It seems that criminals keep getting younger and younger.  It used to be that a child under the age of 18 wouldn’t even be considered as a fully functioning adult and therefore not considered to be capable of such things has identity theft.  But then again, children are making a name for themselves, each generation entering the criminal databases at an earlier and earlier age.  Kids are murdering each other, for heaven’s sake, so why would it be surprising that would steal identities as well.  In Louisville, KY, a high-schooler was pulled from her classes and escorted by police officers to the Jeffersontown Police station to answer questions about her alleged involvement with a rash of identity thefts.  Police had surveillance video that depicted the girl and her accomplices of using stolen credit cards to make thousands of dollars worth of purchases in stores like Wal-mart and the Limited. She admitted to breaking into cars and stealing credit cards and then going on a shopping spree only to then ditch the cards once she had used them.  She is being accused of doing this countless times and in many jurisdictions around Jeffersontown.  What is happening to our youth?  Why do they have such a sense of entitlement?  Why do they feel as though they don’t have to work for what they have?  Why is the easy way out always the way out for this generation of thieves and liars?  This young girl has been accused of unlawfully accessing a computer, tampering with evidence, and credit card fraud.  She has damaged her image for the rest of her life and for what?  A thousand dollars worth of merchandise from Wal-mart.  Really?  What goods lie beyond the doors of Wal-Mart that are so enticing, a girl would throw away her entire future just for the chance to steal them?  Tube socks?  Orange Juice?  Cheap, itchy clothes?  What?

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