Convicted Nipple-Pincher Sent To Juvenile Hall

[matcom]

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GOLD HILL, Ore. -- High school student David Thumler is a convicted nipple pincher.

He's going to have to spend four days in juvenile detention for refusing to write a letter explaining himself after twisting the nipple of another boy while they were standing on line at a deli.

Thumler was convicted of offensive physical touching in July 2005. The victim's parents had complained to Gold Hill police.

The Gold Hill, Ore., boy has already served three days of community service emptying trash cans, mowing lawns and shoveling gravel, along with paying a $67 fine for the offense. But he refused to write the letter holding himself accountable, which would have spared him the time in juvee.

Thumler presented a rough draft but balked when told he must also describe his "criminal thought processes." Thumler said he had no criminal intent because he considered the victim to be a friend at the time.

He said writing it would imply malicious or criminal intent. Thumler, who's 16, said he was just fooling around.

The victim offender program that requires the letter said it prepares teens to be accountable.

http://www.wftv.com/family/7645796/detail.html

[azmouse]

1. It's purple nurple time!!! LOL

Those folks really need to lighten up.

[LaurenG]

2. No matter what I say I will piss someone off so

:shrug: and :spank: for him. Good reporting though!

[tigereye]

3. that seems rather extreme, doesn't it?

I'm not sure there's a criminal thought process involved in (odd) teen male bonding....

:shrug:

[ThomCat]

4. Everything is criminalized now

unless you're one of the rich elite who are exempt from all laws.

I'm convinced that this is the intent behind zero tollerance laws, to get us used to the idea that we can all become criminals at any time for no good reason.

[LaurenG]

5. I agree with this and actually thought

it was sort of funny. If the parents had just been grown up about this and discussed it without turning it in to a major crime the whole thing would have blown over and everyone would have known their boundaries. Sheesh