EKS Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 When the teen answers the door and discovers two cops standing there, his first priority should be to alert the adult in the house. 3 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Oh, come on. You can't leave us hanging like that. What happened??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) It was no big deal--there was a car break in and from the cell phone that was stolen they figured out that the person went through our yard (big, wooded, no fence sort of thing). Edited August 28, 2018 by EKS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 In case your teen is like mine, and loves a loophole, you might want to expand that rule to include situations with one or three cops. Heck, you might even want to throw caution to the wind and make the rule “one or more emergency responders”. 5 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 hours ago, peacelovehomeschooling said: Okay, I have to know. If the teen didn't alert an adult first, what did he do?? He stood there talking to them. In his defense, his father is friends with a lot of the cops here (small town). I thought it was a neighbor, the way they were going on. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Well, I agree it would have been good for him to alert you, but it sounds like he's a confident guy who handles adult interactions well, even with authority figures. Many teens his age don't. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Or the cops could have just asked to speak to an adult... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Or the cops could have just asked to speak to an adult... I think they might have started by asking if my husband was around, then there was a lot of chit chat. It was during this that I came to see who it was. I suspect that they were going to get around to asking for another adult at some point, but who knows? Edited August 28, 2018 by EKS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I think, if they wanted to know if anyone had seen the theif crossing your property, talking to whoever answered the door makes the most sense. A kid, teen or adult all equally may have noticed someone. Why would they skip asking a teen to prioritize talking to an adult? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I would have expected my teens to handle the conversation. Same deal - small community, law enforcement and first responders are likely to be recognized. If they'd specifically needed an adult or the homeowner, they could have said so. "Are your parents home?" is a remarkably easy question for a police officer to ask, and for a teen to answer. And if my boys had felt there was an alert to be shared or that we were in any danger, they would have called for me. Sorry to be a stick in the mud about the humor, but I'd be concerned about a teen who couldn't cope with this situation on his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 26 minutes ago, Tibbie Dunbar said: I would have expected my teens to handle the conversation. Same deal - small community, law enforcement and first responders are likely to be recognized. If they'd specifically needed an adult or the homeowner, they could have said so. "Are your parents home?" is a remarkably easy question for a police officer to ask, and for a teen to answer. And if my boys had felt there was an alert to be shared or that we were in any danger, they would have called for me. Sorry to be a stick in the mud about the humor, but I'd be concerned about a teen who couldn't cope with this situation on his own. I have no problem with my kid talking to the police on his own. The thing that I find humorous/object to is that as he was walking to the door to answer it, he could see who it was (we have windows around the front door). Since I was sitting in a room immediately adjacent to the front door, he could have said to me, on his way to open the door, "It's the police." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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