The Real House Cats of New York

Hello My dear Friends. Sometimes it is just exhausting being me! I'm sure you've heard the story about the man, from Clyde, NY, who found four little animals vandalizing his Father-in-law's home and locked them in the closet until police arrived. The victim, 53-year old Jesse Daniels, is being charged with 4 counts of "endangering the welfare of a child". The vandals, aged 8-10, will be sent to family court where they will learn that there are really no repercussions for bad behavior. They caused an estimated $40,000 in damages.
The "Father" of two of the little miscreants, Paul Bowler, says the boys were traumatized by Daniels and he believes Daniels should face additional charges. LOL! I'm also quite certain that the Father of the Year will also be suing at some point. One really has to wonder what you would have to do to traumatize a crazed 10 year old with a sledgehammer! I mean, breaking into a home and smashing walls and windows is fun, but being locked in a closet for 5 minutes with your buddies is traumatic? You would think little thugs would be tougher than that. Also, while Mr. Bowler whined to the media about the mistreatment of his two little reprobates, he did admit that they "had done wrong" but he never offered to pay for the damage. I guess we should take solace in the fact that he acknowledged that trashing someone's home is bad. We all know that nothing of substance is going to happen to these thugs in training. And, since it's clear their dad is more concerned about their treatment after the fact than their behavior, it's safe to assume that we haven't heard the last of this tweener gang. May I suggest a fitting punishment? Those four hooligans and their families should be forced to repair all of those damages, at their expense, and they should be sentenced to summer school, every summer, until they graduate from high school. As for the victim, Mr. Daniels, he should get a public apology and be left alone. I guessing that this is not how it's going to play out but we can hope.
Po