Girl trying to save sick pet dies in stolen car crash
Sometimes, the news I find is just sad.
A 15-year-old girl died Tuesday in a dramatic, ill-advised, effort to save her cancer-stricken dog from euthanasia.
Taylor Mae Stinchcomb, 15, died trying to prevent her dog from being euthanized.
According to an article in the Chicago Sun Times, Taylor Mae Stinchcomb, 15, stole her family’s 2003 Dodge minivan and fled her Chicago-area home with her ill dog, Romulus, and a female friend, also 15.
When Taylor became too upset to drive, her unnamed friend took the wheel. Moments later, the friend lost control of the vehicle and crashed into several trees and a telephone pole.
The dog was thrown from the vehicle and died immediately. Taylor died of her injuries at a local hospital. The driver escaped almost without a scratch.
Drugs or alcohol were not a factor in the crash, police said.
Police are not sure where the girls were headed or what they planned to do.
Taylor picked the dog out while visiting an animal shelter on her 13th birthday.
A high school freshman, Taylor is survived by two sisters, a brother and her parents, Bill and LeeAnn Stinchcomb.
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Jean Sturgeon
June 24th, 2011
7:21 am
This is so sad, for her, her dog and her friend who is now in trouble herself. My thoughts and prayers are with her family as well as her friend’s family. She was a beautiful young lady.
DamnAnimalLovers
June 24th, 2011
7:23 am
Teach your children to love ppl more than they love some ill-fated crappy dog… Pun intended.
Thoth Amon
June 24th, 2011
7:31 am
I have two children and if one of them took the car (without permission, apparently) there is NO WAY I would consider it “stolen”. Shame on the media for being insensitive, heartless morons for saying she “stole” the family car. And if the parents said it, they’re as insensitive, heartless as the media.
How about “took the car without permission”? See? That only took my five seconds to come up with and I’m not a news writer!
Editor
June 24th, 2011
7:42 am
@Thoth: “Stole the car” uses fewer words, a prime concern when space is limited (assuming you’re coming from a newspaper writing point of view”. Your version has two extra word that are very long.
Speaking of editing: “Taylor had been picked the dog…”?
Editor
June 24th, 2011
7:43 am
And two typos in my response. 1. Take foot. 2. Insert in mouth.
lauren
June 24th, 2011
7:43 am
Thoth Amon… IT IS WHAT IT IS. “took the car w/o permission” its called theft. If she hadnt stolen the car, she’d still be alive. Poor baby,bless her heart. But if she took it without permission, by DEFINITION she stole the car. Just b/c the situation is tragic, that is no excuse to sugarcoat something so simple… is that all you got out of the article? Sensitivity isnt what the media is for… they just give you the facts. I’ll bet the police report says theft as well… cause thats what it was.
btw: pray for the friend that survived
Tragic
June 24th, 2011
7:49 am
Prayers are with the families.
KDont
June 24th, 2011
7:54 am
My 13 year old took our car without permission. I can assure you, she stole it. She hit a house but thankfully they all made it out ok. Of course she was grounded for 8 years and now that she is 21, I have finally allowed her to get her license.
Jaimac
June 24th, 2011
7:54 am
This situation is unfortuanate for all parties involved. There apparently were some misplaced priorities and not a lot of reality. I can understand that the teen was upset that her pet was going to be euthanized. However, her parents failed in teaching her that death is apart of life.
DamnAnimalLovers
June 24th, 2011
8:01 am
Wonder if she’s in “doggie” heaven or people heaven? Just food for thought for all of you naive, God-fearing idiots who really believe there’s such a place high above the cloud for the dearly departed… lmao
connie
June 24th, 2011
8:02 am
Prayers for the family and the driver of the van when it crashed.
brad
June 24th, 2011
8:06 am
DAL, could you be a bigger prick?
Bill
June 24th, 2011
8:13 am
In some states, taking a motor vehicle without permission is different from auto theft.
patti kendrick
June 24th, 2011
8:15 am
Her heart was in the right place. To some people, their dog is part of the family. My sympathy goes out to her family and friends.
retnek
June 24th, 2011
8:21 am
@ brad….No, I think DAL is about as big a one as they come. It makes you sick to think there are heartless idiots like that literate enough to post in an online forum, but apparently there are. He/she must be one sick, miserable person.
"Took"
June 24th, 2011
8:32 am
Why couldn’t they just say she “took” the family minivan…why say “stole?” Geez.
