Guess Who's Back? (UPDATE)
UPDATE: It looks like someone has decided Latarian needed to make a comeback. Reader Tracy wrote to tell me that the story is in none of the local papers or on local news stations.checked to see. Whoever put this clip together used old footage from the first time Latarian stole his grandmother's car and presented it as though he struck again. As far as I know, Latarian did not steal his grandma's SUV again. It was just a trick! I was bamboozled!
If Latarian is still doing hood rat stuff, he's doing it on the down low. I'm sorry, Latarian! I'm sure he'll pistol whip me later.
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Latarian Milton, the 7-year-old kid who stole his memaw's car last April to do "hood rat stuff," has struck again! Struck four more times to be exact.
Latarian stole the keys to his grandma's 2006 Durgano AGAIN! How the hell is she just leaving her keys out in the open like that?! She needs to hide that shit under a fruit bowl or somewhere else he will never look.
After Latarian stole the car, he drove down the street, turned into Costco, hit two parked cars, got back onto the street and hit two more parked cars before pulling into the Wal-Mart parking lot. He finally hit a sign and then drove into a ditch. His grandmother's Durango is totaled and Latarian doesn't give a fuck!
We all know why he want to Wal-Mart. For the chicken wings!
When asked why he stole his grandmother's SUV again, Latarian said, "Cause I wanted to do it. My friend was in the car with me. I took it on a high-speed chase!" And what does he think about the people whose cars he hit? "I think nothing about them!"
The reporter is the most patient and professional woman in the business. I would have knocked those ice trays out of his hands and then bit at my own hands to stop from shaking him. Or I would have laughed hysterically and then cried myself into a little ball on the floor.
Judge Judy is to blame for all of this! She was supposed to have him on her show and then she canceled it at the last minute. She could have saved Latarian!
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Submitted by letinstar on September 22, 2008 - 9:32pm.
I'll throw in Webster for the whole dollar.
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Submitted by Euphoria on September 22, 2008 - 9:29pm.
No offense to your mother, but why was a ladder accessible for your children to climb to the roof?
That would take some time for them to do it, was she not supervising?
An adult screwed up FIRST, but the kids get punished. Were there extinuating circumstances?
Submitted by speakit on September 22, 2008 - 9:31pm.
Keep trying, why not? Thank you.
Submitted by Team Valtrex on September 22, 2008 - 9:26pm.
latarian is much bigger than gary, but gary has more anger in him...could be a nice match up...i may have to give you the whole dollar just to see this action...
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Submitted by Gonnaburn... on September 22, 2008 - 9:25pm.
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I can only imagine how difficult that is. Even if, throughout your whole career, you only helped one teen turn things around, you did an awesome job. And if no one else does, I thank you.
I am not a big condoner of spanking, but I think it has its time and place. I always used the "what kind of punishment/discipline does the behavior warrant?" philosophy. You don't have to agree with me, but just give me a chance to explain my well-thought-out decisions (that were never based on my anger or me losing control and wanting to lash out at my kids.) Example:
My three were spending the weekend with my parents. I get a call on Saturday morning from my mother who was *insert riotous laugh here* very strict with me. She said something to the effect of, "The kids are on the roof! What should I do?" I sat for a nanosecond in disbelief (again, thinking of how strict she was with me) and said calmly, "Well, tell them to get down OFF the roof." She said, "Well, I told them to come down and they haven't." I said, "I'll be right over."
As I pulled into the driveway three little heads (aged 3,6 and 8) peered off the roof, saw Mommy driving up the driveway, put a classic "oh shit!" look on their faces and disappeared to scurry down the ladder at the back of the house. I met them there and, as each one came off the ladder, I picked them up, paddled their little bottoms and sat them down. I would like to add that not one tear was shed, not one word was breathed and the look of fright and guilt on their faces was a sight. I proceeded to ask them why I had spanked them. After they said the usual, "Because we climbed on a dangerous roof and because we didn't do as we were told," I asked them AGAIN why I had spanked them. They all three BURST into tears and said in unison, "Because you love us and didn't want us to get hurt. We are so sorry for scaring you, Mom." I dried their tears, told them how much I did love them and that I would rather have them mad at me for spanking them than to find three little hurt or dead bodies on the ground...three little bodies that I would protect with my own life.
