborhood monster?
1 response
Yuki
@yukimori (10145)
• United States
15 Sep 15
He's not a bad boy. He's a kid that's suffering from lack of parental involvement. If your area has a curfew, call the police non-emergency line and report it whenever you see him outside past that time without an adult. Ask them what they recommend doing about the fact that he's trespassing on your property. If he's actively damaging things, I'd consider investing in a few security cameras so you have documentation should the need arise. You might also consider contacting the local school and mentioning that you're concerned about his home life based on his behavior. They may be able to connect the family with resources that can help them out. I'm inclined to believe he's probably acting out at school as well.
Jellybelly
@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
15 Sep 15
good ideas, we do have a lot of police patrol, but they never say anything to him, I know he is outside late as I see him out there banging things, I look out the window there he is. Just too bad, his mom isn't working a different shift, so she could be home with him, I now wonder if he is eating dinner or doing home work.
Yuki
@yukimori (10145)
• United States
15 Sep 15
@CookieMonster46 They might not be saying anything since there isn't a (known) issue with it at this point. Generally it helps to document everything with them so they know what's going on. If there's a history of issues, they're able to do more than they might otherwise.