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Lava Lamp Freak · Nov 15, 2006, 04:04 PM

Little girl flashes knife as she tries to steal toys

Largo, Florida - Largo Police are looking for a little girl who pulled a knife on a Wal-Mart clerk as she tried to steal two boxes of Lego toy blocks.

It happened on the Missouri Avenue around 9:00 pm Tuesday night.

Police say the 7 to 8-year-old girl hid the toys under her coat and tried to walk out the door.

A store employee was watching and approached the child, asking her to turn over the Lego blocks.

Police say the little girl then opened her jacket and displayed a combo carving knife with a forked point and a 10" blade, saying she was armed for protection.

The employee talked the girl into putting down the knife and the toys.

The girl then rode away on her bicycle.

The employee was not hurt.

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/loca...?storyid=43737

I'm in tears! Gotta catch my breath. Haha

Jawbone54 · Nov 15, 2006, 04:09 PM

I never say this, but ROFL!!!

That is one of the funniest things I've ever heard in my life!

Rumor · Nov 15, 2006, 04:10 PM

Classic.

turtle777 · Nov 15, 2006, 04:26 PM

Only in Amaraca !

Muahahahahahaha

-t

Rumor · Nov 15, 2006, 04:29 PM

Only at Wal-Mart!

rickey939 · Nov 15, 2006, 04:31 PM

I blame Legos.®

Jawbone54 · Nov 15, 2006, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by rickey939

I blame Legos.®

Oversoul · Nov 15, 2006, 04:56 PM

What's a girl doing stealing Legos?

Lava Lamp Freak · Nov 15, 2006, 04:57 PM

Devil made her do it?

Lava Lamp Freak · Nov 15, 2006, 05:04 PM

Legos are inherently evil.

The Brick Testament

This website is hilarious. They've got the entire Old Testament played out with Legos.

Rumor · Nov 15, 2006, 05:16 PM

Uh oh, here we go again.

Oisín · Nov 15, 2006, 05:22 PM

This is fun? I’m having a lot of trouble seeing it as anything but extraordinarily sad. Cidade de Deus, anyone?

analogika · Nov 16, 2006, 05:22 AM

Yeah, I was confused by the hilarity as well.

You've got a 7-year-old pulling a knife on a store clerk, and somebody's *laughing*?

invisibleX · Nov 16, 2006, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by analogika

Yeah, I was confused by the hilarity as well.

You've got a 7-year-old pulling a knife on a store clerk, and somebody's *laughing*?

Probably the absurdity of it. A child threatening someone with a knife, stealing lego, and making a getaway on her bike, presumably knife-less.

turtle777 · Nov 16, 2006, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by analogika

Yeah, I was confused by the hilarity as well.

You've got a 7-year-old pulling a knife on a store clerk, and somebody's *laughing*?

Well, yeah, why not ? This could be straight out of a Monty Python movie

It's so surreal and bizarre, I just can't think about the seriousness.

-t

Dark Helmet · Nov 16, 2006, 08:51 AM

I missed the "robs" part.

IceEnclosure · Nov 16, 2006, 11:38 AM

That's weak, further south the kids don't give up.

turtle777 · Nov 16, 2006, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by IceEnclosure

That's weak, further south the kids don't give up.

Further south ?

You mean there is such a difference between Largo, FL and Miami, FL ?

-t

Rumor · Nov 16, 2006, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by invisibleX

Probably the absurdity of it. A child threatening someone with a knife, stealing lego, and making a getaway on her bike, presumably knife-less.

That's exactly what makes it humorous.

IceEnclosure · Nov 16, 2006, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

Further south ?

You mean there is such a difference between Largo, FL and Miami, FL ?

-t

miami is quite a ways south, and east.

(Largo, FL is not to be confused with Key Largo, which is actually South of Miami, in the Florida Keys.

turtle777 · Nov 16, 2006, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by IceEnclosure

miami is quite a ways south, and east.

So, is it worse in Miami ?

-t

IceEnclosure · Nov 16, 2006, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

So, is it worse in Miami ?

-t

DUH YES NO GIVING UP AND RIDING OFF ON YOUR BIKE GOSH

OwlBoy · Nov 16, 2006, 03:03 PM

At least they were not Duplo Blocks.

-Owl

kick52 · Nov 16, 2006, 04:13 PM

PEOPLE WOULD KNIFE PEOPLE FOR LEGO?!?!?

holy ****.

ROFL

turtle777 · Nov 16, 2006, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by kick52

PEOPLE WOULD KNIFE PEOPLE FOR LEGO?!?!?

holy ****.

ROFL

People ?

Well, yeah, technically you are right...

-t

Oisín · Nov 16, 2006, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by kick52

PEOPLE WOULD KNIFE PEOPLE FOR LEGO?!?!?

holy ****.

ROFL

Billund will be thrilled.

kick52 · Nov 16, 2006, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

People ?

Well, yeah, technically you are right...

-t

yeah suppose..

maybe i should change that to "CHILDREN WOULD KNIFE PEOPLE FOR LEGO?!?!?"

marden · Nov 16, 2006, 04:52 PM

The fact that some of you are able to see the sadness of this situation heartens me. Societal influences, whether at home, in school, on the street amongst her friends, or in the electronic media gave her the idea that she can get what she wants by using the threat of physical harm to intimidate the other person.

America is falling apart around us and people are laughing.

By the way, YES, I can see the humor in the situation and if it were in a film I would laugh my ass off. But this is REAL.

hayesk · Nov 16, 2006, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by marden

By the way, YES, I can see the humor in the situation ...

Well then, what are you complaining about?

Some people react to the humour of the situation. Others react to the sadness. What's the problem?

Gamoe · Nov 16, 2006, 05:22 PM

That little girl needs to go see a counselor, not police, who can come to an understanding of why she did what she did (did she see it in a movie, did she see her brother do it?, etc.) and help her correct this behavior so that it doesn't become a way of life.

Kevin · Nov 16, 2006, 05:24 PM