Dispute paying for criminal damage

[GB]

Hang them! Transport them! Lock them up for life!

I wonder if the people here making such comments could put their hands on their hearts and say "I never did anything like that when I was young". Even if you didn't, was there ever a situation when you were out with friends and one of them did something that you weren't entirely comfortable with, but it didn't seem so bad that you'd go and grass them up?

Kids do silly things sometimes, especially when they're bored. "Ah, but where are the parents?", I hear you cry. The answer to that is that many parents are working so many hours in order to put food on the table that they physically cannot be there to see what's going on. That is a societal problem.

I'm not condoning the throwing of eggs, stones or any other projectiles at someone's property. I'm not saying this sort of behaviour should be allowed to continue without the perpetrators being made to realise that their actions have consequences either. I would urge everyone to cast their minds back to when they were young and ask "was I so perfect?"

Not sure why you have decided to post that when no one here has claimed they did nothing wrong as a kid. Actions had consequences back then just as they (should) do today. No one has suggested jailing them!

All very true but one wrong doesn’t excuse the homeowner committing an offence

one I’d a daft lad the other is an adult.

What was the damage before the egg? Did the homeowner genuinely know the window was already damaged?

 

[VauxhallandI]

Not sure why you have decided to post that when no one here has claimed they did nothing wrong as a kid. Actions had consequences back then just as they (should) do today. No one has suggested jailing them!



What was the damage before the egg? Did the homeowner genuinely know the window was already damaged?

No egg from a chicken is ever going to break a doubled glazed window.

The homeowner is as much a crook as the kid and it’s inexcusable

 

[Bletchleyite]

Wouldn't modern double glazing break instantly into many shards from a large impact?

In short, no.

 

[GB]

No egg from a chicken is ever going to break a doubled glazed window.

The homeowner is as much a crook as the kid and it’s inexcusable

As already said, if the window is already compromised then it’s entirely possible an egg could damage it further. Just because it was already (apparently) broken doesn’t excuse further damage and if your actions are the last to touch it then is it any surprise they’d be looking at you to answer for it.

 

[VauxhallandI]

As already said, if the window is already compromised then it’s entirely possible an egg could damage it further. Just because it was already (apparently) broken doesn’t excuse further damage and if your actions are the last to touch it then is it any surprise they’d be looking at you to answer for it.

How on earth is an egg going to damage it further and how on earth would that make the kid responsible for the entire repair.

 

[GB]

Um, if the window already has a crack in it the why would you believe an egg couldn’t increase the crack?

 

[VauxhallandI]

Um, if the window already has a crack in it the why would you believe an egg couldn’t increase the crack?

Because it’s an egg

An egg thrown by a child to boot

 

[GB]

An egg that has mass and force applied yes.

 

[yorksrob]

Do we know if the egg was hard boiled ?

 

[VauxhallandI]

An egg that has mass and force applied yes.

Oh give it a rest it’s getting embarrassing now.

I had a large dog in my garden that ran 40ft and launched head first in to my patio doors and guess what? It was fine, it did bend and the dog wasn’t too happy.

Id like to see them try it with an Insurance assessor.

Do we know if the egg was hard boiled ?

 

[GB]

Oh give it a rest it’s getting embarrassing now.

I had a large dog in my garden that ran 40ft and launched head first in to my patio doors and guess what? It was fine, it did bend and the dog wasn’t too happy.

Id like to see them try it with an Insurance assessor.

Give it a rest? Cracked glass cracks further extremely easily! Note, nowhere have I suggested an egg could shatter double glazing, create a gapping hole in double glazing or start a crack in such, so what has your dog got to do with anything?

Perhaps you would like to read and understand before you embarrass yourself further!

 

[VauxhallandI]

Give it a rest? Cracked glass cracks further extremely easily! Note, nowhere have I suggested an egg could shatter double glazing, create a gapping hole in double glazing or start a crack in such, so what has your dog got to do with anything?

Perhaps you would like to read and understand before you embarrass yourself further!

No I’m completely happy with the statement thanks.

A dog in those circumstances is far more powerful than a egg lobbed by a kid.

I’m not going to comment any further on it as in my opinion you are just throwing ridiculous statements at this and it is no longer anything to do with reality.

I’m surprised you haven’t campaigned for safety barriers next to the egg shelves in the supermarket in case one fell on a customers foot

 

[duncanp]

I wonder how the parents of the two boys who threw the eggs would feel if people threw eggs at their house.

Presumably they wouldn't mind, if they are trying to excuse the actions of their offspring.

And how did they get hold of the eggs? If they bought them specifically for that purpose, they must have more money than sense.

Although throwing eggs is a comparatively minor crime, punishing the two boys in an appropriate manner would make them think of the consequences of their own actions, and perhaps stop them from committing more serious offences in the future.