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[Jonty30]

Sending her to jail was totally unwarranted. It’s as if the justice system wants traumatized kids so the system has new clients.

[ClearCase_guy]

The probation officer talked her into saying she did

There is no cure for stupid, but jailtime might help. If you didn't do it, say you didn't do it. As soon as you say "Yeah, I did it" then everything changes. Fool.

[svcw]

“I didn’t know what to do” -
then why did you walk across the street and buy scissors in the first place?
I know walk out of the bathroom and tell your mom, your friend is an idiot.

[Cicero]

It certainly sounds bizarre. But the comments after the article paint a very different picture. This sounds like one very troubled kid. A month in custody isn’t the right solution, but I don’t know what is, if there is no father and the mother can’t deal with her daughter’s problems—or maybe is the cause of them.

[Forrestfire]

The little angel had a probation officer? Nuff said!!!

[the invisib1e hand]

every aspect of this story has "freaky" stamped on it. And the graphics only make it more so. What on earth happened to the poor three-year-old? And why on earth were they cutting her hair? Not some juvenile witchcraft thing they found on the internet, is it?

Weirdsville, baby.

[4rcane]

what a spin. I just read another article yesterday of the same story that is less sympathetic as this article is

[JenB]

Some punk teen cuts my three year old’s hair, they better hope they make it to a judge.

Though perhaps the toddler’s mom should have been watching closer? I can’t imagine letting my kid out of sight at McDonald’s long enough for a haircut...

[JoeDetweiler]

Another view.....

“...She was also being charged in a separate case where she made months of harassing phone calls to another teen, threatening her with rape and mutilation...”

http://www.imperfectparent.com/topics/2012/06/24/girl-offered-lighter-sentence-if-cuts-off-own-hair-in-court/

[GenXteacher]

“Bruno believes Lopan got a harsher sentence because had done a prank phone before with a friend.”

In other words, your daughter is a repeat offender.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

The mean judge made me cut my precious baby’s hair! Considering this brat was also making threatening phone calls to another kid over an eight month period, the punishment seems a little light.

[Kirkwood]

Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.

[Persevero]

Was the three year old traumatized? Was she held down, entrapped, did it hurt? Was she in danger of losing an eye or an ear, or getting permanently scarred, by trying to get away?

Who does this to a three year old? It sounds insanely abusive.

[Carry_Okie]

Don't talk to the police.

[dagoofyfoot]

Anybody who does something devious to a 3 year old is creepy, very creepy!


I'm sure it won't be long until these girls are involved with worse things, much worse...

[andyk]

I'm not worried about the fact that she got strip-searched - but the 30 day sentence sounds ridiculously harsh. Especially on top of 140 hours of community service.

Any facility that doesn't strip search new inmates is stupid.

[microgood]

Times have sure changed. When I was growing up noone in my hometown that age ever was involved with the police. The parents and schools dealt with the issues and we had chick fights right in the halls of our schools.

The current generation no longer has the ability to handle basic life issues. They must cry and whine to the government over every little thing.

It must be confusing for the kids since their parents are no more mature than they are.

[vpintheak]

Mother is an idiot. Daughter is a career criminal in the making. NOT because of the judge or jail time, but because her mother is an idiot and les her get away with crap.

[pallis]

In the future, leave other people alone. I wish all young kids could learn how it’s done.

[Bellflower]

When I was a kid two of my friends turned on me, chasing me down to cut my hair. They were going to tie me up in a chair which somehow they got me into, and were tying me up when, if memory serves me right, and it is quite hazy, someone showed up and stopped them just as they were wielding the scissors. Weird group of kids I grew up with. This was in the 60’s. Those two could have gone to kid prison if they tried that now.