Man arrested for tackling a prankster teen

YEAH! Tackle that son of a *** and give him a few kicks while he's down.

lol. yea, he shoulda called the cops...or just used a tazer.

Violence is never the answer, young grasshopper.

What a bunch of BS, the teens should be doing community service throughout the entire summer :twisted:

Ding-dong-ditch is one thing, those kids were practically staging a burglary.

What ever happened to ringing the front doorbell and running away?

They should all be slapped for doing such a stupid thing. Beating up a couple of teens doesn't solve anything and just makes things worse.

Both should be punished; not punishing the teen sends a bad message to other teens.

That's what the shotty is for. One shot into the air and they wouldn't have come back.

Ding-dong-ditch is one thing, those kids were practically staging a burglary.

What ever happened to ringing the front doorbell and running away?

THE_DRUGGIE

I agree with this. Judging by the circumstances, the guy was rightfully freaked out, and the teens should be charged instead of him.

The kids went way beyond ringing the doorbell and running away giggling.

Both should be punished; not punishing the teen sends a bad message to other teens.

one_plum

In the end, was it worth going through the troubles of tackling down a teenager for ding-dong-ditching? At any rate, that 38 year old did the same exact thing at one point in his life as a kid, too.Nerd_Man

personally, i think the man should've kicked their asses

I know from my experience, any time ANYTHING happens in my neighborhood, the cops are never able to do anything. I've had my house broken into and two other neighbor houses all the same day (2001, 9/11 no less). One neighbor was even chasing them and TOOK A PICTURE. There was never an arrest and the cops claimed they couldn't do anything but 'they think they know who it is'.

Later, kids throw rocks and eggs at my neighbors truck, smashing the windows, plus they cut the tires. No arrest.

Currently there is someone every few months that goes through unlocked cars and take stuff. MY car is a junker and I keep nothing of value, yet the jerk still goes through my glove compartment tossing papers. Again, the cops 'think they know who it is' but don't have enough to arrest him.

I understand the victim's frustration, because you get to the point where you have to capture one as proof.

Ding-dong-ditch is one thing, those kids were practically staging a burglary.

What ever happened to ringing the front doorbell and running away?

THE_DRUGGIE

[QUOTE="Nerd_Man"]In the end, was it worth going through the troubles of tackling down a teenager for ding-dong-ditching? At any rate, that 38 year old did the same exact thing at one point in his life as a kid, too.THE_DRUGGIE

He should have called the cops. If he was going to tackle one of them, he should have stayed on his property. He left his property to pursue this one teen, correct? If so, then that's where he failed. It's too bad though.Elian2530

I don't know if I fully agree. They were walking all over his yard and around the house is the impression I get. It doesn't sound like they were just walking up the walkway, pressing the doorbell and running.

If someone is walking around your house at night, he has every reason to believe they might be looking for a way in. But you are right: he should have called the police at that point before going to get one.

He should have called the cops. If he was going to tackle one of them, he should have stayed on his property. He left his property to pursue this one teen, correct? If so, then that's where he failed. It's too bad though.Elian2530

He should have called the cops. If he was going to tackle one of them, he should have stayed on his property. He left his property to pursue this one teen, correct? If so, then that's where he failed. It's too bad though.Elian2530

The article states the tackle was made in his yard.

The dragging back to his house while he called the police is kind of extreme. That'll probably throw a wrench in the guy's case.

But I hope it works out for him in court. If I was in his position and I thought my hypothetical family was being threatened, tackling is the least I might do.

...I hate kids.

He should have called the cops. If he was going to tackle one of them, he should have stayed on his property. He left his property to pursue this one teen, correct? If so, then that's where he failed. It's too bad though.Elian2530

Nope, article said the tackling took place in the man's yard.

I commend the man...but you can't physically come in contact with people under 18 in the sense he did if your his age...isn't it considered assaulting a minor or something?..

I commend the man...but you can't physically come in contact with people under 18 in the sense he did if your his age...isn't it considered assaulting a minor or something?..

Xx_Hopeless_xX

The OP didn't mention that the man was half naked.medic36

eeew tackled by a half naked man :P

What a bunch of BS, the teens should be doing community service throughout the entire summer :twisted:

felipebo

i think the man was rightfully afraid in this circumstance, at first i thought they had just rung the doorbell and ran but this was taking it too far.

That's what the shotty is for. One shot into the air and they wouldn't have come back.

br0kenrabbit

I agree with the shotgun but not about shooting in the air. If I'm deciding to bring out the Mossberg, I'm going to be aiming for the center mass.

sorry I had to :P

If it's a few kids playing ding-dong-ditch, do you really think the police would give a rat's ass?