Future Murderer

Unfortunately, I just had to deal with a future murderer. There is a day-treatment mental health facility that specializes in "last chance" kids. This young man was thirteen years old, six feet tall, and probably able to kick all of the male staff's asses if he wanted to. He had braided hair and his shorts were pulled down low on his butt, something I don't quite understand. If the staff wanted to curb any future criminal behavior, they might want to start by making him conform to some sort of structure.

He got angry because he demanded several staff members to stop what they were doing (working) and bring him his deodorant (I agreed that he needed deodorant). When they didn't give him instant gratification he ran outside, picked up a slab of concrete, and threatened to break a window. He was also cursing the staff with great enthusiasm. This kid has obviously gotten everything he's ever wanted by threats and intimidation. And when we got there the staff members asked us not to take any legal action. One of the staff members even reminisced about another kid throwing a brick at her head. I asked if she'd pressed charges and she advised, "No, we decided not to." Great lesson for the kid. Get violent, attack someone with a deadly weapon, and get away with it.

By his demeanor and mannerisms I can only guess today's kid will, at the very least, inflict gross bodily injury on someone in the future. And to beat all, the facility isn't even documenting these incidents. So when he shoots someone there will be no detailed history of his violent behavior, and we all know how much the judges love to cut someone a break. The biggest thing this kid needed was an ass whipping by an older male, just to let him know he can't intimidate the world.