Mom has 5-year-old son "fake arrested" for playing with matches

Now, I'm all for tough love, but this is kinda overdoin' it, sister.

That's pretty funny.

I'm like 91% sure that kid learnt his lesson.

Now, I'm all for tough love, but this is kinda overdoin' it, sister.

Theokhoth

That...was..........AWESOME! She was totally in her right to do that.

I don't really see the problem or the story.

Don't think that's the way of teaching a child, especially of that age.. A policeman maybe talking to them would of been okay, but that is over the top.. great parenting ;)Strider_91

[QUOTE="Strider_91"]Don't think that's the way of teaching a child, especially of that age.. A policeman maybe talking to them would of been okay, but that is over the top.. great parenting ;)UbiquitousAeon

now if onlythey could do their job right

That would be a clever thing to do on, say, a 15 year old doing more seriously bad things.

It's a bit unnecessary for a 5 year old, though.

I'd be fine with someone doing that to a 10 year old... but isn't 5 a bit too young? :?

Now, I'm all for tough love, but this is kinda overdoin' it, sister.

Theokhoth

Personally I would have had the mother arrested for poor parenting. I was told around the same age that matches are bad and I took heed of their words and to this day I avoid matches at all possible unless I am camping and need to make a fire.the_ChEeSe_mAn2

Effective parenting doesn't need to be questioned. And if that kid doesn't play with matches again, she did a good job as a parent.

Just because methods are unorthodox, doesn't mean they're incorrect.

Yes, because the best way to correctly discipline a child is to traumatise them.xTheExploited

much better than the house burning down..

[QUOTE="xTheExploited"]Yes, because the best way to correctly discipline a child is to traumatise them.Anarchy4hire82

much better than the house burning down..

I don't see the big deal, the cop didn't beat him to death, he just handcuffed him and put him in the back of a cruiser. There's far worse parenting out there than having your son get mock arrested.

Personally I would have had the mother arrested for poor parenting. I was told around the same age that matches are bad and I took heed of their words and to this day I avoid matches at all possible unless I am camping and need to make a fire.the_ChEeSe_mAn2

I don't see the big deal, the cop didn't beat him to death, he just handcuffed him and put him in the back of a cruiser. There's far worse parenting out there than having your son get mock arrested.

AngrySpider

OK, now that's pretty funny. But when I think about the son, I feel guilty for thinking it's funny.

I can't believe people think what this mother did was good. Obviously shes a horrible mother if her 5 year old kid is playing with matches, thats horrible she has her kid fake arrested. My dad once was on the phone before pretending to be a cop when I picked it up when I was a kid, I was scared to death and I still remember it and it's one of the reasons I don't like him. Maybe one day this kid will grow up to be a murderer because his mom was so horrible then you won't be laughing will you?

I can't believe people think what this mother did was good. Obviously shes a horrible mother if her 5 year old kid is playing with matches, thats horrible she has her kid fake arrested. My dad once was on the phone before pretending to be a cop when I picked it up when I was a kid, I was scared to death and I still remember it and it's one of the reasons I don't like him. Maybe one day this kid will grow up to be a murderer because his mom was so horrible then you won't be laughing will you?

joshrocks2245

its all good, until he finds a lighter. :P

I can't believe people think what this mother did was good. Obviously shes a horrible mother if her 5 year old kid is playing with matches, thats horrible she has her kid fake arrested. My dad once was on the phone before pretending to be a cop when I picked it up when I was a kid, I was scared to death and I still remember it and it's one of the reasons I don't like him. Maybe one day this kid will grow up to be a murderer because his mom was so horrible then you won't be laughing will you?

joshrocks2245

Ok, if she tried several times to tell her lil one that playing with the matches was wrong and not safe, then I can see the desperation of her actions. I mean you really wouldnt want your kid to burn the house down and kill everyone inside of it, yanno? ... But I would have handled it a little differently. I would have had a fireman come over and had a serious talk with the kid... see if I could persuade the fireman to dress up in his fire suit, and convince the 5 year old to be a jr fireman, and prevent fires instead of causing them. Make the kid feel helpful in a way. Reward him for saying he wont play with them again, stickers are a five year olds friend, and a jr fireman hat would be the most special present ever! :) get it? ... but I can see why she did it, cause she was desperate. xhellcatx

I know he can find out those things on his own but his mom doing this kind of stuff to him isn't going to make him a good kid. If you seriously think having a 5 year old kid fake arrested is good then you've never experinced bullying or felt what it's like to be tormented, this mother should be arrested.

Reminded me of Michale Bluth's father from Arrested Development.Lonelynight

I can't believe people think what this mother did was good. Obviously shes a horrible mother if her 5 year old kid is playing with matches, thats horrible she has her kid fake arrested. My dad once was on the phone before pretending to be a cop when I picked it up when I was a kid, I was scared to death and I still remember it and it's one of the reasons I don't like him. Maybe one day this kid will grow up to be a murderer because his mom was so horrible then you won't be laughing will you?

joshrocks2245

Kids get into things when you arn't looking. A parent that can watch a child 24/7 is a parent who won't be doing anything else such as feeding the child, working, sleeping. You;'re naive if you don't think kids get into things and that if they do that makes someone a bad parent.

The kid will grow up to be a murderer because his mother disciplned him? What an over the top reaction. I think what she did is far better than parents who beat their kids when they do something bad.

I don't think it's anyones buisness. By the way, why is no one angry at the cop who went along with this? If it was such a terrible thing, why didn't he say no? It's not like she did this all herself, a cop willingly went along with it.