Family Stone, The
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IMDB rating: 6.30 Plot: The Stone family unites in common cause when their favorite son brings his uptight girlfriend home for the Christmas holiday, with plans of proposing. Overwhelmed by the hostile reception, she begs her sister to join her for emotional support, triggering further complications. |
Actors: Mulroney Dermot,Nelson Craig T.,Wilson Luke,Giordano Tyrone,White Brian J.,Schneider Paul,Kaler Jamie,Dioguardi Robert,Comedy,Drama,Romance,
Son is being called into court for throwing snowballs and a couple stones at a STOP sign across the street?
He is thirteen, has never had a problem with the police, is a good student and made a stupid mistake by using a STOP sign as a target. I remember doing stupid things like this when I was his age and I don’t think he understood at the time that what he was doing would be considered a third degree misdemeanor. I spoke with the officer the day it happened and I assured him that I would take care of it. Eight months later we get a letter in the mail telling us that our son should be in a juvenile program for troubled youth. It was a program that would require him to do community service. My husband and I choose not to participate because we didn’t think what he did was serious enough and had handled the situation with our son. A couple months later we are being called to court! We don’t have money to hire an attorney and went downtown to legal aid but I am wondering if there isn’t more that I could do? I don’t want this on his record…he is a good kid that made a stupid mistake. He did admit to the officer that he threw snowballs and stones. In court, should he plead no contest? Please, any legal advice would be greatly appreciated!!! I also want to add that it is suspected that a neighbor who has called the police on us before over petty things is the person who made the police report. We are a biracial couple and think that might have something to do with our neighbors dislike for our family. Again, we cannot hire an attorney, what are our options?
wow thats retarded.
Riles McGiles | Nov 21, 2009
Welcome to the modern age where normal, mischievous things that you did as a kid will brand yours a criminal. It’s a revenue and control thing. When I was a kid, the cop would probably have smacked me up side the head and dragged me home for my parents to deal with. Now the state has to deal with EVERYTHING. I could go on for hours on why this is so, but that would not help your situation. You are entitled to a public defender or a youth advocate, so you will not be unrepresented when you go to court. The only thing you can do now is simply go and see what is going to happen. You were right to deny them the pleasure of accepting their "programs". That would label him as a troubled youth, even after successful completion (which will drag on far longer than any court punishment would). Take the probation that the judge is likely to hand down, see that he keeps his nose clean, and you can then forget about the whole thing. As long as he doesn’t get into any more trouble, this mark on his record won’t mess with his future. Just make sure that he doesn’t jay walk, because these days even the most stupidest of occurrences will suck you into the system to enrich the city’s coffers.
jeligula | Nov 21, 2009
Wowwww. Must suck for you ! Uhmmm, Just say its gay to be goin to court for that LOL.
DoYouLikeBananas? | Nov 21, 2009
ok my only other suggestion(other than legal aid ) is try putting this in a different area this is the artsection.
telenaus | Nov 21, 2009
Tags: 2005, Comedy, Dioguardi Robert, Drama, Giordano Tyrone, Kaler Jamie, Mulroney Dermot, Nelson Craig T., Romance, Schneider Paul, White Brian J., Wilson Luke
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