Babs
June 24th, 2011
8:40 am
DamnAnimalLovers – what a complete ass you are!
better than you will ever be
June 24th, 2011
8:46 am
@DamnAnimalLovers-I can see you were likely abused and molested and you likely are doing the same. No one has any regard for you and you serve no purpose here. You will never be worth anything here so you choose to display your obvious dysfunctional upbringing by your words. That poor dog is better than you are even though it has died. It’s obvious you were never loved so your statement of loving ppl more is quite the oxymoron as you would never say that if you even knew what love was. God still loves you and every other ignorant, negative idiot on here, but obviously he is the ONLY one who does. You are the joke in the meaning of life and love.
JT
June 24th, 2011
8:56 am
ditto DamnAnimalLovers………
ChrisW
June 24th, 2011
9:02 am
DamnAnimalLovers – you are a complete idiot. She had compassion for her dog. She loved him. It’s people like you that make the world a disgusting place. Everyone knows there is something seriously wrong with people that don’t like animals.
Compassion
June 24th, 2011
9:05 am
Some people are really missing the point here. How she obtained the vehicle really doesn’t matter, but what matters is that she and her dog died. I’m sure that she was quite aware that dying is something that we all have to do, but that doesn’t make the loss easier. Please remember that she was just a teenager and like most teenagers she didn’t think before doing this. My heart goes out to both families.
Amia in ATL
June 24th, 2011
9:13 am
Damn Animal Lovers and JT…..if you don’t find the topic interesting, move on to the next. If you have a pet, you can understand the love people have with their pets. Before I got a dog, I never understood and thought it was crazy and funny. I am here to tell you, I LOVE MY DOG!!! So imagine a little girl and her love for her pet. She lost her life!!!! Be sensitive. I can’t believe the Jacka$$es on the beautiful Friday morning!
Steve
June 24th, 2011
9:18 am
If the dog was dying of cancer, isn’t it the humane thing to do to put it under?? I can see her being upset about putting down a healthy dog, but this story is just odd.
ManOfTeal
June 24th, 2011
9:18 am
Wow, we have idiots arguing over semantics and idiots who bring religious ideologies into a story that has nothing to do with religion. You’re doing it wrong!
/Please never reproduce.
Sweetpunkin
June 24th, 2011
9:19 am
The girl should have known better esp because of her state of mind at the present time. However, I still feel bad for her parents although if I were her parents I would have planned to take care of the dog while she was away at school or at friends.
Samantha
June 24th, 2011
9:30 am
This is so sad. My prayers goes out to her parents, family and friends. May she rest in peace.
Roberto
June 24th, 2011
9:45 am
DAL and JT are the same per..,no, prick.
DamnAnimalLovers
June 24th, 2011
9:51 am
I think she’s in DOGGIE HEAVEN – where all Animal lovers go to spend the remainder of their soulless lives – taking care of the sick, dying and the already-dead.
Get over yourselves, people. Like the good preacher as always said, “God will not take you before your time!” Maybe it was her time. lol
Lefty
June 24th, 2011
10:07 am
D-A-L is just looking for attention and seeing if he/she can get a rise out of people, That’s all, nothing more. It’s probably just a kid out of school for the summer with nothing to do. Ignore the troll and it will go away.
SWMarietta
June 24th, 2011
10:13 am
This would have never happened if she was in 4H.
Mimi
June 24th, 2011
10:23 am
to ‘Editor’: you’re suggestion that space is more important than accuracy is exactly what’s wrong with you and the main stream media of today… there’s is NO need to sensationalize the fact that this distraught child took the car… simply stating that she ‘took the car’ takes no more of your stupid precious space than your statement that she ’stole the car’… as a matter of fact it takes one less letter… and when your desire to save space overcomes your obligation to accurately and impartially report the news then – you fail … open mouth, change foot
Irony
June 24th, 2011
10:24 am
The dog died while she was trying to save it from certain death?
.....
June 24th, 2011
10:34 am
Mimi, it is what it is. You take something without permission it is considered stealing.
Mimi
June 24th, 2011
10:50 am
The article makes reference to the police as if the writer has done sufficient research. It is the job of police to decide if criminal charges are appropriate to be filed against anyone, not the job of a sensationalizing media. ‘Stolen’ implies a crime which was not reported as pending charges in the article, and therefore is considered a passing of judgment from a media who lacks impartiality and prefers to add drama where it isn’t needed. Fail.
