Not my child, my child is an honor student, he was home here with me

My Atv was stolen on the 20th from Davis rd, I wonder if they had anything to do with it

And they'll be out on the streets again before you know it, never learning their lesson, blaming "the man" for their problems and continuing the cycle with the next generation when they're adults.

What I think is interesting is that their identity is protected because they are minors and yet they are experienced, hardcore criminals. Just look at the list. WHY are they not either in school or home with their parents? In Howard County Schools these boys could have every opportunity for a real future. Pathetic.

So glad to read the police caught the "Fence" Charles Rodriguez, hopefully he gets a long "stretch" for selling the stolen goods.

How ridiculous. Why arent 13 and 14 years old at home and school. These parents need to track their kids!! Howard county is a great place to live but little kids like them can definitely ruin it

Lock them up and throw away the key. These kids are losers with nothing to contribute to society.

Are they able to be rehabilitated or will we see them on the Judicial website as adults in a few years? I say they will be wards of the state most of their lives.

The human race is doomed. These kids are our future. Ugh.

In the 80's I went to a private school with a 16 year-old girl who came from a family who came from a very solid middle-class family. She conspired with her boyfriend and his friend to kill her parents. They were successful with stabbing her father to death, her mother survived. The girl is still in prison, Lisa Casella, and she is white. Crime happpens everywhere.

Cheer up Jessica. There are loads of great kids and young adults out there. Bet they number the misguided 1000 to 1. Ok, maybe 100 to 1......

Wondering if there is someone monitoring comments here. Columbia has been historically known for civil discourse and racial tolerance - we do not know the race of the individuals arrested. We also don't know what their story is, or if their parents/gaurdians are amongst the many struggling to pay the bills while holding down two or three jobs. Rushing to judgement has become the norm, which also influences our youth. Who'se responsible for that?
As an aside The juvenile justice system has never been, and continues not to be rehabilitative in most instances. Having worked at various facilities in the state and also having a close friend who has been banging her head against the stone wall that is the reticence to improve and change the system for the better has shown me that. Recidivism is the rule not the exception.
They probably won't get out all that soon, unless they run into the same judge that let the couple who was arrested this summer forall the home burglaries and skipped bail to romp in Florida.

More likely Linda the PARENT, as in one, has some criminal record and is pretty much absent in these thugs lives. I would bet these kids do not have a responsible father or father figure in their lives.

"Charles Rodriguez, a 24-year-old Columbia man"

No stranger to our uncivil justice system. 17 line items on the Judiciary website from rape to many traffic violations.

All told this thug has probably cost the state taxpayers over a million dollars in court time public defenders etc.

How many taxpayers entire state and local taxes paid are required to keep sending this man through the criminal justice system? 30? 40? We can see where our tax money is eaten up.

Obviously the parents were too busy to teach these children RIGHT from WRONG. Theyve probably never had to suffer any consequences at home for doing something wrong. I think all of us have gotten into some mischief in our teen years, but ABSOLUTELY NOTHING compared to these crimes!!!! This is outrageous!!!! I wouldnt be surprised if they stay lifelong criminals.... I hope they get a punishment they deserve, but probably not. The parents need PARENTING CLASSES, & these "kids" need MAJOR help. This is just crazy!!!

That three little kids could do so much damage is so depressing to me. And I can't believe anyone would think it is ok to make excuses for them. They should be forced to work to pay back what they destroyed.

It's even more depressing that it took this long to catch a bunch of kids.

Sanchez, if you read in my comments that I am excusing anyone for these crimes, then that's your perception, not my intention. I'm neither blaming or excusing.

I don't know you, you don't know me -or what kind of impact that I make in my community. Neither do I know what has occurred in these kids lives to make them go bad.

My comment about the parents struggles was in response to the notion that the parents should be locked up. We don't know one single thing about them, their lives, whether they are rich or poor, lifelong criminals or hard working folks doing the best they can.

Even mental illness is not an excuse. As a product of extreme lower economic means from Bmore myself, I dont care if they were abused by their moms while their absentee fathers spent their food stamps on crack.. NOTHING can excuse the crimes these worthless people commit. Most counties and states, churches and non profits etc. provide the basics food clothing and shelter and even health care to those who ask for it. These criminals and useless thugs want what we work for for free and with little effort. Bring back chain gangs, work camps, and tell the bleeding hart, excuse making, dood gooder apologist to answer this question...Would you rather a criminal be locked up for life or rape and rob your mother once a judge/jury tired of your cries for mercy lets him/her free?

According to the Baltimore Sun, these thugs were released on $7500 bail. It appears the unqualified, idiotic, politically-appointed bond clerk is still on the job letting thugs and hard core criminals continue to roam our neighborhoods without so much as a slap on the wrist. How many more businesses or people do they need to rob to make this much money?? Let's see if these thugs turn up in Florida six months from now after they don't show up for court.

You can't blamed it on parents, these kids are out of control. My 14 yrs old girl sneaked out at nights when I'm asleep. I'm a divorced mom, and also a working mom. The laws need to be toughter on kids. Also it's an epidemic in this country where kids get away with alot of crime because they're young. Law have to be tough on them now instead of later because their crimes will be bigger ones, like murdering someone!