Little girl flashes knife as she tries to steal toys

[per_solo]

Largo, Florida - Largo Police are looking for a little girl who pulled a knife on a Wal-Mart clerk as she tried to steal two boxes of Lego toy blocks.

It happened on the Missouri Avenue around 9:00 pm Tuesday night.

Police say the 7 to 8-year-old girl hid the toys under her coat and tried to walk out the door.

A store employee was watching and approached the child, asking her to turn over the Lego blocks.

Police say the little girl then opened her jacket and displayed a combo carving knife with a forked point and a 10" blade, saying she was armed for protection.

The employee talked the girl into putting down the knife and the toys.

The girl then rode away on her bicycle.

The employee was not hurt.

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Seriously. WHAT.THE.FUCK.

My brain is just boggling at the many comments coming to mind over this.

Comments

[toxico.livejournal.com]

It's rough out there on the playground. With The Man taking recess away times ain't easy. Guess a gangsta's gotta do what a gangsta's gotta do.

[goldstep.livejournal.com]

It's dangerous out there! Why just this morning, someone tried to poison me with cream in my tea.

Seriously, protection from WHO?! I mean if she meant preotection from prople wanting her not to steal legos, it is kinda sad. If she meant that Largo has such a crime problem that she was trying not to get her bike hijacked on the way home, it's almost worse.

[confusedjew.livejournal.com]

sigh...that's just crazy. so very crazy.

[mihrimah.livejournal.com]

. . .

[mobobocita.livejournal.com]

And as opposed to the rest of your comments, I'm more offended that they let her RIDE AWAY than anything else.

Talk about teaching kids there is no punishment for bad behavior.

[per_solo]

*nod* I mean, hell, for when I was a child, and "stole" candy, I was held at the store a while. At least, I THINK that's what happened, those memories from that long ago are super-fuzzy.

I just go back to parenting, and society as side parents in general. The "Village to raise a child" concept.

Hence why I doubt I'll have kids.

[ankita-1.livejournal.com]

Hey! Leggo my Legos!!

You know I had to...