This is sign of how poorly the youth of Cook County respect the Law. Where are the Parent's of these out of control kid's? We have all of the problem's of Chicago coming to our doorstep and it will be rude awakening for some, here in Evanston.

did the kid get his skateboard back?

Right on, Dan! Just imagine if it were you or I. If this teenager reacted this way towards officer's of the law, what would he do to an ordinary citizen? All of this over a skateboard. Unbelievable! I only pray that the owner of the skateboard is spared retaliation. By the way, this young man is probably ruthless towards his parents.

The kid who hit the cop is a low life who got into so much trouble at ETHS last year they had to kick him out.

Dan, don't assume things. This kid was born and raised in Evanston.

Maybe now the parents of the kid who filed aganst the Evanston Police because five officers showed up and didn't take chances will understand why pecautions need to be taken.
And to those of you who feel teachers should be judged by the test scores of their students I would like to ask----How would you like to be judged by the results of kids like this one?

Dan, Chicago's problems came to Evanston in the 1970's and 1980's. Kind of late on that info... Oh, and thanks for the geography lesson. Not trying to get into a pissing match with you. I agree with what you are saying. I grew up in Chicago and live in Evanston now and just keep scratching my head trying to figure out why the crime can't be reduced a little in a town that is smaller than one neighborhood in Chicago.

Jay, two good points.

Well, if jr was thrown out of ETHS, I am sure he will be in the news again. Cases add up.......unless he wants to change and get with the program and rules the rest of us live by. Stealing a skateboard? How stupid can one be? Look where he is now...in juvenile detention.

Another sad thing is that a friend of mine that happened to be driving past this scene said some of the youth there were taunting the police as they tased/arrested the young man.

....i just pray he wasn't wearing 'cargo' shorts

I'm a bit surprised by some of these comments. There seems to be a lot of missing information here. First, someone claims that someone stole his skateboard. How do we know that's true? How do we know for sure that it was the kid indicated by the alleged owner of the skateboard? Do we have any quotes from eyewitnesses to the event as to what happened? Do we just blindly accept the police account as the gospel truth? I notice that the article said that an officer was hit in the head, but it didn't say how. Was it from the boy who was tased? Another officer? Someone else? (Passive voice always creates confusion, and journalists usually know this.)

And from an article very low on facts, we already have condemnation of the suspect's family, a insinuation that he has been expelled from school, and a figurative mob with pitchforks ready to run him to the stake for a ceremonial burning.

Clearly there is frustration with crime in Evanston, but taking one situation and using the suspect as an object on which to vent rage against all crime is a little extreme.

And should any of you be called to jury duty on this trial, I don't suppose you will express the opinions you have so eagerly shared here. No, you will pretend that you are not itching to pull the executioner's hood onto your face so that you can carry out vengeance in anonymity.

Well I'll wait for someone to write a long dissertation, About how this "poor" "kid" could have been saved if we just gave him more tax payer funded programs. If we build more tax payer funded recreational facility's.
more tax payer funded food distribution, Free cell phones etc.....

I never blame parents, because parents can't control the choices their children make. I speak from my own experience, I have one kid who has never been in trouble and one who has. Am I a "bad" parent because one kid made stupid choices in life? I don't think so. This kid has had an amazing turn-around. This kid has required costs to pay the state of IL, heavy court fines to pay, required classes/community service, and a job NOW to pay for all these fees that have been incurred as a result of those bad choices. Its not MY case, but it is MY kid. I am not helping with the fines. As far as going to Juvenile Detention Center, kids end up there after they have committed a series of crimes, under age 18. The police usually try to work with the "juvenile and their parents" before they get to that point. The EV police has a great staff for the juveniles. But if the kid continues those bad choices, they end up in juvie. After age 18, they go to jail because at 18, they are "adults". (not really!) Sometimes a taste of jail/juvie can straighten a kid out, because hopefully they never want to go back there. My kid figured it out before it got to that point. My kid didn't rob anyone or hurt anyone but did break the law.
The first few times the Evanston police called me, I was definitely in denial, but after awhile I had to open my eyes. Those turbulent times were a nightmare that I couldn't stop and we both lived thru it, thankfully.

As far as the skateboard being stolen? I can't say whether its true or not, but as far as attacking police officers? Why would someone who didn't commit a crime hit a police officer?

Hi Jennifer, In your response to Kathleen, just because the press release claimed the boy hit the officer in the head doesn't mean its true. To make my point check out
iFRAMED on You Tube. A film made in Lake County this summer. Then post a comment.

love this forum for discussion of local news. when I was a young man, 12-18 years old, I worked a newspaper route, raked leaves, mowed lawns, even worked at a bike store. "Adults" were not interested in these jobs then, as there was a full economy with better jobs then these lower paying tasks that I undertook. Now "adults" perform these lower paying tasks to make ends meet as the better jobs have diminished or left the country. Too bad for this 16 year old with time on his hands and no money for his own skateboard, and frustrated enough to strike a police officer.

People really need to stop trying to search for trouble, you guys are all downing this boy but none of you deal with the epd crime in evanston???? Do your research most people in evanston now were not born and raised here, dont be so quick to judge him when half of you have no idea what you children are out here doing. He stole a skateboard, you dont know what caused him to hit the police officers yes he was wrong but while you guys are yelling parents parents parents check up on you children. Try step on give them a simple drug test then talk about parents