BRYANT, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas police say an 11-year-old girl paid a cabbie $1,300 to take her to meet a boy in Florida, but that authorities caught up with the runaway in Georgia after her parents reported her missing.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Friday (http://bit.ly/12VJ4Qv ) that cellphone records show the girl hailedthe cab Dec. 5 in Little Rock after talking to a 16-year-old Jacksonville, Florida, boy she met two years ago. The boy said he didn’t know the girl’s plans.
The cab company said the girl wore heavy makeup and appeared to be 17 or 18 and that the driver wouldn’t face discipline. The girl’s father said he has confiscated her cellphone and makeup.
Bryant police say the girl stole $1,300 from her grandmother to pay the fare. The grandmother isn’t pressing charges.
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“The girl’s father said he has confiscated her cellphone and makeup.”
“the girl stole $1,300 from her grandmother to pay the fare. The grandmother isn’t pressing charges.”
Somehow, I don’t think the problem is merely the cell phone and the makeup. This family has more problems than an 11 year-old with makeup.
And as for the driver and cab company:
The cab company probably saw the $1300 UP-FRONT and didn’t ask questions. I find it hard to think most 11 year olds can look 17, especially just with makeup.
How about this family seek counseling before the girl plans a cab ride to Alaska?
11? It’s going to be a long 7 years.
I’ve known some exceptionally well developed sixth graders in my time.
She’s got better sense than the adults around her … at least she didn’t call Uber