Mike
June 24th, 2011
10:51 am
This is tragic but should be a lesson for all children/teenagers. Do not steal from your parents! We have become so pet/animal crazy that it is tragic all together. We care more for pets than we do our fellow human. The dog had cancer, when was the last time you heard that, if you grew up in the late 70’s early 80’s…we would have said, “it just died”! We move on, cry a few tears and get another pet, simple. Corporations want you to humanize these pets so that they can take more of your money.
Mike
June 24th, 2011
10:51 am
Good point
Lynn
June 24th, 2011
11:05 am
@DamnAnimalLovers — Sounds like somebody had a big bowl of B*&$H for breakfast. Why don’t you go troll somewhere else?
suavez
June 24th, 2011
11:07 am
DAL
Thanks for the laugh. Let the Christians play make-believe without ruining it for them. I’m sure the girl and her dog are running and playing in a field of poppies in heaven. Very sad story, but the irony is rather funny.
Chang
June 24th, 2011
11:09 am
Blessed her soul. May God be with her.
brad
June 24th, 2011
11:26 am
Suavez and DAL, it’s not about religious belief, it’s about the ability to have even the slightest amount of compassion.
CH
June 24th, 2011
11:26 am
Poor misguided girl. I know my beloved pet was so sick at the end. Now that I am older I feel guilty for trying to keep her here and make her suffer. My parents tried for a couple of months to talk me into putting her down but I just couldn’t bare it. But as a teenager you don’t think like that. EVERYTHING is bigger than it really is, more important..don’t you guys remember? Who knows what her desperate plan was. But where ever or what ever happens after this life..those left here who loved her deserve a little compassion and love. Not stupid arguements about stole..took..
And I’m not even gonna bother with the other. Bless his/her heart.
CAM
June 24th, 2011
11:31 am
I see some cold post and proves on this planet there are more morons than not…I had a sick cat that never left the yard and on her last day she ran down the street and i had to go bring her back.my girl freind’s mom picked her up to carry her to the vet..little did i know… they were going to put her down..the cat knew it but i had no clue.
Hull
June 24th, 2011
11:37 am
DamnAnimalLovers
June 24th, 2011
9:51 am
I think she’s in DOGGIE HEAVEN – where all Animal lovers go to spend the remainder of their soulless lives – taking care of the sick, dying and the already-dead.
This is the kind of comment someone like Jared Loughner might post. Hopefully your words are in jest, if they’re not you really need to seek counseling.
SAJWG
June 24th, 2011
11:38 am
Mike: If people were as good as our companion animals then I’d do as much for them. Unfortunately, they’re not.
“The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s.” ~Mark Twain, letter to W.D. Howells, 2 April 1899
TC
June 24th, 2011
11:54 am
The dog was dying anyway. Now you are dead and you made the dog die faster. Teach your children that animals are animals and should be treated as such.
Charlie S
June 24th, 2011
11:57 am
I mean I don’t even see myself a really a Christian despite growing up in the church. However, if being an atheist or even an agnostic makes you loose your humanity then sign me up for Hinduism, Zen or even whatever makes Apple consumers so loyal. I’d rather have fellowship with good people then cynicism and self-loathing alone. All hail the spaghetti monster!
TGIF
June 24th, 2011
12:10 pm
Her parents probably refused to pay for treatment. I’ve seen irresponsible pet owners opt to euthanize over a broken leg. SPAY, NEUTER AND ADOPT!
TGIF
June 24th, 2011
12:13 pm
“Animals are animals” …. Until you or someone in your family is saved by a pet or needs a canine assistant. (…or needs to catch Bin Laden — had to throw that one in there)
TGIF
June 24th, 2011
12:15 pm
Our domesticated animal world are more humane than we are: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofpYRITtLSg
Editor
June 24th, 2011
12:26 pm
@Mimi: “took the car” would be fine; however, the previous poster suggested “took the car without permission”, which is much longer. And yes, space is very precious.
Also – your vs. you’re.
Cujo Bendi
June 24th, 2011
12:44 pm
This is tragic, but the girl should’ve been taught that dogs and cats are a dime a dozen. You people that put your pets ahead of yourselves really should get a clue.
