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Boy Refuses to Go to School — So Mich. Mom Sprays Him With Mace

Dec. 19, 2012 8:15pm Liz Klimas

Jackson, Michigan Mother Sprays 16 year old Son With Mace Over School Argument

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Parents can go to extreme measures to get their kids out of bed and out the door to make it to school on time. One Michigan mom though had a tough time getting her teen son to agree to going to school — so she sprayed him with mace when he refused.

According to MLive.com, the Jackson mother sprayed the 16-year-old when he was trying to get away on his bicycle because she thought he was going to attack her after they had an argument about him going to school. The teen though told police, who responded to a complaint, that he was trying to get away.

Jackson Police Deputy Chief John Holda told MLive no one was injured or arrested.

It is not known if the teen ended up going to school that day.

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paulwbrown
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 11:20am
In some jurisdictions parents can be jailed if their children do not go to school. I say good for her. A stun gun shock would have been preferable as the effects of the mace (or pepper spray) might make it difficult for him to see clearly during the first few classes of the day.

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Mojoron
Posted on December 20, 2012 at 5:36pm
I’m not too sure that I would use mace on a kid, but I do like her attitude. I would think a good slap across the buttocks would work a lot better, with a 2×4!

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sizzlinsexybeckster
Posted on December 20, 2012 at 10:28am
They watch too much Jerry Springer – the new Brady Bunch. There just may be a reason why the kid doesn’t respect his Mother, she seems to have screws loose and doesn’t know how to simply communicate. Perhaps they should sit normally in the morning and have a pancake breakfast together over conversation not involving weapons. She probably has been having him all his life eat the free breakfast at school by the government. Not doing her “Mom” job. Dad was probably some lay at the park. If you actually want to use mace to protect yourself – the very very very best out there is BEAR REPELLANT. It’s a huge can like a fire extinguisher with the almost same effects but on a much more massive scale!!! Except the Mother should not have used it on her kid.

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- Hotrod25
  Posted on December 20, 2012 at 3:09pm
  Do you actually believe what you wrote? If you think you can just calmly sit and have a civilized conversation with an unruly violent teenager then you are as dilusional as Obama about the world we actually live in. No one really knows what went on here. If the teen was violent toward the mother then he deserved it and probably should have gotten more than that. like a good old fashioned ass whipping with a limb from the nearest tree. But if the mother is a sorry piece of crap that abuses her kids then she needs to spend a little time in jail. It all depends on the situation and what really happened. No one can really tell just from this article.
  
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Antares2000
Posted on December 20, 2012 at 7:53am
Guess Mom should have gotten “The Total Transformation” first! Sorry…couldn’t help it. Heard that commercial far too many times listening to Beck

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Antares2000
Posted on December 20, 2012 at 7:51am
Guess Mom should have bought “The Total Transformation” first! LOL

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vaman
Posted on December 20, 2012 at 7:30am
How shocking, an obstinate high school kid who didn’t want to go to school. The mother is a lunatic for macing her own kid…for acting like a kid. If the kid was trying to get away, how could be attacking the mom. Mom = long jail period.

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betterpart
Posted on December 20, 2012 at 4:15am
See, Scott Mahaffey, this is how your own kids have turned out due to bad parenting and letting your kids be the boss.

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cnchess
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:48pm
As you can see, it is not the weapon… it is screwed up human holding it.

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LBJDIDIT1963
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:19pm
Did the authorities do a background check and ask if there were any firearms? Looney is what looney does, this is a breakdown in Law Enforcement! Hope there is no future gun play!!

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- oldguy49
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:25pm
  mom used ice water once………….got up every day after that
  
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- LBJDIDIT1963
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:27pm
  By the way, is the child afraid? Did he hear things from other kids? Given the amount of media play of the recent school shooting, I would think many school kids all over are possibly traumatized and in fear! Mom’s a monster!
  
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- loriann12
  Posted on December 20, 2012 at 8:07am
  I showed up bright and early at my son’s school on Monday to withdraw him to homeschool him. While she was doing the paper work, an ambulance showed up. I know better than to ask, but I kept my eyes and ears open. It was apparently just a bump on the head of a child and they called first responders to make sure there was no serious injury. But, while they were getting ready to leave, a girl about 4th grade, looked out the front windows and commented, “That makes me very scared.” The receptionist just told her to go to class, no explanation at all. I said to her, “It’s ok or they wouldn’t be leaving.” Do you think it’s possible after CT that he was afraid of some of the kids he knows and thinks something like that would be possible?
  
