Today, I was approached by a policeman who asked me if I was the owner of the green Camry. Turns out my parents decided to teach me a lesson for lying where I had been by reporting the car stolen. They also wouldn't answer my one phone call. FML
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Packed lecture halls, a sketchy roommate and frat parties: welcome to college, the real thing.
Today, I got called out of class to talk to some cops. Turns out my car was involved in a hit and run accident, while I was in school and there was no possible way it could have been me. But since they have no one else, it's my fault. FML
Today, my father told me to take the car and get some groceries. An hour and a half later, coming home with the groceries, I see the cops all around my house because my dad had called them, thinking that I had run away and stolen the car. FML
Today, I was arrested by the police for sitting in what they thought was a stolen vehicle. After being slammed into the back of a squad car at gunpoint, they realized the car was actually recovered a week ago. FML
Today, I borrowed a roommate's car to get groceries. I came out to find the car stolen. I called the cops, and the responding officer took the info and drove me home to give the roomie the bad news in person. 15 minutes later, they found the car. I'd parked it on the opposite side of the lot. FML
Today, my father called the cops saying I stole his car. It's my car, but his name is on the title. Why did he report it stolen? Because rather than taking him to a bar and being his designated driver, I went to a job interview. FML
Today, I found a cellphone. I went through the contacts and called the one listed as "Dad" to inform them I could leave it at a cash register of the store I found it in, or take it to the police station so they could pick it up. They then called the police, insisting I stole it. FML
Today, my car went missing. My sister constantly asks to borrow it, so I called her and asked if she had it. She swore blind that she didn't, so I called the cops and reported it stolen. They soon caught her driving the stolen vehicle. She blames me and is now telling everyone I set her up to be arrested. FML
Today, I found out that my parents changed the code on our alarm system while they were out of town. The police could not verify I was their son, despite spending hours trying to get hold of them. They thought it was just another telemarketer. FML
Today, after 3 days of hearing a car alarm going off almost continuously, the city finally came and towed it. Immediately after, the owner showed up with a switchblade, inquiring who called the city. My neighbors ratted me out, despite the fact I had nothing to do with it. FML
Today, I hit a parked car and fled because I was so scared. Four hours later, the cops showed up at my house so I broke down crying confessing everything. Turns out, they weren't there about the car I hit. They were alerting me about the string of burglaries in my neighborhood recently. FML
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Top comments
Luckster 0
Dude...what the hell....I understand parental punishment may be needed for lying, but giving you a criminal record? Them is some ****** up people right there, OP.
RaphX 0
The police should go after your parents for wasting police time and resources. "Teaching kids a lesson" is no reason to do this.
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RaphX 0
The police should go after your parents for wasting police time and resources. "Teaching kids a lesson" is no reason to do this.
raiderh808 0
Dude.. you know how much tax payer money those parents wasted? haha
brontide 0
I don't know, probably saving taxpayer time in the long run by teaching him a lesson now rather when he becomes another entitled asshole with entitled children.
nonynony 0
I don't like entitled assholes either, but I think the amount of taxpayer money/police time wasted just to teach a kid a lesson is just as assholish. "Oh, you mean there are real criminals running the streets unpatrolled because the cops are too busy dealing with this FAKE crime? I don't care, I just want you to make my daughter stop lying." Reporting a car stolen when you know perfectly well your child has it, doesn't that constitute a crime in itself?
feanor_fml 0
You should tell your parents to look up what happened to Liam Ashley when his parents did something similar, it's a sad story
Anteezy 7
Tell me the sad story :o
wingedtoad 0
Liam Ashley's parents pressed charges after he took the family car without asking. When he was being sent to jail, another prisoner in the prisoner transport van killed him.
Lillybet 0
That does completely suck. Though your parents are wasting police time, which in the UK is rather illegal
HBubble 3
If you can't look your parents in the face and be honest then you are sad. But they were way out of line reporting you car stolen. That police officer could have been doing something important. Tell them if it ever happens again you will report them for wasting police time.
quizikall 0
You should tell your parents to look up what happened to Liam Ashley when his parents did something similar, it's a sad story
RuralNinja 0
Your parents can't fix lying when they lie to get you in trouble for lying. You should call social services and say they beat you. You need to teach your parents a lesson for lying about the car being stolen.
Qwermy 16
if they own the car, they aren't legally lying. if OP owns the car, he wouldn't be in jail.
perdix 31
I guess it's a lot easier than trying to get an Amber Alert issued. I spent a few hours at Missing Persons when my elderly father-in-law wandered off (coincidentally in a Camry), and I heard a few runaway stories. It turns out the lying to your parents is not a crime, just a sin.
atomicmrpelly 2
American parents are ****** up!!!
theatregrl2 0
and generalizations are awesome!
Mx_Rider 6
whats with all the multi-paragraph comments? really?!
r0ck5t4r 3
hahahahaha
Sanitized 0
This happened in Texas. Even if the vehicle did belong to the parents, if she had ever, even once, been given permission to drive the vehicle before, it was not stolen under Texas Law. The parents could very likely be prosecuted for false report and in my agency would be.
sulitak 27
that's messed up. one time approval = always approved?