tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post7666104771753358609..comments2023-12-20T02:09:03.416-06:00Comments on Redemption Road: Color Me AmusedMerry Monteleonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-76634334390058759892009-02-01T17:43:00.000-06:002009-02-01T17:43:00.000-06:00Hi Shelly,I think it's probably more a matter of n...Hi Shelly,<BR/><BR/>I think it's probably more a matter of no one stepping up to help the kid out. I'm guessing from what I've read that he doesn't have anyone in his personal life that's really trying to guide him. That's what he needs. There are tons of kids in those explorer programs - it would be extraordinary for one of the officers to figure out this kid needs a mentor and step up to be that role model, on his own time in a selfless way.... I guess I'm just hoping for extraordinary.<BR/><BR/>All of the articles I've read, and blog posts, seem to center on the negative of the police department letting it happen. I don't know how those past offenses will look to a judge - hopefully whoever they give him for an attorney will think to stress the fact that in each of those offenses the kid was really trying to perform the role of a cop, not trying to hurt or scam anyone but actually trying to serve, and with no pay... if I was the judge, that would look damn good.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-72779143346996646592009-01-30T21:15:00.000-06:002009-01-30T21:15:00.000-06:00I hope they do offer this amazing kid some guidanc...I hope they do offer this amazing kid some guidance... but the fact that there have already been multiple offenses isn't too promising. Why don't they pick up on this kid's dream?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-88454874982879877942009-01-30T11:35:00.000-06:002009-01-30T11:35:00.000-06:00Hi Silken,Well, it's just so impressive that he co...Hi Silken,<BR/><BR/>Well, it's just so impressive that he could do such a thing at fourteen - and that he wants to do the job, not do something negative. I hope the judge is lenient and that the explorer program can find a mentor for him to keep him on a good path and help him acheive his goals. If someone steps up and helps this kid, he could accomplish amazing things.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-45765034713658104082009-01-29T11:48:00.000-06:002009-01-29T11:48:00.000-06:00I did see this Merry! It reminded me of "Catch Me ...I did see this Merry! It reminded me of "Catch Me If You Can"!silkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051933946463393399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-34280848221358219052009-01-29T01:09:00.000-06:002009-01-29T01:09:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-88545623591035241172009-01-28T16:43:00.000-06:002009-01-28T16:43:00.000-06:00Hi Captain!I followed your link over to your blog ...Hi Captain!<BR/><BR/>I followed your link over to your blog last week - I think it was from Editorial Anon's... I'll be stopping back over to comment soon.<BR/><BR/>I think so too, the kid is a ward of the state, so we can guess he's had a rough life already - if he still wants to be a cop, rather than all the other ways he can go, I hope someone takes him under their wing. If he can pull this off at 14, imagine what he can do as an adult!<BR/><BR/>Hi Spy,<BR/><BR/>I keep coming back to the fact that he's trying to be a cop and do good things - not trying to pull it off to get away with something... I mean he really wanted to go on duty and do the job!!! So I'm crossing my fingers for him and I hope there's someone out there that can lend him a little hand. Fourteen's too young to be out there on your own.<BR/><BR/>Hi Mary,<BR/><BR/>My first thought was laughter - it is really impressive, I think.<BR/><BR/>Hey Jersey,<BR/><BR/>I know, right? I'm hoping in another ten years theres a story about a hero cop getting an award and it turns out to be him.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-62750511755266209952009-01-28T16:01:00.000-06:002009-01-28T16:01:00.000-06:00I want to adopt that kid. That is great. I hope th...I want to adopt that kid. That is great. I hope the judge gets the same feeling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-41208897837297867422009-01-28T13:12:00.000-06:002009-01-28T13:12:00.000-06:00I was glad to read that you too were impressed, be...I was glad to read that you too were impressed, because my first thought was that this kid really has guts. I can't even get my 14-year-old to go to the store on her own. There ought to be a way they can get this kid on the right path; he clearly wants to work. <BR/><BR/>Come to think of it, my eldest would LOVE to give someone a ticket. Me, probably.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-53070072701829653932009-01-28T13:00:00.000-06:002009-01-28T13:00:00.000-06:00They need to channel that, not punish it. Well, ma...They need to channel that, not punish it. Well, maybe he is crazy, but I don't know. I hope if he's not, they channel that!Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-91195075454000091912009-01-27T23:13:00.000-06:002009-01-27T23:13:00.000-06:00Love it!!You're right, the kid is awesome and shou...Love it!!<BR/><BR/>You're right, the kid is awesome and should be encouraged in his dream.Captain Hookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802744533031619523noreply@blogger.com