And to Thoth Amon – the kids STOLE the car. That’s exactly the same as taking something without permission.
dogs aregoodpeople
June 24th, 2011
12:56 pm
Damnanimallovers you sound like you need to be put down immediately…you sound like some stupid detwit running your big mouth
Mimi
June 24th, 2011
12:59 pm
You are right, it should have been “your” in a particular spot. Try not to miss the point though, of the difference between sensationalizing versus accurate reporting with impartiality. Not to mention that everyone could benefit from a bit of compassion in this situation. The grieving parents of this young girl will always remember that the media implied their daughter was a thief. What if it was your child?
bob
June 24th, 2011
1:28 pm
@DamnAnimalLovers at least an ill-fated crappy dog is lovable, unlike a waste of skin such as yourself. There is that what you were trolling for troll.
Animals are better than you will ever be
June 24th, 2011
1:29 pm
Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, it is, for that reason, to be of no account? The indifference, callousness and contempt that DAL, JT, Cujo, Lauren, Jaimac, TC(total crap), Suavez,Steve, Sweet Punk exhibit toward animals and those that care for them is evil first because it results in great suffering in animals, and second because it results in an incalculably great impoverishment of the human spirit. All education should be directed toward the refinement of the individual’s sensibilities in relation not only to one’s fellow humans everywhere, but to all things whatsoever. And we WILL see you in doggy heaven, but you’ll be nothing but fire hydrants! It’ll be a beautiful day:-)
bob
June 24th, 2011
1:32 pm
And @ Cujo Bendi, I’ll take my dog over some one like you every time. You get a clue people, dogs and catsdon’t like you! troll
Tony
June 24th, 2011
1:46 pm
We have to understand nothing can be done now. Let’s take the story and use it for a teaching tool
for our children. The story holds some valuable lessons that we can all learn from. I have a 16 year old and I need to cover this issue about taking the car without permission again and show him in this story the repercussions of such actions. People have to understand this is child that mad a bad decision, Trust me all of us at 15 or 16 made bad decisions it just did not cost us our lives.
Mimi
June 24th, 2011
1:53 pm
That’s right, Tony.
middleoftheroader
June 24th, 2011
1:53 pm
How absolutely awful! A child died trying to save a member of the family. Her parents had raised her right in caring for another living creature. Childish judgment and a terrible tragedy as a result. She’s not here to be charged with felony automobile theft or grounded…maybe you would have had her imprisoned until her 21st birthday or worse. And expecting a child to make an experienced, adult decision? None of you cruel and stupid people ever acted like a child at 13 or cared for something so deeply? If not, I feel sorry for you and for those of us sharing your world. If so, stop acting like jerks and remember what it felt like. You might not be such a jerk if you do.
downlouis
June 24th, 2011
1:54 pm
hey lauren – “Sensitivity isnt what the media is for… they just give you the facts.”
that’s an over statment if i ever heard one.
Paulo 977
June 24th, 2011
1:55 pm
For the parents and all of us who are saddened ….it is not the end
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX07j9SDFcc
Mimi
June 24th, 2011
2:00 pm
I really wish they would just stick to the facts.
Thoth Amon
June 24th, 2011
2:06 pm
“My 13 year old took our car without permission. I can assure you, she stole it.”
Why did you bother having children if you were going to view them as thieves and criminals? Idiot.
Maria
June 24th, 2011
2:12 pm
DamnAnimalLovers – why should we love people like you?
MM
June 24th, 2011
2:21 pm
WHY is this in a blog format?
Utterly disgusting that people are allowed to comment on a tragedy like this….
ummmm
June 24th, 2011
2:24 pm
@ DamnAnimalLovers you are without a doubt a total idiot !!!!!!!! One day you will regret not being a “God Fearing Person” that is while you are burning for eternity in HELL !!!!!!!!!! God Bless You before it’s to late.
left/right? who cares?
June 24th, 2011
2:26 pm
i agree with irony, but i also am sorry for the families of both girls.
Michellea
June 24th, 2011
2:34 pm
People please! Teach your children how to drive!! You may not want them driving but when they get out from under your control and get on the road, someone else usually pays the price.
tim
June 24th, 2011
2:55 pm
@ Damnanimallovers…..it doesn’t matter if there is a heaven….you are going to hell.
flfnstf
June 24th, 2011
3:15 pm
This is what happens when parents fail to teach their children the realities of life and death. She was way too old to react that way about a dog. I love animals, but really? People in this country go way too far when it comes to pets and care way too little for fellow human beings.
DarkBrown
June 24th, 2011
3:36 pm
I am admittedly not an animal lover. However, I am a dog owner and a very responsible one at that. We walk her once, oftentimes twice a day. She is vaccinated, spayed and micro-chipped. We take her to be groomed regular, to obedience classes and we feed her the *expensive* dog food, mixed with the proper wet to dry ratio. Although she is a pit/lab mix and on the large side, she is a house dog – house and crate trained.
