Milwaukee, WI

Last week several boys where captured on security video trying to break into the Brown Deer Target store with a sledgehammer last week Monday. There are reports that these where boys as young as 11 years old!

First lets explore the age. We are talking 11 year old kids at night bashing in glass doors at a Target with a sledgehammer. What the heck is a 11 year old child doing out at almost 3 in the morning breaking into a Target? And how do you get a sledgehammer to a place? On the bus? Lets ask the last question. Where are the parents? Hey, I know what I was doing at 11 years old, and it was no near a sledgehammer or a Target. Actually at 3am, I know without memory that my backside was pointed towards my bed with visions of, well lets not say who because that would give away my age.

Well according to the Milwaukee police account, yesterday they where able to capture the kids as they returned to the store. They where were recognized by a store security officer, who called Milwaukee police. Actually with all of the local media outlets playing this on their local news I am surprised this did not happen sooner.

After a short foot chase these boys ages 12 - 14 (when booked)where refer to the Milwaukee County juvenile authorities. But then again I go back to the ages and the parents. This is truly a case where the parents should be brought in too. Let’s be honest. This is not the age of responsible parenting here, come on let’s be real. Your 12 year old takes a sledgehammer to a local Target store. What to get games? To get food? Now we know what they wanted and it wasn’t the food.

This is a clear case where the parents should also be held accounted for because that age is not adult, it is not consenting and it is sure too young to be out of bed around 3am on a Monday morning with a sledgehammer!