Fast forward several years. My fifteen-year-old son (the same that climbed on the roof) had a friend spend the night who wanted to sneak out after everyone had gone to bed. My son refused. He told my son, if caught, he could just lie to me and get away with it. My son said, "You don't understand. My mother knows when she's being lied to. She would worry if she couldn't find me. And I know better than to lie to my Mom because, even though she's only five feet tall, she means what she says and you just don't lie to her!"
I don't think I harmed their little egos one bit and they always knew what the REASON behind my disciplinary decisions were and they always knew I loved them and still do. And guess what...they LIKED having boundaries and knowing that someone cared enough to set them straight when they needed it. Every single action was based in love.
Submitted by letinstar on September 22, 2008 - 9:22pm.
he's lucky no one was killed or injured during this joyride...what will it take to get this kid taken care of?
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We could hire Gary Coleman to lay the smack down on his hood rat ass. Got change of a one?
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You should only post on Farrah Fawcett threads, because you're as funny as anal cancer.
The saddest ones are the kids who are strung out on all kinds of drugs. We have a huge heroin problem where I live. It is cheaper to get than pot. I have seen intelligent, beautiful people waste away to ...throw everything away, scholarships, self-respect... And they are too young to know they need help. Too young to worry about the future. It's hard to stay positive sometimes. I work with average teens but volunteer with the troubled ones.
Submitted by Manimal5 on September 22, 2008 - 9:15pm.
Submitted by letinstar on September 22, 2008 - 9:38pm.
He's lucky the airbag didn't go off and smack him right in the kisser.
he's lucky no one was killed or injured during this joyride...what will it take to get this kid taken care of?
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if you don't want to be used, then don't be a tool...
What seven year old, SEVEN YEAR OLD, thinks it's ok to take a car on a high speed chase? Psychological issues or not? And it's not the first time!
Something's not being said...
Submitted by Gonnaburn... on September 22, 2008 - 9:15pm.
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Bless the foster parents willing to take on that kind of challenge. They are special people. Theoretically, I'd like to think I could do it, but I don't know.
And you are hot shit working with troubled (I assume) teens! I bet you have days you'd like to pull your hair out. LOL
Submitted by speakit on September 22, 2008 - 8:53pm.
Submitted by angel_i on September 22, 2008 - 8:47pm.
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ITA. He's not the only one like him, he's just more brazen.
I think with some psychological treatment and an atmosphere of tough love, he'd be just fine. I don't think he'll get that though.
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And that's the problem, exactly. Fixing him means fixing themselves first - nobody ever wants to do that.
♥ ThreadKilla!/Lean Like a Chola/She's a Lady.
"You sicken everyone! Even Michael Jackson!" overheardinnewyork
{When asked why he stole his grandmother's SUV again, Latarian said, "Cause I wanted to do it. My friend was in the car with me. I took it on a high-speed chase!" And what does he think about the people whose cars he hit? "I think nothing about them!"}
Are we sure 7 years is too late to abort?
~*~Hello, my baby! Hello, my honey! Hello, my ragtime gal....~*~
Submitted by letinstar on September 22, 2008 - 9:38pm.
He's lucky the airbag didn't go off and smack him right in the kisser.
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I work with teens, but there is a parole officer who boots their asses to alternative placement where they are a hair out of line. I think at this age, he would go to a very structured foster home with defined boundaries and consequences for action. he would also probably haev a TSS work with him one on one, not to mention mandated counseling services.
It has to better than what he currently has.
Submitted by Gonnaburn... on September 22, 2008 - 9:07pm.
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I don't understand why they haven't intervened already.
I don't know if this applies where you work, but in your experience, do they ever use any kind of 'scared straight' method in a child this young?
He needs it, some form of it.
Someone needs to tell this little punk that the next time he beats his Grandmother over some chicken wings it's going to come with a side of tossed salad. Throw his ass in adult jail for a few days and let's see how he likes the criminal lifestyle he's embracing.
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@manimal5: tasers should be on aisle 5...right next to the belts for beating asses...;)
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if you don't want to be used, then don't be a tool...
"Do you think they'd have grounds to take him from his grandmother, based on his behavior? I really don't know much about this story."
Yup- With this many run-ins with the law, I would think ajudication would be the next step. Post #2, after the first "stole grandma's car" incident was him giving grandma the beatdown over chicken wings at Walmart. I would think they have legitimate concerns over her safety as well as his. Don't know what those state laws are though. I know where I work we have several foster kids who were habitually in trouble with the law and removed from their parents' custody.
