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Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son has been charged with child abuse following an incident involving her grandson that she described as a “miscommunication.”

Tyler Boebert, 20, the eldest son of the MAGA congresswoman, was cited for criminal negligence where no death or injury occurred, which is a misdemeanor, for the July 11 incident, according to Windsor Police Department records obtained by Denver Westword.

Authorities have not yet shared details about the incident, which the 38-year-old congresswoman brushed off as “a miscommunication on monitoring my young grandson that recently led to him getting out of the house.”

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 62 points 11 months ago

She also lied for her now husband and this kids father when he pulled his dick out to her and her friends when they were children...

It really doesn't matter what she says, she has a documented track record of lying to authorities to protect child abusers.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 47 points 11 months ago (1 children)

SHE called it "miscommunication", the JUDGE calls it "child abuse."

I wonder who "wins"?

[–] WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 42 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

I don't want to defend fucking Boebert or her ilk but to be fair:

"miscommunication on monitoring my young grandson that recently led to him getting out of the house."

Assuming this is true, kids after three getting out of the house one time and scaring their parents half to death is a pretty often occurrence. Kids get real clever real quick when they get to 3, 4, and 5 and that's usually when parents suddenly have to re-evaluate the locks on the doors after a jailbreak.

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 21 points 11 months ago

Yeah. I'm not sure how that amounts to child abuse, so I'm guessing that, as usual, the truth is somewhere in the middle.

[–] squozenode@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

A friend of mine was actually kinda impressed that his 2 year old opened a locked door, walked down to the gas station and tried to get a candy bar, at 2am. Obviously the cashier called 911, kid was fine.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 11 months ago

Had same thoughts. I've had daughter do this, and also I did the same thing with my sister when we were around 4-5.

[–] III@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You aren't really defending them, rather defending the minor incident of a child getting out of the house. In order to be defending them, you would need to be asserting that a known liar who has previously lied to hide the crimes of her child is not lying here... is that what you are doing?

[–] WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago

Not necessarily, but I've had acquaintances with criminal records have an innocent situation like that get blown out of proportion by the police because of the record.

At this point I'm kind of assuming she is both lying and the situation was worse than what she's saying, and yet it likely still didn't warrant an arrest for criminal negligence and the police are blowing it out of proportion, if that makes sense.

[–] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I feel bad for that kid. Whatever is wrong with him is surely a result of his home environment.

[–] smegger@aussie.zone 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If so, it's unfortunate. But not an excuse to abuse others

[–] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago

I wasn't suggesting otherwise.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 22 points 11 months ago

Oh but when it's your precious angel it's a "misunderstanding."

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 17 points 11 months ago

Apple something gravity something tree something

[–] ftmpch@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Seems to me that Lauren Boebert is no more nor less responsible for her adult son's behaviour than Joe Biden is for his adult son's behaviour.

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Family should put pressure on members exhibiting anti-social behavior. The shame is an incentive. But you can only do so much.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It could have been worse, he could have been caught getting a handjob in a theater.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 11 months ago

beetlejuicing

[–] dumbass@quokk.au 4 points 11 months ago

Like father like son?

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yikes, dude, shave the porn ‘stache before the trial at least.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

following in his grandmother/mother footsteps. boeboes mom is a great grandmother already

[–] ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works -3 points 11 months ago

Bah, this is Colorado. We just let them run wild. If they live, they live.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de -5 points 11 months ago

God I need to go on Mastodon again at least there I can follow actual newspapers and get actual news. Obsessing about random misdemeanors that the children of politicians commit is a welcome distraction for them from their atrocities, and it's the opposite of news.

No front to OP for contributing and posting, just the upvoters