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SHASTADIANE1
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:16pm
if he’d have had his butt spanked and been educated well in his formative years, he’d know to get his butt out of bed on school days. My son was learning disabled, and had lots of problems in school, but I told him, he’d finish high school if I had to take him everyday till he was 30, and when I got no help from the school authorities with his classes to make sure he was covered to graduate, I told them the same thing. He graduated with his class at almost 18, his birthday in June. He went to Vo-Tech the next year, and graduated with honors. Never missed a day of school in high school OR Vo-Tech and he was the only one with perfect attendance. He is 43 now and has worked since he was 14 years old..playing music and at a regular welding job..also paint and body..Train them and lay down the rules as children, and they will not stray far from the teachings. Back up your rules with action. Oh and I’ll bet he never had over 3 spankings in his life after age 3 when he got his hands slapped for getting into things. Never had to.

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- ares338
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:32pm
  Good for you..You did it correctly!
  
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- chips1
  Posted on December 20, 2012 at 6:30am
  He would have jumped at the chance to go to school if he had a father. “Mom!!! Please don’t tell Dad. I’ll even do the dishes.”
  
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jrc99
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:11pm
ROFL!!!

I guess instead of a cold splash of reality the stupid kid got a hot OC splash. LOL!!!

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ares338
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:10pm
Don’t ban Mace…BAN CHILDREN!

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- Walkabout
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 10:01pm
  Nice
  
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- brigott
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 11:29pm
  Unfortunately, the pro-choice crowd is effectively working on doing just that.
  
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everydaywoman
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:07pm
Wow! I would highly suggest counseling for both! (Maybe they are already getting help but it doesn’t hurt to point out the obvious sometimes).

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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 10:30pm
  kid is probably a dirtbag thug who has attacked his momma before.
  
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Impenitent
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:05pm
at least it wasn’t in a mace free zone…

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roadhog
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:04pm
Mother’s Love

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fastgunslinger
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:02pm
where is this kids dad?

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DREDGE
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:57pm
Okay obummer time to ban that child abusing Mace Spray!!!!!
Now everyone will be maced, my god, it’s going to be a massacre!!!

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toiletclogga
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:54pm
I reckon that boy’s going to listen to Mom from now on!

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The-Monk
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:52pm
This would have never have happened if Mom had a spare 9v battery for the stun gun.

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- momrules
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:14pm
  And to think I caught some flack for throwing ice water all over my 15 y/o boy when he wouldn’t get his lazy rear end out of bed one time.
  
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- banjarmon
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:18pm
  The old fashion cattle prod would have worked well too!!
  
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- resme
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 9:16am
  Morning-Monk, Double M.
  
  Boy refusing to be indoctrinated is a good thing… School sucks.
  
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hades3
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:42pm
A mother who forces her child too attend a public school, especially if she uses mace in order to force that child too obey should be arrested for child abuse. Maybe the teachers union had a political rally or demonstration planned for that day, and he did not wish too participate.

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- Hmschlmom
  Posted on December 20, 2012 at 1:39am
  I must admit, my first question is, what is wrong? Why is he so adamant about not going? Boredom? Fear? Is he a night person being forced into a day schedule? (common in the teen years) Frustration in a particular subject?
  There are solutions to ALL of those problems. Which DON’T involve MACE!
  
  Now…I am not above using some creative means of moving a sluggish kiddo. I have been known to keep a bowl of marbles in the freezer for just such an occasion. But this sounds like things are out of hand and communication needs to happen on both sides…
  
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- chips1
  Posted on December 20, 2012 at 6:39am
  I hope that the teachers at his school have CCW permits. He sounds like a future Obama guy.
  
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Walkabout
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:36pm
Just goes to show we need MOID cards.

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- Walkabout
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 10:01pm
  MOID = Mace Owners Identification
  
  We also need a 5 day waiting period to pick up mace after you purchase it.
  
  Plus, the FBI needs a database of everyone who has purchased mace.
  
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Diane TX
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:33pm
I’m sure it was an accident. Don’t all moms have a can of mace in their hand when seeing their child off for school?

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:47pm
  If I lived in Detroit, I would carry more than mace 24/7. (Note: I did not see that the article mentioned a specific city in Michigan.)
  
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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 10:32pm
  It said jackson city, not to far from Ann Arbor. Close enough to Detroit though.
  
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:20pm
The State of Michigan and two idiots. Imagine that!

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- Exrepublisheep
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:33pm
  You don’t like Michigan?
  
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- let us prey
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:35pm
  Lol.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:47pm
  EXREPUBLISHEEP, Didn’t say that, nor did I imply it. But, what state has been in the news lately for certain acts of lunacy? Other than that I knew a number of really great people from Michigan when I was in the service.
  Believe me, we have our share of idiots here too. You’ll see some in the news the next time a tornado hits.
  
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- BODYBAG
  Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:51pm
  Its not just MI. They’re evenly dispersed throughout the land.
  This particular 16 year-old kid is currently in training.
  4 years from now he’ll be eligible to go on a shooting rampage
  at a local elementary school.
  
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