Cops Stop Teens for Shoveling Snow, Stirring A Heap Of Controversy

It’s a practice that’s about as common as setting up a lemonade stand. In central New Jersey, local residents would hardly balk at two teenagers knocking on the door with snow shovels and offering to shovel a driveway for a buck or two. 

More >> Cops Stop Teens for Shoveling Snow, Stirring A Heap Of Controversy

Note: When I was a kid, I used to shovel driveways, mow lawns, set up lemonade stands, you name it.  If one person said no, you moved on to the next.  There was never a problem and I rarely got paid before the job was done.

So now, what articles like this tell me is that I've been a hardened criminal since I was like ten.  So all I can say is:  'Fuck you, you stupid idiot cops!'  You should all be glad that these kids are learning the value of work instead of welfare.  I don't see you getting out there helping grandma shovel her driveway.

We all need to live and work together.  The fact that some people are assholes doesn't change that and shouldn't ruin it for the rest.  However, due to recent events such as the kids getting busted for running lemonade stands, parents getting reported for letting their kids play alone outside or the schools ratting parents out for every little scrape on the knee, and now a kid can't shovel driveways without it being a crime?  

The normal people really need to pull their heads out of their asses.  And whoever called the cops on these kids should be beaten just for doing so.  Some people really do deserve it you know.

Anger as services to keep teens from crime dumped by state government

Anger as services to keep teens from crime dumped by state government 

Parents and caseworkers are outraged the state government will abolish two specialist services that provide after-hours support for marginalised teenagers in Kings Cross and Cabramatta.

Spanking Leads to Cross-Country Flight From Human Services Office

Spanking Leads to Cross-Country Flight From Human Services Office

Parents who spanked their teenage daughter with a rod for sexting a boyfriend claim in court that social workers tried to force the girl to strip naked and be photographed, then chased the family cross-country when she refused.

Survey: Top 10 ways kids hide their online activity from parents

Survey: Top 10 ways kids hide their online activity from parents


From clearing their browser history to creating private email addresses, teens are increasingly leveraging their tech-savvy skills to hide their online activities from their parents, a new survey found.

Social worker Daniel Mallia stabs himself to gain street credibility

Social worker Daniel Mallia stabs himself to gain street credibility

A SOCIAL worker who said he was knifed in a horrific gang attack has confessed that he invented the story and stabbed himself.

Media frenzy for mom who called cops on her kids

Media frenzy for mom who called cops on her kids

The story of a sibling squabble that led a Lafayette Street mom to ask police to arrest two of her five children struck a nerve yesterday.

Note: Oh... The lows these reporters will sink to for that hot juicy story.

New Law Makes Teen "Sexting" Illegal In Rhode Island

New Law Makes Teen "Sexting" Illegal In Rhode Island


Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee signed the law, which could result in offenders under the age of 18 being charged with a “status” offense in family court, into effect on Tuesday.

Nearly Half of U.S. Teens Smoke, Drink Alcohol, or Use Drugs

Nearly Half of U.S. Teens Smoke, Drink Alcohol, or Use Drugs

Nearly half of all American high school students smoke, drink alcohol, or use illicit drugs, according to a new report. And one in four who started using these substances before they turned 18 may become addicts.

Do teens of the Facebook generation value privacy?

Do teens of the Facebook generation value privacy?

For years now, adults have been grumbling about kids these days and how they have no sense of privacy. Always posting everything to Facebook, sharing their lives on Twitter, bantering with friends on MySpace … where’s their good-ol’ sense of self-respect and privacy?

Far fewer Utah foster families prefer to care for teens

Far fewer Utah foster families prefer to care for teens

Since their adoptions from foster care, Aubrianna and Sophie Zelenak allow themselves the luxury of being optimistic about their futures.

Top psychologist says children need traditional valuesTop psychologist says children need traditional values

Top psychologist says children need traditional values

A TOP Government advisor has recommended a return of good old fashioned family values in a bid to stem the increase of violent teens.

Note: There you have it. This is a great article which speaks to the difficulties that parents face thanks to the child protective industry even though it doesn't mention the fact that the child protective industry has instilled so much fear into parents by taking so many children away.

Majority of teens live in 'rejection' families

Majority of teens live in 'rejection' families

More than half of American teens have grown up with parents who "rejected each other," which bodes ill for the nation's future leadership, productivity, wealth and well-being, says a new national report on American families.

UK parents relaxed about their children trying drink, drugs and sex

UK parents relaxed about their children trying drink, drugs and sex

Note: That's because they're too worried about what other parents are doing with their kids.

Underage Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll are no big deal for mums and dads, reveals new survey

How To Deal With Your Sexually Active Teen

Before you get them fitted for a chastity belt, try these communication tips.

Teen pleads for custody of brothers

Teen pleads for custody of brothers

An 18-year-old from Mississauga yesterday made the unprecedented request to be granted custody of his two younger brothers in hopes of bringing an end to a decade of family "warfare."

Teens Charged In Burglary Spree

Teens Charged In Burglary Spree

The boys, ages 14, 16, and 17, are foster brothers who lived with a foster father, police said.

"It's an awful young age to get started, but there was no supervision and way too much time on their hands and a lot of luck on their side," said Sgt. Eric Johnson. "They were able to get away with it for quite awhile."

Run-Away Runs Again

Run-Away Runs Again

Live Oak Police say a missing 17-year-old girl was back in the custody of the Department of Children and Families, but the teen has run away again.

Foster mom pleads in child abuse case

Foster mom pleads in child abuse case

A Fremont woman accused of using a back scratcher to beat teenagers she is the legal guardian for entered into a plea agreement Monday in Dodge County District Court.

Girl Thriving With Foster Family Must Move

A young girl finally finds a foster family where she can thrive, but state officials say she has to move.

'Why not me? 'More about Child Advertising.

'Why not me?'
Program seeks to match adolescent children with prospective parents


The portraits of children sporting angelic poses and beatific smiles on display at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital could easily serve as ads for the latest fashion or the newest hit sitcom. But the truth about the gallery, which remains open through today, is decidedly less funny.

The innocent faces in the enlarged photos belong to adolescent foster children, a population of parent-less juveniles officials say are often overlooked by would-be parents who prefer to adopt infants and young children instead.