(GERING, Neb.) — A local Gering businessman took to social media to vent his frustrations with people on his property, coupled with a stern warning.
From Rich’s Wrecking & Salvage
Gering parents. Here we go again. TEACH YOUR CHILDREN VANDALISM IS ILLEGAL!! These kids were on our property Feb 27th shortly after 5 pm. If these are your kids you need to contact me ASAP. If you pay for the damages iIwill not press charges. The damages add up to substantial losses for me. They even crashed a vehicle we had just repaired into another on the property. If you do not contact me i will press charges as will the railroad whose property they criminally trespassed upon. I have already obtained the names of the children involved
We believe the owner is justified in pressing charges against anyone who causes damages against his property. We don’t see anything wrong with what he did. He used social media to prompt action.
Definition
Threaten -to state one’s intention to take hostile action against someone in retribution for something done or not done.
The business owner stated his intention to take hostile action (press charges) against someone (the vandals) in retribution for something done (damage), or not done (taking responsibility).
That is exactly what happened and we have been told that the vandals came forward and have made it good with the business owner. That is second hand information, but we are hoping for the best in this, as always.
We simply cannot allow criminals to continue to get away with things without any repercussions. We salute this business owner for taking action that caused the situation to be rectified.
Comments from the community
“Parents should not be held financially responsible for vandalism committed by their child because accountability must rest with the individual who committed the crime. Seeking parents to pay for damages punishes those who had no direct involvement, undermining the concept of personal responsibility. If a child is old enough to knowingly destroy property, they are old enough to face the consequences—whether through restitution, community service, or legal penalties. Shifting the burden to parents only enables reckless behavior, teaching kids that they can act without real repercussions. Instead of making parents foot the bill, the system should focus on ensuring the offender learns from their actions and is held directly accountable.”
“To all the people out there posting what should happen to these kids and saying hurtful things: how would you like all of you wrong-doings fully displayed on the internet for the world to see? How would you like people to respond?
Maybe show a little bit of grace and hold your tongue or your fingers off the keyboard. Maybe ask yourself what you feel like reading these comments if it was your kid in those pictures.
I can assure you, this has reached the parents and these kids will be dealt with as they should be.”
“Vandalized by kids in crocs. What is this world coming to?”
We stand with the small business community and are hopeful that the vandals will be educated accordingly.
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I would be pressing charges absolutely!! .. also these kids need to learn this isn’t right and need to be punished and or go through extensive mental help and get back on the right track!! ..just think what they might do when their older!..
So tell me… at what age does a CHILD know right from wrong? A child is a product of their surroundings. It is not up to anyone besides the parents to discipline their child. It’s very wrong to destroy other people’s property. But how do they know what they’re doing is wrong? The parents an accountable. The community and the schools. A child only knows what they’re doing are taught. Where does that education come from? Really simple for me to see where it all begins.