So this guy is caught red handed stealing a $129 GUN on camera, gets exposed telling lies to the reporter, and eventually ADMITS he stole from the store.
But the media referred to him SEVEN TIMES as just a "boy" - not a criminal or a thief and certainly not a thug. And a week later the cops "are still investigating". I thought that reporter was gonna take him out for ice cream!
Must be nice to have priviledge.
Boy Asks For Job, Then Shoplifts from Same Store
"I was actually trying to get a job. And... what can I say? I'm a teenager, that's stupid," he told KTLA.
VIDEO: Watch Carolyn Costello's Report
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (KTLA) -- It's not the way to impress a potential boss.
A local teenager walked into a Airsoft and Hobby World about a week ago, submitted a resume and walked out the door with stolen merchandise.
The boy, whose name KTLA 5 has withheld because of his age, handed over a resume with his full name, his phone number and his address.
He submitted the document and started to head out but stopped at a display of airsoft guns. The store's surveillance cameras clearly show the boy lift one of the guns, valued at $129, off of the display and walk out the door with it.
KTLA took a copy of the resume and went to the boy's house, where she spoke to him. The boy first said his friends may have submitted a resume, but he didn't remember going there.
After learning that the store's cameras captured him taking the gun, he said, "Um yes, I did take a gun but I did return...I might've...my friend was in there with me and he might have slipped it in or something but yes, I did take a gun," he said.
Surveillance footage shows the boy walked in, and later walked out, alone.
When asked if he thought it was smart to give the shop's employees all of his contact information right before stealing something from them, the boy admitted it might not have been the most well-thought out plan.
"Honestly, I wasn't planning on stealing anything," he said. "I was actually trying to get a job. And... what can I say? I'm a teenager, that's stupid.
"What time do you think the cops will be here so I can put on some shoes?"
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But the media referred to him SEVEN TIMES as just a "boy" - not a criminal or a thief and certainly not a thug. And a week later the cops "are still investigating". I thought that reporter was gonna take him out for ice cream!
Must be nice to have priviledge.
Boy Asks For Job, Then Shoplifts from Same Store
"I was actually trying to get a job. And... what can I say? I'm a teenager, that's stupid," he told KTLA.
VIDEO: Watch Carolyn Costello's Report
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (KTLA) -- It's not the way to impress a potential boss.
A local teenager walked into a Airsoft and Hobby World about a week ago, submitted a resume and walked out the door with stolen merchandise.
The boy, whose name KTLA 5 has withheld because of his age, handed over a resume with his full name, his phone number and his address.
He submitted the document and started to head out but stopped at a display of airsoft guns. The store's surveillance cameras clearly show the boy lift one of the guns, valued at $129, off of the display and walk out the door with it.
KTLA took a copy of the resume and went to the boy's house, where she spoke to him. The boy first said his friends may have submitted a resume, but he didn't remember going there.
After learning that the store's cameras captured him taking the gun, he said, "Um yes, I did take a gun but I did return...I might've...my friend was in there with me and he might have slipped it in or something but yes, I did take a gun," he said.
Surveillance footage shows the boy walked in, and later walked out, alone.
When asked if he thought it was smart to give the shop's employees all of his contact information right before stealing something from them, the boy admitted it might not have been the most well-thought out plan.
"Honestly, I wasn't planning on stealing anything," he said. "I was actually trying to get a job. And... what can I say? I'm a teenager, that's stupid.
"What time do you think the cops will be here so I can put on some shoes?"
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