I'm so dumbfounded. She lives in a decent little neighborhood too. I can't even fathom how this type of person justifies stealing from an elderly, helpless woman.
It started off as just a snowy day. Her driveway had a substantial amount of snow on it and a couple of youngsters (still not sure on their age) came by and offered to clear off her drive. Excellent! THAT is something you don't see too often anymore and when I was listening to the story from my dad, I was initially impressed. Grandma agrees and offers them $10 each to clear it off. Transaction completed, yes? Apparently not.
A day or two later (whenever the next "dusting" was) one of the little bastards comes back to her house and declares that he owes her another $20 for doing the driveway early that morning. Keep in mind that this snow was nowhere near the caliber of the last one and really did not require anything more than a broom to clear off. Confused (obviously) grandma says that she won't pay him because she doesn't think he did anything and he actually argues with her over payment!
My grandma is the sweetest lady you will EVER meet in your life. She's very quiet and reserved...in fact....just think Betty Crocker, only with less conversation. She agrees to pay him (it's just 20 bucks) in return for his word that he never come around her house or neighborhood again lest he risk a call to the police. It bothers me that people will actually take advantage of the good nature of someone like this.
It gets stranger. Apparently the boys gave her their numbers when they initially went over there to shovel her drive. Their phone numbers!! I don't understand. So these people are bullying her around knowing full well that she has their contact information. The next day she finds a message on her machine from Damian (who had previously referred to himself as 'Justin') saying she still owed him money for the work he did that morning at 5AM. Huh? She calls my dad and lets him in on all this and he agrees to be on watch for her as my parents only live a block away. Later that day, Justin/Damian drops by for his "payment". She tells him to go away and that she's going to call the police. Damian doesn't like this. He proceeds to open up the door (it wasn't locked? I don't know the particulars), shove her aside and yank her purse and wallet from the chair in the living room. He: twenty something fit male. She: 84 year old woman with parkinsons. Holy christ on a crutch why would someone do this? I'm just glad she's not hurt or there would be hell to pay.
Dad called the numbers they had left with her initially, one of which was disconnected. Surprise, surprise. The other actually got him some person who may or may not have know who he was talking about. More sketchy people, great. The police officer shows up take the report, and as it turns out he's been looking for the kid for some time. The phone number (per the cops) has a Damian listed on it on a secondary line. The plot thickens. The officer is planning on bringing a slew of photos over to her house tomorrow to see if she can pick him out of a line up. He's allegedly pulled some other shit before but they've never had evidence enough to bring him in. I'm pumped. I hope they nail the little prick. I've already yelled at some people about this, but it feels to get it down 'on paper' as well. I was never one to retaliate in a situation like this. I'd rather let the police do their jobs, but if I still lived there I can garauntee I would have been staying at her house for a while and the situation would have gone differently. Arghhhhhh!
Ok, I'm done.
Get out the spoons. >:(
That's horrible, man. Glad your grandmother's ok. Sounds like that dude needs to be purified by fire [evil]
He needs a good old fashioned curb stomping.
Some people are pricks... seriously. I'd be happy to shovel my 84-year-old neighbor's sidewalk, driveway etc for free, just because I'm able bodied and would feel terrible if he/she tried and got hurt trying. Send him down here and we'll give him a deep south education on respecting our elders...
JM
Okay... where are the rusty spoons? >:(
People like that need to be sent to Sheriff Joe down in Phoenix. If he doesn't cure 'em, they need to be removed from society.
Until I calm down I'm amenable to all forms of abuse and/or "lesson teaching" so keep 'em coming. [evil]
Quote from: the_Journeyman on February 04, 2009, 05:07:25 PM
I'd be happy to shovel my 84-year-old neighbor's sidewalk, driveway etc for free, just because I'm able bodied and would feel terrible if he/she tried and got hurt trying.
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Exactly! Unfortunately I don't think this had anything to do with shoveling snow for an old lady.
Quote from: BibleBoy on February 04, 2009, 05:09:05 PM
Okay... where are the rusty spoons? >:(
People like that need to be sent to Sheriff Joe down in Phoenix. If he doesn't cure 'em, they need to be removed from the gere pool
Fixed it.
Wow.
Just wow.
Those kids need beat.
They need beat within an inch of their lives. I don't think anything else would teach them a lesson.
If that's all they understand, someone needs to grab them and speak their language.
Bottom feeders. May they get spooned during their stay in prison.
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If anyone had done that to my grandmother, I would have killed him. I would have make the beast with two backsing killed him. Seriously. Invite him into the house and kill him. You'd get away with it, and you'd be doing the world a HUGE favor.
That sucks big time, glad the old lady are ok though [thumbsup]
That pisses me off about bad enough to go find the little bastards and I don't even know you or your Grandma.
They better seriously be glad that isn't my Grandma (my Mom's Mom). I would probably end them if my Dad didn't get to them first. And God help them if we both found them at the same time. >:(
little bastards? i don't think so... these guys were 20 something's.... adult's
...adult's with zero compassion and respect >:(
i'm glad your grandmother is ok, and i ReaLLY hope they get caught.
Quote from: Jarvicious on February 04, 2009, 04:37:17 PM
*snip*
He: twenty something fit male. She: 84 year old woman with parkinsons.