All that being said, she is just an animal. I do not value animal lives over human life as a rule. I do understand that sometimes, there are exceptions.
Animals are better than you will ever be
June 24th, 2011
3:36 pm
@flfnstf, you don’t love animals so shut your mouth. You are the reason ppl choose to love pets more because your stupidity outweighs anything else. So please keep you brownish points for your “I love animals” quote. She was 15, so what’s your excuse? Do everyone a favor and leave this country, every animal and human will be better off.
Animals are better than you will ever be
June 24th, 2011
3:49 pm
@Dark Brown, you are a liar. You do none of those things for your dog aka animal. Nothing in this tragic story has anything to do with regard for choosing one species life over another. You are incapable of loving anything. I feel sorry for your dog, Mike Vick said the same BS as you. Your name alone speaks volumes about your level of intelligence. You just left off the last part-CRAP! DARK BROWN CRAP.
Animalsarebelowpeople
June 24th, 2011
6:37 pm
Oh, some people don’t like animals so they have to shut their mouths? Animal lovers are just like Christians, forever convinced they are right and won’t listen to anyone else. As for the girl, she deserved it for being so rash and impulsive. I’ve had pets before, I know what if feels like when they die. I won’t jack my parents car and go on a highway to nowhere to save my them. As for the girl’s friend, wow, just wow. I fear for humanity.
Animals are better than you will ever be
June 24th, 2011
9:46 pm
You are the only thing below people. You are the only humanity to fear. You are wasted space.
Animals are better than you will ever be
June 24th, 2011
9:48 pm
As for your pets that you HAD?? their the lucky now now huh!
Proud to be an American
June 25th, 2011
3:01 pm
As a coach of girl’s softball for high school, I can easily see the thoughts running around in this girl’s head. Very emotional at that age. This is certainly a tragedy, especially for the girl who walked away without a scratch. She was probably just trying to help a friend in need and now has to live with the consequences for the rest of her life.
That being said, I now want to thank DAL and the other “negative” commentors in this thread. With the fourth of July approaching, it reminds me that we live in an AWESOME country and that we owe a lot, not only to our ancestors who fought for our freedoms, but for the soldiers giving their lives for our rights. This includes our right to free speech, whether or not it’s idiotic, moronic, religious, compassionate, or whatever. The right to debate whether is was “stolen” or “taken without permission”. The right to thump that bible.
So thanks, DAL. Continue to be your childish self. More power to you. Keep yelling from the treetops, maybe no one will notice the tiny brain and the other tiny things you possess. The men and women who are dying for your rights (and your right to abuse them as you see fit) don’t mind one bit.
I don’t agree with a word you say, but that’s ok. I have the right to express my opinion, as you do yours. And I’ll proudly shake the hand of every soldier I see thank them for their sacrifice. For the right for you to be a prick, and for me to call you one.
Happy Fourth of July everyone!
Poor things
June 25th, 2011
3:49 pm
Poor little’ns. Looks like the dog was euthanized afterall… I shan’t expand on the any other’s early demise.
DarkBrown
June 27th, 2011
12:46 pm
“You are incapable of loving anything.”
Well…I certainly don’t love YOU. (lol)
John
June 27th, 2011
3:07 pm
Oh the irony! she ended up killing the dog instantly, and killing herself painfully. She deserves the darwin award of the week!
JG2004
June 29th, 2011
12:30 pm
Knowing Taylor personally (I really do), I know why she did what she did. She was 15 and made a spur of the moment choices that turned deadly.
How many of us ADULTS have chosen to go for a drive after a arugument with our significant or other, perhaps you had one to many drinks but still drove home. See, we all have made a bone head decision too. We don’t think about the “what ifs” until they become a relaity.
Taylor was a great kid, stand out athelte and very involved in her church youth group, Impact.
She loved Romulus with all of her heart and I know she is worshiping with her savoir today. I also believe that she is running around with Rom in heaven as well.
I challenge you, the readers to have a heart! Love on your friends and family and reconnect with those who you’ve lost contacted with over the years and show them God’s love. That’s what Taylor would want for you.
She was young but she was far beyond her years. I’ve lost many of friends and family members but unfortantely no one has left quite the LEGACY that Taylor has.
I love you Taylor, you were the best “little sister” that I could have ever asked for. I’m thankful that your sister who loves you very much let me be apart of your life.
Rest in Peace Tay!