Submitted by letinstar on September 22, 2008 - 9:34pm.
some times you need to wear an ass out...this boy needs he ass torn up...and his parental units needs their asses beat too...
Doesn't Home Depot sell Tasers?
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Submitted by Tristram on September 22, 2008 - 9:23pm.
He might make a good Durango spokesman: "Easy enough for a child to drive. Tough enough for your local Costco."
Funny. Those Durangos can really take beating.
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some times you need to wear an ass out...this boy needs he ass torn up...and his parental units needs their asses beat too...
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if you don't want to be used, then don't be a tool...
Submitted by Gonnaburn... on September 22, 2008 - 8:55pm.
"I think with some psychological treatment and an atmosphere of tough love, he'd be just fine. I don't think he'll get that though."
Maybe if the courts intervene now. There are good foster homes out there too.
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Do you think they'd have grounds to take him from his grandmother, based on his behavior? I really don't know much about this story.
While research shows there's no such thing as a "crack baby", Latarian does need some serious intervention. He probably eats too much sugar, processed foods and is clearly lacking a positive male role model. He's so scandalous and he's only SEVEN!! You gotta kinda love him though.
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"I think with some psychological treatment and an atmosphere of tough love, he'd be just fine. I don't think he'll get that though."
Maybe if the courts intervene now. There are good foster homes out there too.
Submitted by angel_i on September 22, 2008 - 8:47pm.
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ITA. He's not the only one like him, he's just more brazen.
I think with some psychological treatment and an atmosphere of tough love, he'd be just fine. I don't think he'll get that though.
He might make a good Durango spokesman: "Easy enough for a child to drive. Tough enough for your local Costco."
Somebody needs to throw this little piece of shit into juvie till he's 18, then throw his worthless ass into a supermax until he can't remember his name.
Fucking waste of time.
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That's *Hedley*!
O. MY . GOD. There is nothing SO wrong with this child except for this: I have noticed that, in low-income areas, particularly, there is a lack of education about the effects of certain stimuli. SO kids who are 5 years old are playing GTA and encouraged to participate in shooting games, are permitted to watch violent and/or sexual television and movies and are constantly on the look out for a cool pair of Nikes...He's just emulating what he sees around him. He wants to grow up - like any kid - its just that, from what he's seen, that's what growing up means.
Yeesh. He didn't INVENT the idea of a car chase.
And he's not a lost cause. He's way easier to save than, say - Amy Winehouse.
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"You sicken everyone! Even Michael Jackson!" overheardinnewyork
I have a seven year old and he is so far from this little monster as day from night!
This kid is a product of a single mother, a grandmother who shouldn't have to deal with him and obviously can't. He is also a a product of the black "gangsta" class and attitude. He wants to emulate them and be a tough guy because everything he sees from (C)rap music to the attitudes and hard-ass expressions of all the hip-hop artists tell him that this is the way a black boy is supposed to be.
Don't dare "act white" and go to school, get good grades or even speak properly because then you will be beaten up or worse. Call me a bigot if you want (I'm not) but I think it's time to stop calling this thug life a "culture" and teach children how to become adults in every sense of the world.
With youth like our friend Latarian, America has a real bright future y'all.
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"I think we'll need some more FBI guys."
So...what if this wasn't a boy, but a dog?
First they'd try training and discipline.
Then they'd try re-homing.
And if those don't work? Euthanasia.
So why hasn't the training and discipline happened?
I'm out at the stupid passport office all day and miss THIS MAJOR NEWS!?!?!
Oh F**k Me! I love this kid. He'd rather drive with his hood rat friends then listen to a bunch of hens clucking around, "building" (LOL) a plastic b-ball net. At least his driving skills are starting to improve.
I'm so going to be him for Halloween. Or maybe his hot-ass grannie.
Submitted by Dr. Destructo on September 22, 2008 - 8:21pm
When I hear of kids doing shit like this, I feel kinda numb too.
WRONG THREAD. WHOOPS!
High five speakit!
Before I go, and sorry all jokes aside, but I bet he is probably a crack baby. He may not even have the proper neurons firing off to ever get the cues society and other may offer him. His world and that of the people around him will probably be messed up for life. Sad, but true. He's already seen more violence than any of us could ever imagine in his short 7 years. That's a Great Wall to even try to breech, but who knows. I don't find myself leaving this discussion with a whole lot of hope.
