The Story of Bus
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006 • Filed under Cars, Theft
DUMB: Stealing a car. DUMBER: Stealing a city bus. DUMBERER: Stealing a city bus, driving the bus on its route and picking up passengers.
FERN PARK, Fla. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy was sentenced Monday to four years in a juvenile-treatment program after deputies stopped him while driving a stolen bus along a public transit route, picking up passengers and collecting fares.
A judge also sentenced Ritchie Calvin Davis to an additional four months in a treatment program for trespassing and theft linked to an unrelated break-in at a United Way office, the Orlando Sentinel reported for Tuesday editions.
Davis also lost his driving privileges for a year, though he doesn’t have a driver’s license. The sentence means he won’t be able to drive for a year after getting a permit or license.
Damn you Fern Park, Fla. How dare you destroy a child’s dream of wanting to be a bus driver! Does this mean you’ll start arresting kids who play Cops and Robbers for impersonating a police officer?
But does the punishment fit the crime, especially for a repeat offender? Taking away someone’s license who doesn’t have one to begin with is like placing a homeless man under house arrest.
But like a fine Vanessa Williams song, we’ve saved the best for last: he’s been convicted of the same crime. This is the second time he was caught stealing a city bus and driving its route, except the first time he had a fake license. Most kids use fake licenses to buy beer and get into adult places; this kid uses his to do a civil service job. Even juve hall has to have a class nerd.
Elizabeth Ballard says: December 30th, 2006 at 8:07 am
What about double jepardy? Why don’t they take this kid make him work on broken city busses and when he gets old enough and is legally allowed to drive put him into a Bus driver training class? If he had to work on broken busses for 4 years maybe he would not try it again.
Just a thought.
Hair says: January 3rd, 2007 at 12:08 pm
We’ll this is interesting!
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=131074503
This the idiots myspace page!
Cierra says: March 8th, 2007 at 9:04 am
Well…Well…Well…this kid has to be posibly be the coolest person ever…I think that 4 years in a juvy program is a little harsh…it is not like he stole it and went off with it…he acctually picked up people and took them where they need to be…obviously the REAL driver was lacking responsiblity if he left his bus unattended….THE KID SHOULD BE FREE!!!!!
Caitlin Hoferichter says: May 24th, 2007 at 5:07 am
I agreed. He performed his civil duty, though irresponsibly. i CANNOT IMAGINE THAT DRIVING A BUS IS AN EASY THING, so it makes you wonder whether he had experience.
Anyway, I think 100 hours of commuinity service should do the job!!!!
Travis says: July 17th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Why is the kid to blame? The bus driver was obviously irresponsible and why would anyone get on a bus being driven by a kid AND pay him? Did they really think that the bus company was THAT desperate for employees?
rlb says: March 27th, 2008 at 10:32 am
for real i agree with travis…
Jimbo says: October 30th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
This is the same guy who plays the taxi missions in grand theft auto (for the fun, not the money)