Old friends fall hard......

[TheLostMuppet]

Its really upsettin when you wake in the mornin to hear about an old friend on the news for all the wrong reasons......
This was a guy Ive known since pre-school. His Mother was the owner.
His sister, unfortunately, also a friend of mine that I latter worked with in that same day-care center, was arrested a few months ago for scammin credit cards at a local Wal-Mart.
Its really sad. These were good kids.
Where does it all go wrong?

 

Man faces charges of stealing jewelry

Published Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
Last updated Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 4:53 a.m.

— A man stole $46,000 worth of jewelry Monday morning after using a hammer to break the front window of a South Tamiami Trail store, the Sheriff's Office said.

William McDonald, 30, left the U.S. Coin and Jewelry store at about 7:45 a.m. in his green Saturn car, where detectives later found the jewelry, the Sheriff's Office said.

McDonald faces burglary and grand theft charges. Detectives say he admitted breaking into the store because he is recently unemployed and abuses prescription drugs.

McDonald remains in the County jail on $1,000 bail.

[koolmom343]

Jul. 9, 2008 at 12:28 PM unfortunatly this day and age, seems the economy and the need for money is making people do things you would not think they would do, sorry to hear about your friend.

[chocolatluver]

Jul. 9, 2008 at 12:44 PM Aww geez~this world is so fucked up~ uno in my Moms day things were easy...she was a cashier and Dad woked in a mill, and all us kids were spoiled (3) we had everything we wanted...they paid $11,000 for thier friggin house~! And a fairly big house at that~! That's about what we pd.for my new car~! Everything is so hard these days, I can see why it makes people do crazy things~ so sorry about your friends hun~ 

[JamieC207]

Jul. 9, 2008 at 1:19 PM Yep, things are gettin crazy everywhere...people drivin away when the fill their cars up...a gallon of milk is almost the same as a gallon of cas and sometimes people have to make that crazy choice!
I agree with chocolatluver...when my Dad died in 78 his house payment was $41 a month! Heck I remember payin 25 cents a gallon for gas and lookin at the new Pintos when they came out for $2100! Man I'm old huh? Seriuosly though, I went to school with a guy who was on the honor roll and became a murderer! Also hung around with a girl who was decapitated in a car accident with another girls wife....and her husband was in Viet Nam. Ya just never know how people are gonna turn out!

[HomeBoundMama]

Jul. 9, 2008 at 2:41 PM

That's really sad.  I wonder if he was on drugs.  My sis is a drug addict and she makes some really really poor decisions.  You are just not yourself when you are on drugs.  My sis is one of the funniest and funnest people that I know.  But when she is using she is totally a different person.  It breaks my heart.  I am not assuming that he is on drugs....just wondering.  If he is, then that is probably why his life is going in this direction.  I am so sorry that your friend is in trouble.  I know it's heartbreaking.  :(

[HomeBoundMama]

Jul. 9, 2008 at 2:43 PM Ah, you see!  I just saw the very bottom part of the post about prescription drugs!  Drugs really do make people make bad decisions.

[UTZY]

Jul. 10, 2008 at 12:02 AM ain't that something?  i graduated with people that are now criminals .  i also graduated with people, who since we graduated, have killed themselves.  it's really a crime, looking back and seeing people that had such hopeful futures ahead of them.

[Ianmommy4]

Jul. 10, 2008 at 5:55 PM Well I know in my family its meth, My poor uncle two of his kids have records they have broken in to his house and my dads.  And then they want us to bail them  out.

[vicky31mom]

Jul. 11, 2008 at 6:43 AM It is really sad that things are getting so bad in the world that peop[le have to resort to this kind of stuff just to get by. We are in dire straights here!!!!

[bettyboopfla63]

Jul. 13, 2008 at 3:09 PM Mourning who someone used to be is okay, as long as it doesn't become an obsession.  People change, some for the good, and unfortunately some for the bad.  I think we all have had this happen to us in our lifetime.  I dated a guy just after my divorce and he was the greatest guy in the world.  Lost track of him for 3-4 years and the next thing I know the headlines are blazing about how he tripped out and kidnapped his neighbors 16 y/o daughter, held her captive for 2 days while he raped and battered her.  That was a freakin eye-opener!