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July 9, 2013 at 12:10 am #608142
RainyDay1235MemberForgive me if this was posted, I did not see it….
When Eliza Webb found a cellphone inside her ransacked vehicle in West Seattle last month, she figured the cellphone probably belonged to the person who’d prowled her car and that that person was likely a teen. But Webb decided not to call police.
July 9, 2013 at 12:59 am #793173
JoBParticipanti didn’t see it either.. but i agree that it should be seen…
sometimes all it takes is for one person to do the caring responsible thing to change many lives
July 9, 2013 at 3:30 am #793174
addParticipantThanks for posting – hopefully TR will bring the story to the front page, I read it this morning in the paper and was very impressed with how everyone involved handled the situation.
July 9, 2013 at 4:43 am #793175
WSBKeymasterUnfortunately, I have no information on this, have no idea how the Times got the story – we’ve featured Eliza before; four years ago she organized a musical-instrument collection for a school in White Center – but the reporter did a fine job and there’s really nothing I can add anyway, it’s almost 10 pm and there are still seven other stories I’m trying to get through … – TR
July 9, 2013 at 4:54 am #793176
hammerheadParticipantOk that is pretty damn impressive
July 9, 2013 at 1:48 pm #793177
anonymeParticipantPretty amazing. What really kind of surprised me was that the parents of the teens went along with it. Many wouldn’t, which explains part of the problem. I agree with Webb’s assessment that this approach was more efficient than police involvement.
July 9, 2013 at 11:53 pm #793178
gregsalmonParticipantThe 19 year was crying? If you cry when caught in a burglary you are NOT a gangster. Soon he will be a gangster, just a smarter one.
July 10, 2013 at 12:49 am #793179
shed22ParticipantI had to click through 4 pop up ads to get to the story. Just saying.
July 10, 2013 at 3:46 pm #793180
ElizagraceParticipantHi guys,
These young men are two people who used some poor judgement and we didn’t feel that it was something that needed to be taken to the police or court system (they certainly have enough violent crimes to deal with). We worked within a restorative justice plan that worked under this circumstance. Would it work every time – I doubt it. Did it work this time – yes, I really think it did.
I was at the house of one boy and his mother last night and I think he is going to grow into an amazing, intelligent and responsible young man.
Thank you for your kind responses.
Cheers,
Eliza
July 10, 2013 at 4:07 pm #793181
miwsParticipantI didn’t even realize this was our very own Elizagrace! :-)
Eliza, my first thought on reading about this, was “What a cool way to handle this situation!”.
Then, while giving it more thought, I began to think that even how impressive your idea was, and how this all turned out, shouldn’t these boys still be charged, and go through the (admittedly lacking on occasion) Judicial System?
I also realized this may not work in every scenario, with every alleged perp; some wouldn’t feel the shame, and/or the parents might not be co-operative, or may be in denial, or downright combative at the thought of their kid being accused of a crime.
But, in this case, it worked out marvelously, and for that I highly commend you!
Mike
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