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The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed, and hence clamorous to be led to safety, by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” - H.L. Mencken
Submitted by jt5284 on September 22, 2008 - 7:07pm.
i think i want to be latarian for halloween
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I will glue a rubber rat onto the hood of my car in tribute to this inspiration to children everywhere....I salute you, Latrinian...You make me want to be Whitney Houston singing "I believe that children are our future", but the cracked out version of Whitney because that's just more entertaining, like you, Nefarian, you are more entertaining than the average 7 y/o...yes, more worthy of a serious beating, but more entertaining, just like the celebs you so admire...
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Sorry, Roger, you are tiger now...
i think i want to be latarian for halloween
Submitted by Mrs.Kravitz on September 22, 2008 - 7:37pm.
Would you take parenting advice from Lynn Spears? Or Dina Lohan? Frankly, I think my advice is better.
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I know I said I'd shut up, but I changed my mind.
It's funny you should mention them because in my world, that's exactly who I see spanking. White trash.
I don't believe you would spank, Mrs. K, because it's selfish. It's a reaction out of anger, impatience and the unwillingness to take the time to handle the situation, and treat a child like a person instead of a lower life form. It's about dominance. It's not thinking of the child at all. And most cases I witness, the behavior being punished is from a failure from the parent to begin with. So the child is being punished twice and nothing has been rectified.
If a child is so out of hand, so difficult, so 'tough' to deal with, that child wasn't being parented properly to begin with.
I seriously doubt I was blessed with some easy perfect child. My kid is just a normal kid. Raising children isn't a difficult task, if you take your job seriously and stop putting what's easy for you first, all of the time. If you need to hit to parent, you're the one with the problem, not your kid.
On a personal note, I ended a long time friendship with someone who, after having children, spanked, often, roughly. I ended that friendship because I didn't want my son witnessing it and thinking I condone it. So if anyone here thinks I care whether or not I offend, I don't. Children are the ones without rights, without a 'voice'. I won't apologize for sticking up for them.
Submitted by LOVE CARROTTOP on September 22, 2008 - 6:56pm.
Well, we didn't get those drugs, but we got lots of great sugary candy and Kool-Aid, and got to drink Coke. Not too shabby!
"This ain't rock n roll. This is genocide!"
LCT, I'm sure you could catch up on a missed Hood Rat childhood. Just go to any grade school and purchase/steal some Ritalin from the kiddies and crush it up and smoke it. I bet that would get you into the Hood life! Better late than never, if you feel you missed out on something.
Gotta go for now, later D peeeeples.
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The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed, and hence clamorous to be led to safety, by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” - H.L. Mencken
why is he being thought of as such an awful menace to society? The way some of the people on here are talking, you would think he's been accused of murder. Judging by the cynicism and what not that so many people on here exhibit daily, I doubt many of you were any better than this boy, when you were little.
I agree with those who recognize his behavior as a call for help, as well as a lack of good parenting and proper boundaries.
Whoever ends up looking after him needs a serious parenting class and to recognize the importance of stability in a kids life.
He's not a hopeless case, once the adults in his life get a clue.
He's taken the short cut in being tried as an adult. He's half way there. By the time he is ten...he'll have caused physical/fatal injury to the grandma.
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this little fck needs some dope downtime in a 12 by 12 jailcail with 12 inchers...........
I heart his grandmother.
The PO-Leece...and the Sighreeeens...
Wow...
MargeA, are you talking about post-natal abortion. Like around 24 months post?
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The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed, and hence clamorous to be led to safety, by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” - H.L. Mencken
Submitted by LOVE CARROTTOP on September 22, 2008 - 7:55pm.
Good to know. I think Fat Martha took the tard helmet off her avie...
Submitted by Dr. Destructo on September 22, 2008 - 7:50pm.
LCT, you must be referring to the Children's Smokable Crack Vitamins, I presume. Cute little pipes come with the vitamins that can be used to blow bubbles, or crack smoke rings with.
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Hot damn! First I miss out on Power Wheels, now I miss out on Children's Smokable Crack Vitamins? Why did we get the shit end of the stick???
Submitted by Gonnaburn... on September 22, 2008 - 7:51pm.
LCT- Heard from Kizzay? If you talk in the real world, tell her she's missed.
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Hahah yeah we're talking about this thread right now. She misses everyone here!