Here’s a really strange one, to say the least.
A six year old boy, who had missed his school bus, decided that thanks to the driving experience gained from playing Monster Truck Jam and Grand Theft Auto, he was going to take his parents car to school instead.
What happened next was no big surprise either, he managed to have himself a pretty decent accident. Now, most of you have already spotted the first major problem in the first paragraph.
Yes, exactly, we all have to ask ourselves what in the hell a six year old boy has been doing playing Grand Theft Auto.
What I do like is that instead of video games being blamed (and oddly enough they are not blamed at all in the original article), the parents are being charged with child endangerment. You can’t blame a six year old for his actions, he is only six, the parents on the other hand need a good talking to.
From the boy’s statement, it’s easy to see that his parents had no trouble letting him play a game that is so incredibly not suitable for him that it’s ridiculous and add to that the fact that he had played it enough to think that he was a decent enough driver to take his folks’ car to school.
Anyway, the boy is ok and actually still made it to school after being checked out but seriously, things like this just shouldn’t happen.
Source: The Associated Press
Last Updated: January 8, 2009
MaxiViper
January 8, 2009 at 12:27
That kid is insane. Its kinda simple logic to think that driving you parent’s car is a bad Idea even a 6 year old should know better, obviously its the parent’s fault for not telling the boy that driving daddies and mommies car is not good haha they probable forgot to tell him not to talk to strangers either. lol
MaxiViper
January 8, 2009 at 12:28
lets hope the boy doesn’t try a stunt like the picture on top of the post. lol
Macethy
January 8, 2009 at 12:42
Bad parenting caused this!?!Impossible!Blame it on GTA and have sympathy for the parents instead 😉
Dev
January 8, 2009 at 13:12
I assume it was an automatic and it must be a pretty tall 6 year old, how did he get his legs to the peddle’s unless he just stood on them and stared point blank into the stearing wheel, at least the kids got some initiative, he knows schools important….man with a plan.
Luckily his folks don’t have a chopper.
abe
January 8, 2009 at 16:32
Lol this was in our local paper yesterday.
FREAKING AWESOME!
Wolfy
January 9, 2009 at 10:04
hahaha whats next climbing on ledges and jumping to opposing roof tops, thanks to mirror’s edge !!! THANKS, YOU GAVE ME THE CONFIDANCE I’VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR
mitchell
October 7, 2009 at 08:53
my son is 5ft6 and only 6.he is tall enough to drive are car.i’m 6ft8 and my wife is 5ft9.