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Quote: Rifles, pistols, revolvers and shotguns are much more versatile and entertaining. You might even bag dinner on occasion. Not likely going to 'bag dinner' being a vegetarian.... unless I actually bring a veggie burger along in a paper bag. tofu makes great target practice..

Quote: not really They werent going to charge them with a felony for the mail boxes but then the whole story came out of what they did across 3 towns. Not quick to judge. gotcha. I figure if it was my kids, the cops would have locked them up to keep them safe from ME! secondly; if they...

Quote: Answered it yourself. not really

I am curious why the folks who were crying for lenience and not ruining a kids lives over some mischief have suddenly fallen silent? I am curious to hear their perspective now when the rest of the story has come out..?

Quote: Maybe the federal offense differs state to state (kidding of course) but I doubt there is any jail time for busting mailboxes.. What I do know is there is a huge fine, a felony on record, restitution to the vandalized and they get the short term stigmata of being a felon. I had a 16...

Quote: 3 of them were adults with a minor accompanying them. I say don't hit the minor with the felony, hit the adults with everything plus contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Once a human being reaches 18, there is no reason for wanton acts of stupidity to go un-punished. IMO

Quote: spook, maybe I am a bad parent but I would have insisted the kids learn their lesson. If my kids did something like that then they deserve whatever punishment they get.

Quote: I agree. A friend of mine in Texas also had a rural mailbox vandalism problem. It seems the local vandals had a game they called "mailbox rodeo" in which several kids (young adults) in a pickup would back up to a mailbox, lasso it and half a dozen kids in the bed of the pickup would...

Quote: Yup. Sometimes a felony record for mail tampering isn't all that bad. My buddy has a felony for lighting off a rocket (fireworks) .. Its interesting conversation when he talks about it in an interview situation (for new job) but other than that..... I'd press charges. Who knows...