A 6-year-old in Northumberland County, Virginia missed his bus. His mother was sleeping, so he decided to be responsible for himself.
He grabbed his mother's car keys and got behind the wheel of the family sedan. He made it about ten and a half miles before crashing a mile from his school.
As all of this was going on, the boy's father - David Dodson, 40 - was at work and his mother - Jaqulyn Waltman, 26 - was at home sleeping.
Now, I am not posting this as proof the Apocalypse is overdue because both parents have been arrested and charged with felony child neglect. Nor even because the boy and his younger brother have been placed in protective custody. Nor even as a warning of what will happen to either of my boys who tries to drive my car.
No, I am writing this because of where the boy learned to drive.
"He was asked by the investigator how he'd learned how to drive," said Sheriff Chuck Wilkins of the Northumberland County Sheriff's Office, "and he stated that he played a lot of video games like Grand Theft Auto and monster trucks."
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Sign the Apocalypse Is Overdue # 12,741
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