Letter of apology.
Discussion
Friday afternoon the Mrs finished work and was driving home. As she drove down past a really big old building (Used to be an anex of a hospital) she saw 4 lads 14/16 year old looking over the wall.
Next thing a huge bang and the kids doing a runner.
Turns out they'd thrown an Ice ball at the car. The Mrs sped into the grounds after them and was greeted by them disappearing inside. After enquiries it turns out this building is a "Naughty boy's school". She talked to the schools own Bobby and it was proved which of the kids it was.
She had a phone call Yesterday asking her to go to the Police station to accept a "Letter" that he'd written to my Mrs.
Here it is below...
And look at what he wrote it on...
She said she gaffawed when the Bobby said "I hope he's written it sincerly" and walked out shaking her head.
How does he mean "I dint(sic) mean to hit yours"? Who's did he mean to hit?
It's only a shed of an Almera but thats not the point is it?
Edit: That's how ahe recieved the letter. Folded in a square and ripped across the page.
Next thing a huge bang and the kids doing a runner.
Turns out they'd thrown an Ice ball at the car. The Mrs sped into the grounds after them and was greeted by them disappearing inside. After enquiries it turns out this building is a "Naughty boy's school". She talked to the schools own Bobby and it was proved which of the kids it was.
She had a phone call Yesterday asking her to go to the Police station to accept a "Letter" that he'd written to my Mrs.
Here it is below...
And look at what he wrote it on...
She said she gaffawed when the Bobby said "I hope he's written it sincerly" and walked out shaking her head.
How does he mean "I dint(sic) mean to hit yours"? Who's did he mean to hit?
It's only a shed of an Almera but thats not the point is it?
Edit: That's how ahe recieved the letter. Folded in a square and ripped across the page.
Edited by WestYorkie on Tuesday 9th February 00:34
Well the Liberal in me wants him to be charged for criminal damage. The Nazi in me wants him dragged over hot coals untill his screams placate my Mrs's fury at him for thinking that he can just damage other people's property.
What would you prefer his punishment to have been if it'd been your car?
What would you prefer his punishment to have been if it'd been your car?
For some kids in that environment, what he has produced there is a major achievement in both literacy and social skills. It doesn't make what happened less annoying, though. My experience in a general primary school which takes kids with social and learning difficulties, and in a special needs school, have shown me me just how dysfunctional some of these kids are, and I really sympathise with them.
They still are not allowed to throw stuff at cars though, still regarded as very wrong!!
They still are not allowed to throw stuff at cars though, still regarded as very wrong!!
WestYorkie said:
What would you prefer his punishment to have been if it'd been your car?
I understand your anger. People like this will only understand that it is wrong to do this with the application of great pain applied by the victim with a cricket bat or live wires. (or both....)
WestYorkie said:
Well the Liberal in me wants him to be charged for criminal damage. The Nazi in me wants him dragged over hot coals untill his screams placate my Mrs's fury at him for thinking that he can just damage other people's property.
What would you prefer his punishment to have been if it'd been your car?
TBO difficult to know.What would you prefer his punishment to have been if it'd been your car?
I think it comes down to mental age. If it's a place for kids with learning disabilities then my longer time reaction would be different. I think like your missus my immediate reaction would have been a bit more florid.
The letter would have probably surprised me. I would have expected nothing and the fact that someone wrote something at all by way of an apology is more than I would have been expecting.
Was there much damage?
drivin_me_nuts said:
WestYorkie said:
Well the Liberal in me wants him to be charged for criminal damage. The Nazi in me wants him dragged over hot coals untill his screams placate my Mrs's fury at him for thinking that he can just damage other people's property.
What would you prefer his punishment to have been if it'd been your car?
TBO difficult to know.What would you prefer his punishment to have been if it'd been your car?
I think it comes down to mental age. If it's a place for kids with learning disabilities then my longer time reaction would be different. I think like your missus my immediate reaction would have been a bit more florid.
The letter would have probably surprised me. I would have expected nothing and the fact that someone wrote something at all by way of an apology is more than I would have been expecting.
Was there much damage?
was that a bit cruel?
fildigger said:
drivin_me_nuts said:
WestYorkie said:
Well the Liberal in me wants him to be charged for criminal damage. The Nazi in me wants him dragged over hot coals untill his screams placate my Mrs's fury at him for thinking that he can just damage other people's property.
What would you prefer his punishment to have been if it'd been your car?
TBO difficult to know.What would you prefer his punishment to have been if it'd been your car?
I think it comes down to mental age. If it's a place for kids with learning disabilities then my longer time reaction would be different. I think like your missus my immediate reaction would have been a bit more florid.
The letter would have probably surprised me. I would have expected nothing and the fact that someone wrote something at all by way of an apology is more than I would have been expecting.
Was there much damage?
was that a bit cruel?
That is a joke and written probably because he was forced to do so. Come on, how can saying they didn't mean to hit her car when they obviously did compute with any sense of sincerity?
Scrote should be charged with criminal damage imo. Completely unprovoked attack on an innocent passer by. Ok it's only an Almera, but there would be an uproar on here if that had pranged a TVR, Lambo etc.
Scrote should be charged with criminal damage imo. Completely unprovoked attack on an innocent passer by. Ok it's only an Almera, but there would be an uproar on here if that had pranged a TVR, Lambo etc.
the 'Naughty boys' hostel down !...(during the day, they will be out at night robbing & wrecking peoples lives!)WestYorkie said:
No just a small dent to the N/S wing to add to the other trolley dings.
It's not a school for learning disabilities (although some most likely will have to some extent) it's for those expelled from other schools for whatever reason.
A bit off-topic, but I can't imagine having to work in a place like that. The on-site copper is probably there to prevent the staff going on shooting sprees.It's not a school for learning disabilities (although some most likely will have to some extent) it's for those expelled from other schools for whatever reason.
I'm not sure what you were expecting? A note the length of War and Peace? Or for the wee scrote to make a Shakespearean speech and then commit seppuku with a rusty teaspoon?
I think you should be amazed that you got that, though it would be good if the school actually supervised it and made sure it was done properly and made him do it over and over until the spelling was correct.
Not sure it's worth getting outraged about though, if the car was damaged, then that'd be one thing, but if it wasn't... Oh come on. Did you never do anything aggravating as a kid? I know I did and much of it was a damn sight worse than this. The only difference was that I managed to avoid getting caught.
I think you should be amazed that you got that, though it would be good if the school actually supervised it and made sure it was done properly and made him do it over and over until the spelling was correct.
Not sure it's worth getting outraged about though, if the car was damaged, then that'd be one thing, but if it wasn't... Oh come on. Did you never do anything aggravating as a kid? I know I did and much of it was a damn sight worse than this. The only difference was that I managed to avoid getting caught.
Not a good situation.
It might be worth asking to meet the lad(s).
He (they) might turn out to have an acceptable degree of remorse and a real potential in life ... in which case maybe the scare of this will trigger him (them) to 'wise up'.
I'm afraid to say I was the guilty party in something similar around thirty years ago. It was definitely a turning point in my life (a second of madness and peer pressure could have gone either way).
On the other hand; maybe he'll turn out to be a horror. In which case; it's your choice.
Cheers,
Eric
It might be worth asking to meet the lad(s).
He (they) might turn out to have an acceptable degree of remorse and a real potential in life ... in which case maybe the scare of this will trigger him (them) to 'wise up'.
I'm afraid to say I was the guilty party in something similar around thirty years ago. It was definitely a turning point in my life (a second of madness and peer pressure could have gone either way).
On the other hand; maybe he'll turn out to be a horror. In which case; it's your choice.
Cheers,
Eric
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