It’s a little disconcerting to be walking down the street and run into a man in a Freddy Krueger mask wielding a long-handled axe. It’s even more disconcerting when the man takes his axe and walks past the high school on his way to Roundtable Pizza. Even though it was Thursday, not Friday, and the 19th, not the 13th.
Reports of the incident prompted Police Chief Scott Seaman and Officer David Gregg to head off in search of the culprit. When they found him near Town Plaza Park, Gregg even pulled out his gun, not willing to take a chance with a psychopathic axe-murderer. That’s when the man took off his mask and revealed himself to be a 15-year-old boy, acting in response to a television prank. It was only when he saw the gun that he realized it wasn’t as funny in real life.
The scared boy quickly apologized, and the episode came to a happy conclusion—all for the boy, that is. Though he will not be prosecuted for wearing his costume, he is likely to be asked to do some form of community service.
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Bob Thu, Dec 03, 2009 - 2:05 pm
I would like to think this incident will be a wake up call for parents to monitor not only what their children watch on TV, but also the video games they play. This young man admitted he was acting out in response to a television prank. It can’t be more obvious than that. TV does have an affect on the behavior of children.