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on February 05, 2009, 04:22:40 AM
little bastards? i don't think so... these guys were 20 something's.... adult's
...adult's with zero compassion and respect >:(
i'm glad your grandmother is ok, and i ReaLLY hope they get caught.
Amen to that, when did our society start pushing off adult responsibility till someone felt like it?
bp... spoon (and baseball bat) for hire.
Hey Damion guess what tomorrow is...... whack
visit the coroner day (that's if they find yer body)
Call me if you need a hand. I have a commercial grade creme brulee torch and a mean streak.
Seriously, though. Assholes like that need to be eliminated from society. People have no respect anymore.
Quote from: Nitewaif on February 05, 2009, 05:35:43 PM
Snip.
People have no respect anymore.
I don't think it's a case of respect so much as it is decency. I know plenty of people I don't respect that much, but no matter what their circumstances, I'd never think to take advantage of someone like this. Dad looked him up on the County website and apparently he's not even 19 yet. As soon as her case gets moved to the top of the list (there are an unfortunate amount of shit heads in my hometown that require a lot of police work) an officer should come by with some photos. I don't know what kind of jail time he can get for something like this, but I hope it's substantial. Welcome to adulthood you little bastard.
Quote from: Nitewaif on February 05, 2009, 05:35:43 PM
Call me if you need a hand. I have a commercial grade creme brulee torch and a mean streak.
Seriously, though. Assholes like that need to be eliminated from society. People have no respect anymore.
Then again, torture by brulee torch just may be a worse punishment than jail time in our "white collar resort" of a county lockup, not to mention more embarassing. Could the torcher be wearing a pink apron and possibly tickle him at the same time while yelling at him in French?? Thanks for the help folks, I'll let you know if I'm gonna host a lychin' (yes, there is plenty of garage space for your bikes, and no mods I don't mean a real lynching :) )
Too bad he's not going to be in a maximum security type place. I would be sneding the other inmates cigarettes for beating him.
damn crackheads.
I'm glad your grams wasn't hurt, it must have been really scary for her when that punk barged in like that.
In some places they do public canings. Seems to keep folks in check. Just saying.
Quote from: MrIncredible on February 06, 2009, 12:35:44 PM
Too bad he's not going to be in a maximum security type place. I would be sneding the other inmates cigarettes for beating him.
That option isn't off the table just yet :). I'm not opposed to being a cancer stick enabler.
I hope they catch the bastard. It looks like the weather will be better, so the slimeball might not be pushing his shoveling racket for a while.
Ha!! Justice is served!!!! The caught the little make the beast with two backser. My loveley parents (I already yelled at dad. This is the same guy that "forgot" to tell his son he was going in for a "minor" surgery to remove a tumor from his neck) neglected to tell me that he's been in jail now for 29 days and that the hearing was just held. He got 60 days (minus the 29 he's already served) in the County pen, has to pay all court fees, owes my grandmother $77 in restitution (what kind of random ass number is that??) and has two years of probation with $25 a month probation fee. Doubt grandma will ever get her 77, the kid had to use a court appointed lawyer due to his financial situation. I don't give a shit. He's done. I figured he'd get off with a slap on the wrist and MAYBE a years probation, but this sentence is so much more satisfying. My grandma has since moved out of her house into an apartment so there's no chance of retribution on his part. As it turns out his brother has quite the rap sheet as well. I guess scummery runs in the family. i wish I still lived there in town when all this went down, but I'm glad he got what he deserved.
I suppose none of you really care/need to hear all this, I just figured it would be nice to hear that the Justice system does work from time to time. To all you police officers/detectives out there on the board, keep up the good work :). I'm gonna go drink some beer and play some pool in celebration.
Reading your story really pissed me off I can't stand make the beast with two backss like that. It's great to hear he got what he deserved.
Get the car battery and jumper cables...
We have some learnin to do.... :o
Glad you updated this! F--- that guy!
Quote from: NAKID on March 11, 2009, 06:34:43 PM
Glad you updated this! F--- that guy!
+!.
Really happy to hear this, man. 60 days still isn't that much (to me) considering what he did to someone who clearly couldn't defend herself, but at least there's some justice in this world.
Oh, and your Dad sounds just like mine.
I still wanna curb him
Quote from: bobspapa on March 11, 2009, 07:03:29 PM
I still wanna curb him
American History X Curb Stomp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV9Oj-vhLkE#lq-lq2-hq)
What do you mean "you suppose we don't care"? Of course we do. Glad justice was served but it should have been longer. He will mess up again and get popped for longer.
Hopefully he meets some people during his 60 day stay who will make the experience a memorable one [evil]
I hope he get`s a new boyfriend [thumbsup]
New cellmate Bubba: "So, you wanna be the mommy or daddy?"
Punk: "Um, I guess I'll be the daddy."
Bubba: "Good. Now get over here and suck momma's d**k!"
thanks for the update [thumbsup]
Ha, your Dads a bit like mine with the news.
Good to hear that the justice system has done some proper work and he's behind bars. It's easy to get disheartened when you hear stories like this and know the chances are slim that the little rat who robbed a Gramma will ever be caught. So, good-on-ya LEOs from wherever Jarv is from.
$77? Is that waht she had in her wallet? Perhaps it's what she had in the wallet + what the court thought the wallet was worth? 77 is an odd number
i'm pleased that the process worked, but i'd hardly say he got what he deserved. what he deserves
is a biblical a$$-kicking and a warning that next time it'll be much worse.