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really? | 11:01 a.m. April 20, 2009

this is news?

Public humiliation | 11:08 a.m. April 20, 2009

If its my child, public humiliation will stop em by using the oriental punishment of bamboo em on the street so he won't do it again. Or we can have walk and do worst than that. Same at the kids writing on the walls. Have him stand on the corner of downtown with a signs say "I am a thief" for six months bet he wont do it again.

So Utah | 11:10 a.m. April 20, 2009

That only happens in Utah.

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Anonymous | 11:26 a.m. April 20, 2009

news or not, its funny! good job, Ben

Depends on the situation | 11:53 a.m. April 20, 2009

Faced with certain capture, the teen did the only scatological thing he could do - he got a case of the runs.

The police charged him with attempted burglary and aggravated incontinence.

Re: So Utah | 12:16 p.m. April 20, 2009

Actually, comments like that only happen in Utah.

deltabelle | 12:18 p.m. April 20, 2009

I'm only sorry they are juveniles and we can't know their names.

Great Story | 12:19 p.m. April 20, 2009

This is so funny! To So Utah: you're right. No where else but in Utah can a person mess their pants.

THEeyepatch | 12:47 p.m. April 20, 2009

To bad they cannot release their names or a e-mail address.

Anonymous | 2:19 p.m. April 20, 2009

Boys wll be boys,
They come from good homes , let their parents deal with this.

utmntgrl | 2:37 p.m. April 20, 2009

To Anonymous: I hope you were being funny. Letting the parents deal with it is what got the cars broken into in the first place. Parents are off the radar in this case or the boys wouldn't have come up with the idea of such recreation in the first place, or had a party of their peers to run to in the second place. Wake up! They need to stay in Farmington Bay for a long time until they realize that messing in one's pants isn't the worse to come from getting caught!!

TMI | 3:15 p.m. April 20, 2009

Isn't this too much information? Why is the focus on the story scatalogical? I know you're reporting on crime, but is it really importance to know that a criminal or potential criminal had a bowel movement? Did he pick his nose as well? Are there journalistic standards anymore?

Fast | 3:16 p.m. April 20, 2009

Now that's fast police response time.

Funny | 3:30 p.m. April 20, 2009

The comments on this site are proof that no one in Utah has a sense of humor.

Mug Shots | 4:11 p.m. April 20, 2009

We don't need names. Mug shots will do just fine.

To TMI | 4:13 p.m. April 20, 2009

Ditto. You're absolutely right. This reporter was just looking to poke fun at an otherwise serious criminal situation. I guess he's bored with his job. Time to move on.

Party Pooper | 4:24 p.m. April 20, 2009

I can guess that the reputation that he gets at school is not one that he wants or that will go away soon. I can hear them talking now at his 25 year class reunion. "Hey remember the time... lol. "Oh yeah, I remember you now, Aren't you the one that ... lol.

Boys will be boys?! | 4:41 p.m. April 20, 2009

"Boys will be boys?!" Wow.

If breaking into cars and stealing other people's stuff is just a normal and accepted part of boyhood, then I guess I missed out in my youth.

Who would say something like that? I guess this person wouldn't mind then if I asked my 4 sons to help themselves to any personal belongs in his (or her) cars and house then. If they get away with it, then cool, we could use a new flat screen TV.

And if they get caught, well, boys will be boys so we'll just let these "good homes" deal with it, because these "good homes" produced such good boys to begin with.

Funny story though. Not only would most people consider this news, I wouldn't be surprised if it makes national news and perhaps Leno as well.

And what's with the anti-Utah cheap shots?

Tell us what state you are from and I bet I can find stories just as ludicrous about your home state as well, so why not give the hate a rest?

Boys will be boys... | 5:12 p.m. April 20, 2009

They may have come from good homes, and maybe the parents are doing everything they can think of to guide these boys in the right direction. But to suggest that this be left up to the parents? This isn't a victimless crime that won't cost something to others, this is a serious crime that older people go to jail for. Toilet-papering, doorbell-ditching, and other things like that you leave up to the parents - to a point... but not this.

Best Story Ever | 1:05 a.m. April 21, 2009

This has been the best story from DesNews. The headline alone made my day. Please give us more stories like this!

Also I want to know who the kid was, so I can find him on facebook and totally make fun of him on his wall!

not from Utah | 1:52 a.m. April 21, 2009

I have family there and read to keep up. I think the story is hilarious. Kudos for printing it all. Crime doesn't pay...no, crime stinks!!

And for those of you who think this kind of thing only happens in Utah or would be written up in Utah, try reading New York, Dutch or German news!!!

Mom's advise? | 2:31 a.m. April 21, 2009

Well I guess your mom telling you to always wear clean underwear doesn't really work if you..um...soil them. Seriously though, his friends know who he is and I'm sure they won't let him forget about this. Hopefully this is a very good lesson learned!

Very Funny | 4:41 a.m. April 21, 2009

I hope the kids thinks twice next time. His friends will not forget it for sure for a long time. The person who says boys will be boys probably did some theft when he was that age and turned his life around. The ones who took cheap shots at Utah are not very well read. Such stories happen nationwide, not just Utah.

TDub | 5:51 a.m. April 21, 2009

This story sounds like what happened in Lehi on Saturday night as I was wrapping up for the night at 11 p.m. I heard a noise in my carport and opened the back door to find two young men crouched behind my van. I yelled at them and they ran into the street where an SUV was waiting for them. I called 911 and gave the officer a description of the car, including the license plate. When he came back after following up on my explanation, he said they had stopped a vehicle on Main Street which matched the description and it was a group of kids playing hide and go seek. I suggested that it might not be so much fun if someone with a gun had caught them. Fun can be had in better ways.

Bob | 7:20 a.m. April 21, 2009

No, car theives do no come from good homes. America is so twisted.

