Eight-year old steals teacher's minivan, drives home safely
"How in heaven's name (do you) discipline a kid for grand theft auto?"That's what sibling-blog BloggingBaby asked after posting about an eight-year boy who stole, then drove, his teacher's Dodge Caravan back to his home. According to the Modesto police who eventually 'lectured' the tiny van-jacker, the boy, who is not named, finagled the teacher's keys from her purse and adjusted the van's steering wheel and seats to accommodate his less than four-foot height for the impromptu joyride. The police are even unsure what route he took in his drive. There was no visual damage to the minivan nor missing items.
The boy is currently suspended from school and is probably home right now playing Grand Theft Auto.
[Source: Merced Sun Star via BloggingBaby]
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narcszm 9:42AM (4/21/2006)
Sweet. That teacher got pwned.
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JayNorth 9:46AM (4/21/2006)
#1) Totally. That's some funny shit.
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Kowell 9:56AM (4/21/2006)
I dunno weither people should be pissed at the kid for grand theft auto or amazed he drove without putting a scratch on the van
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Phillip 10:30AM (4/21/2006)
With gas being as expensive as it is, I'd make him sell lemonade until he made enough money to fill my tank! LOL!
Funny story!
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Paqza 10:44AM (4/21/2006)
Who the hell lets an 8 yr old play GTA?
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Non-Bizarro Adam 10:53AM (4/21/2006)
#3, seriously, I don't think my wife could make it all the way home without putting a new dent in her car. Kudos to the kiddie.
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sean 10:57AM (4/21/2006)
#4 same goes my girlfriend. I need to call this kid and have her serve up some driving lesson to the GF.
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Corey W. 11:04AM (4/21/2006)
I don't think everyone is seeing the big picture here. At his age, did the thought ever cross your mind to steal a car? This is one of those "don't care about consequences" type youths. If something is not changed in his personality, he will definitely have a criminal record before 18.
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Chris 12:11PM (4/21/2006)
I remember being a kid, I had dreams about joy riding and crashing the car into a ditch. That's why I didn't do it; because I knew I did not have the skills as an 8 year old to drive safely.
#7, I'd try asking any kid if they had dreams about driving a car, they probably do. This kid probably won't have a future criminal history. Maybe his friends dared him to. Kids have no resistance to peer pressure.
Although it's wrong, this kid has some amazing spatial and navigation skills for his age. Maybe something his parents want to explore.
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mehool 9:40PM (3/08/2007)
Autoblog: Why did you post a pic of that kid, it makes people think that's the kid that stole the car...
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Ed 12:24PM (4/21/2006)
Boys will be boys.
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beken 1:10PM (4/21/2006)
So...who is responsible for teaching this kid the difference between right and wrong? Many of us laugh this off because "nobody really got hurt" on this.
But having had my car stolen or broken into a couple times in front of my own house at 3:00am by 12 year olds, I can't help but think the kid in this article probably has no clue whatsoever that he did anything wrong and will probably do it again.
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chairman 1:45PM (4/21/2006)
Seeing how the car didn't have a scratch, I'd wager the boy is more of a Gran Turismo fan rather than Grand Theft Auto. Had the kid picked up a hooker after hijacking the car, GTA would certainly take the cake.
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the chad 3:26PM (4/21/2006)
Beyond Hilaroius!
I was driving at 8, but I wouldn't have ever stolen my teachers minivan. No way. I would've picked a teacher with a sports car :-)
Although I did think a lot about wishing I could _legally_ drive.
While the kid does need to be severely punished, its still freakin' awesome.
#s 1 & 6, I'm w/ you, kudos to the kid for pwning the teahcer!
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Howard Kerr 3:37PM (4/21/2006)
This could open up several new "avenues" for promoting the DCX 'vans.
Instead of being a winner of Motor Trend's or Car and Driver's annual awards,
"Grand Caravan...THE choice of kids 10 and under."
Or,
"Grand Caravan...big on the outside, but still driveable by "tiny tots"."
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TheRaven 4:46PM (4/21/2006)
Parents need get that kid into Kart Racing, he clearly has some natural talent.
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shane 11:17AM (4/22/2006)
Stupid kid, you should have gone for sportscar or something but a minivan, you do not have very good taste for cars.
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