Cheering an Arizona Mucho Mango to you!
Jeremiah 29.11
angiebthatsme
June 29th, 2011
10:28 pm
so sad for the families and for the surviving teen who has to bear this for the remainder of her life.
AnimalLover
June 30th, 2011
7:06 am
DamnAnimalLovers is an idiot. What makes this news article so poignant is the fact that this young woman cared so much about her dog. I’ve found in life that people who care about animals are better people than those who do not.
KidstheseDays
June 30th, 2011
10:51 am
DAL never gets laid and hates his life. It’s really that obvious. Nobody cares about the poor kid so he seeks attention on the internet. It’s pathetic.
Chemequa
July 1st, 2011
2:50 am
If she got the dog for her 13th birthday, and she was now only 15, why was the dog to be euthanized? Was the dog sick, old, what???
Katie
July 1st, 2011
10:27 pm
This is the saddest story i can recall ever reading. I feel for her and her family. On the other hand, when I was that age, I would have done nearly the same thing except for taking the car (I know I would have ben killed once I came back home-no exaggeration). But I would have run and hid with my pet (even though being beat half to death would have been the punishment). Having known how she felt about her dog (and probably all animals because that’s me all over again and still, even being decades older than she is now) I think her parents shoulda let her deal with the situation in her own way. The dog would have eventually died, or having seen the pain it was experiencing, she would have come around and asked for the euthenasia herself. And her parents shoud have used that time to prepare her for it. God bess her.
Katie
July 1st, 2011
10:29 pm
Chemequa, read the article again. It states the dog had cancer.
Dr Octogon
July 2nd, 2011
3:41 pm
“Stupid is as stupid does.” I’ll save my sick dog by killing it AND myself in a car crash. Makes perfect sense.
And to the moron that said stealing isn’t the same as taking something without permission…I suggest you invest in a dictionary, because that is the very definition of theft.
ashton
July 3rd, 2011
9:57 pm
this is a horrifically sad story, but unfortunately-many to most of you missed the POINT! it’s more about the poor to no communication skills of parents today. something could have been said to avert the childs’ need to take a vehicle and leave….i recently moved to southern georgia (waycross) where the average age of conception is 11 and many to most girls begin having sex at 9. more than 30% of these young ladys are impregnated by their fathers. ppl still spit in their hands to wash them at resturants, still spit in cups and on floors in public buildings, and theres a city FULL of white women w/black eyes in public daily. to say the kids are affected is an understatement.
DALisa12yroldtroll
July 4th, 2011
9:57 am
I am so sad for this girl. She had a good heart. Should not have died so young doing something while misguided was full of compassion. Life is never fair.
Ashton = petulant lout
July 5th, 2011
3:31 am
big LOLs at the inane tripe ashton felt compelled to fabricate and tack onto a story about a completely different topic . Waycross , Ga obviously has one very bitter and ungrateful refugee roaming the streets
Thoth Amon
July 6th, 2011
3:47 pm
If your teen takes the car without permission, and you consider it “stolen”, that makes YOU a cold, hard retard and a lousy parent. Parenting requires copious amounts of love, and if you don’t have the capacity for it, do your future kids a favor and stay celibate!
pjay
July 6th, 2011
6:39 pm
Sure, it’s tragic. But this girl caused her own death, by virtue of having some weird and distorted sense of priority. What has happened to the NORMAL human ability of dealing with bad news and unfortunate realities?! These days, when young people get confronted by a reality that they don’t like, they WIG the F*&! OUT and do STUPID and often FATAL things!
GROW UP. EVERYONE has pets that die. Yes, it’s sad! But there’s nothing that can be done about it, so you ACCEPT it. You don’t go flying off the handle and engaging in irrational actions just because you’re upset — being upset is not a valid excuse!
pjay
July 6th, 2011
6:41 pm
Thoth, the only retard here is you. Just because what happened is sad, you want to change the definition of “stolen.”
And the fact is, someone screwed up in raising this kid — evident by the fact that when she was faced with losing her pet dog, she FLIPPED OUT and turned IRRATIONAL.
So, WHO are the bad parents? The ones that won’t tolerate having their kid steal and wreck their car, or the ones who raised a kid who would do that?
Thoth Amon
July 7th, 2011
9:39 am
I’m not changing any definitions, only perception, and you idiot pjay are like too many Americans these days seeing the world in black and white. I love MY children and would never be such a cold retard that I would claim they “stole” the car. Obviously YOU don’t measure up to any decent standards.