Terror At The Pagan Store.

[Kogarashi]

Yeah, sounds like the girl and her friends were having some "fun" (after all, those kind of shops are very interesting to visit, even if you don't follow the same beliefs), got out of hand as teenagers are wont to do, and then pitched a huge fit when called on it by the employees. Earmarks of a tantrum, possibly by a girl used to getting her way all the time.

[bainsidhe]

Not sure how old TG was, but I hope SHE is the one stuck paying for the damage, dime by dime. And heck, a good chunk of hours community service cleaning up after the brattiness of others. I hope she wasn't injured much, if only for the store's sake. I'm sure she'll argue how terribly she was treated and how she has a store-caused boo boo.

[Brojekk]

(after all, those kind of shops are very interesting to visit, even if you don't follow the same beliefs)

So very true. I would love to buy some of that stuff,but I have no place to put them. Our mall once had a store with all native american artifacts,and another store with all chinese items (live bamboo plants,jade items etc) It's always fun to browse in those kinds of stores, but it's so tempting to buy stuff you don't need

[Merriweather]

Holy sh*t. Cops should have been called right from the get-go. That brat is out of control.

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I SO agree. If I owned/ran a small shop, just one item of any value damaged, and they'd have the option to pay up and leave, or have the cops called.

With some of the ridiculous lawsuits I've seen in recent years, I just hope the parents don't try to sue the shop for her self-inflicted injuries (absurd, I know, but I've heard of worse suits winning).

[Sapphire Silk]

With some of the ridiculous lawsuits I've seen in recent years, I just hope the parents don't try to sue the shop for her self-inflicted injuries (absurd, I know, but I've heard of worse suits winning).

Unlikely. Courts don't have much sympathy for people who come to court with "dirty hands." That the brat was arrested for causing damage, and injured fighting with the cops will not endear her to any judge.

[Hyena Dandy]

That girl needs some good disciplining.

Do not fuck around in pagan stores. I mean, in anyone's store, but still. That is... Like, holy shit. That's just horrid. I don't think its hate crime, though. I think its just plain a crime.

[unperson]

fireheart: They are legal to sell-but you need ID and to be over 18 to buy them. Why Herne doesn't use a wand is beyond me-it serves the same purpose except you can't carve things.

Wands and athames serve two very different purposes, and are not interchangeable. You can't sub a broom for a toothbrush..

[wagegoth]

Do not fuck around in pagan stores.

Yes, I believe retribution will come raining down on her.

[NateTheChops]

I hope the parents don't let her out of their sight for quite some time! 50/50 chance they'll deny their little snowflake would EVER behave that way though!

9/10 that's where the problems began.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

Gah fractions
Re: 'Pagan' stores are fascinating: yes. There's like, two that I know of in my town... which is very Mormo-conservative, and they both somehow gives off the same vibe as the skins-and-fireworks place at the other end of the metro-area. (the skins-and-fireworks place, as it sounds, is a redneck place, but it's still clean and tidy. people who buy and sell furs, skins, and products of their hunting/trapping habit/necessity go there to buy and sell... and they sell fireworks year round. go fig.) The vibe is: this is a large place that sells shinies, and people go in and out all the time, but it's still like not a lot of people go in and out.
Re: rampaging teen-bitch: oy. I don't know what gets into people sometimes. Wrecking a store? Some smells you do not want on you.

[Sapphire Silk]

Yes, I believe retribution will come raining down on her.

Yes, the Rule of Three will catch up with her.

[fireheart]

Wands and athames serve two very different purposes, and are not interchangeable. You can't sub a broom for a toothbrush..

Off the top of my head, an athame is used to invoke things on the spiritual plane and to cast circles (YMMV), while a wand is more encouraging and designed to invite spirits or those to help with the spell. Athame=commands. wand=invites.

Yes, the Rule of Three will catch up with her.

There is a passage in Salem falls by Jodi Picoult that shows an excellent example of the Rule of Three.

[Daemonmonkey]

You can't sub a broom for a toothbrush..

Well, if the mouth is foul enough, I could fit a broom in that mouth...

[NateTheChops]

[brag]Of course I live in Salem, so I'm always walking past those shops.[/brag]

[Merriweather]

Unlikely. Courts don't have much sympathy for people who come to court with "dirty hands." That the brat was arrested for causing damage, and injured fighting with the cops will not endear her to any judge.

Let's hope that's the case. Unfortunately, it does happen now and then. There were a couple of cases in the news where someone broke into a home, injured themselves during the robbery, and actually won awards for damages. I don't recall all the details, but it wasn't actual traps set or anythng like that, either. I always thought you couldn't profit from something that happens while committing a crime, but there must be loopholes. At least cases like that are rare, like the infamous McD's coffee spill. But some judges/juries lack common sense. And..... I best stop or I'd be fratching, lol.