Somewhere, during his upbringing, he got the message that he could do whatever he wanted.

Look around at Wal-Mart for 5 minutes with your eyes open, and you'll see what I mean.

Kids from good homes dont run from police.

Hojo | 7:30 a.m. April 21, 2009

The police are trained at handling messy situations like this one :)

Throw them in jail for a little while so they can learn a lesson and grow up to be good responsible adults.

David | 7:58 a.m. April 21, 2009

Glad there weren't any fans around.

Alex Moon | 7:58 a.m. April 21, 2009

Cop should have "tased" the teenaged perp when the door opened. No harm done, and the kid might not have messed his skivvies. I liked the public bamboo bit, as well as the corner sign holding .. but, one or both parents should be required to be there as well.

Larry | 7:59 a.m. April 21, 2009

"Detectives were trying to determine if the teens were involved in a rash" - Yes, a diaper rash.

rminva | 8:11 a.m. April 21, 2009

That article gave me a good laugh!!

I love how people brush off illegal activity by saying "boys will be boys." Good home or not, their actions have consequences: one of the possible consequences of breaking the law is getting arrested. Clearly, something that they were not yet aware of, or completely chose to ignore.

STAN | 8:11 a.m. April 21, 2009

Big deal. Nothing's gonna' happen to him. With our super-sized, liberal, turnstyle justice system he'll receive a slap on the wrist, a talking to from a judge, an apology from Obama and a year of probation.

James T | 8:17 a.m. April 21, 2009

The Bros were just havin them some fun.

Chill People. You were a teen once. We all do this kinda stuff. It's our right of passage. Just Chill and be cool wit it !!

Greg | 8:18 a.m. April 21, 2009

It has been fascinating to read the comments that are so varied and polemic in nature. Perhaps there should be a prize offered for the one who can guess the liberal or conservative viewpoint. Naw....too easy.That kinda contest wouldn't pass the smell test.

re: Alex Moon | 8:27 a.m. April 21, 2009

The kid might not have messed his pants if he were tazed?
Apparently you haven't heard a large number of police officers who volunteer to be tazed wear rubber undies just in case.

Justice | 8:35 a.m. April 21, 2009

I think that if someone commits a crime like this, if the public can hear about what happened, then they should also know who committed the crime. Who cares if he is a juvenile? Let people know who he is, what he looks like, so we can keep an eye on him near our belongings. Stop coddling criminals.

Watt | 8:36 a.m. April 21, 2009

Best. Story. Ever.

Re: STAN | 8:38 a.m. April 21, 2009

and he'll never live that one down. He will be remembered for all time how he was so scared of the cops that he dropped off a load by surprise. I wonder if they hosed him off at the detention center. I imagine it something like in the first rambo. I hope so. How humiliating and it sounds like the kid needed something like that.

wow | 8:55 a.m. April 21, 2009

The "only in Utah" comment is classic patonization designed to cover up personal intolerance. There are many things that happen in Utah and elsewhere if you merely open your eyes and drop your predjudice long enough to see. Humans are human - everywhere.

Why I hate people | 9:00 a.m. April 21, 2009

For all of the people who say "boys will be boys" and to back off on them. YOU are the reason I hate people. YOU are the reason these boys are stealing. I was a teen boy and I never stole or broke into cars and came from a broken family but a "good" home. Or as good as it could have been. So instead of the parents holding the sign...why dont YOU go out their with them and hold the sign. Since YOU seem to think this is ok then why dont YOU go to jail for them instead of the boys. Which of course will never happen because they wont get jail time becuase people like YOU wont allow that to happen. YOU are ruining our country and I want you gone.

Carlo | 9:01 a.m. April 21, 2009

Reminds me of the chorus to an old 60s song, "doo run run, da doo run runnnn"

He will forever be known as the doodoo burglar.

Will S | 9:03 a.m. April 21, 2009

I'm sure the boys and their parents want to donwplay this. I'm also sure that the boy who messed himself will be reminded by his peers of this long after the rest of us have moved on with our lives. Karma works - sometimes.

JW Morrison | 9:10 a.m. April 21, 2009

The kid will be famous. He made the Drudge Report.

Mike | 9:16 a.m. April 21, 2009

yeah, he's going to have a nickname now that he will never get rid of

Bunky | 9:18 a.m. April 21, 2009

These kids will be the butt of many jokes around school.

anon | 9:18 a.m. April 21, 2009

this story really stinks.

This is funny | 9:22 a.m. April 21, 2009

Re: Bob at 7:20 Either you are not a parent of teenagers or your living with your head in a bucket. You should be careful what you say it may come back to bite you. Lots of kids from good homes make stupid mistakes. When you're 16 your peers have a lot more influence on you than your parents. This story is great and it's nice to see these kids get caught and humiliated. Hopefully they will be embarrassed enough by this incident that they will learn their lesson and wise up. And to the moron that says "no one in Utah has a sense of humor" I was laughing so hard I about fell out of my chair and I am a Utah native and LDS. Hurray for this cop and the Centerville police, they may just have done the thing that will turn these kids around.

axxis | 9:22 a.m. April 21, 2009

Don't you mean "Doo doo run run" ????

Ken | 9:26 a.m. April 21, 2009

It was all Bush's fault.

Sheltiman | 9:36 a.m. April 21, 2009

Now if I had a cop sitting in my car all night maybe I wouldn't have had three cars stolen when I lived in D.C. Either that or we make sure we lock up people that can't seem to follow the rules.

Running On Empty | 9:36 a.m. April 21, 2009

I think the value of this story is deterrence. Other teens will know there could be a police officer in any car you try to burglarize. You could be embarrassed for the rest of your life by some dumb thing that you do when you're 16. Life is long, think ahead kids.

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