littleone, it is important that us young adults take the time to get involved with todays youth, give them someone to look up to. some people think because they have a rough past they cant or shouldn't reach out to our youth...if anyone can reach our kids its us, see we can relate to what they are going through. A great way to do that is volunteer at a church youth group or an outreach center. Just hanging out with these guys is half the battle, the other half is setting a positive example. My heart goes out to your little bro he will be ok, sometimes people have to learn the hard way but i encourage you to be a hero in his life, it sounds like he needs one. Probations responsibility is very limited, ultimately it's on your shoulders.

You have mistakenly assumed that the county probation officers give a rat's a**. They don't.

THANKS TJ!! I KNOW ITS JUST HARD I WAS THERE THRU IS WHOLE COURT ANS SCHOOL AND NOW IM 2500 MILES AWAY. i JUSTPRAY HE HE OK! ONCE WE DECIDE WHERE TO BUY A HOME WHEATHER IT BE IN BAKO, PALM SPRINGS OR NEW YORK I PLAN TO STAY INVOLVED WITH THE YOUTH... TO VOUNTEER IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER AS A PAST AT RISK TEEN i FEEL I UNDERSTAND THEM! THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Placing the blame on probation isn't going to help your out of control brother......Its time for your bro to learn some responsibility............

I imagine the the Probation Office has a huge case load. They don't just arbitrarilly decide to let people walk the streets when they violated  the terms of probation. In the scheme of things, your bro probably falls lower on the priority list of  folks who are on probation. Essentially, your brother has to want to do the right thing. He's being given a chance and he's screwing it up.

Too bad such a young person has already hit the discard pile. Parenting is the most difficult job, and more supports are needed for individuals that do not fit some preconceived idea of the mold. We need more teachers per classroom and better tools in all of our classrooms to educate and keep our kids engaged in the process. Too often kids are simply abandoned due to overwhelming shortages of key learning devices and personnel, and no help at home. The world for far too many youngsters can seem very small and forbidding with little chance for escape. We need to find a way to reconnect as a society with our young people.

The county sucks......The county workers also suck...They are rude no matter where you go..... KMC, Lerdo, or DHS. The CPS needs to be stopped. They remove children and place them in foster homes to be molested or killed. Juvenile does nothing for a kid but ruin them.

You said it yourself, littleone . . . ."but no one is perfect."  That includes all the people who work in the agencies that you want to condemn for what you perceive to be inaction or inaddequate action. 

I am not giving the truly lazy ones a pass; there are those in ALL occupations in our community.   But like jfrancais said, do you have any idea what the P.O.'s case load is like?  Could there be other extenuating circumstances?  Is there anything YOU might be able to do to be part of the solution, instead of just complaining?

And that crap about "dont tax dollars pay there salarys??" [sic]  Yes, and those employees are tax payers, too.  So what's your point?

There are enough reasons for you brother's lifestyle to fill a book. Slashing the funding of schools and social services would probably be chapter one.

If I were in your place I'd try to keep an open contact with your brother, be accessible and able to help if he asks for it. You can't "make" him decide to do what's for his own good. Right now, the best thing you can do for him is for you to stay focused on practical priorities and goals, otherwise you're not going be able to help anybody you care about. And while your concern is understandable, be fair to yourself. Your brother's choices should not decide yours as well. You have a right to your own life.

I know my brother needs to take responsibility for himself all im saying is once a year the county goes on a "kick" arresting parents fros tuff like there kids ditching yet the cops runn into these little brats and dont do ne thing!! THIS IS WHAT JUV. PROBATION OFFICERS ARE PAID TO DO. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT MY BRO BUT ABOUT AL CHILDREN IN NEED. thank u all for ur support and advive

and to the color nine even though i am over 200miles away i have made several attepts to contact his po. and so on so yes I AM DOING MORE THAN COMPLAINING. and as far as i was aware this was a place where i could speak my mind.. not a place i was complaining

Okay littleone, I'm gonna call bullpoop. (I just editted that, AGAIN).

At 9:57 am you were 2500 miles away. Then, at 2:39 pm, you are over 200 miles away.

Even Vincent Brothers can't drive across the U.S. that fast!!!!

A probation officer for the PC1000 folks once told me she had a caseload of about 1700 people.  Granted they aren't monitored as closely as convicted probationers are but a few are bound to slip through the cracks anyway.  Mind you, these are over 18 kids but I would guess juvenile probation also has a daunting caseload.

Who is it around here that is always talking about walking a mile in someone elses shoes?

2300 miles in 4 3/4 hours is haulin' butt!

he might be an "oldtimer" but he shore is smart huh

2300 miles in 4 3/4 hours is haulin' butt!

I did it in 1982 in a 1500cc VW. I had a good reason...

sorry gosh u people really are gonna get on to me about that stuff arent ya!! i meant 2000 again i must have been typing fast and not paying attention... i just left shreveport and now im in iowa... sorry!!

an odd thing has happened.... 2 days after i posted this blog i got a phone call.. my little brother was picked up and in a holding cell. He is awaiting trial and a good friend of mine who was his campus security at his last school is working closely with probation to get him the best treatment possible.. it could be a group home, it could be camp and at its worse it could be CYA. no matter the out come i can sleep better knowing he is off the streets and safe.. eating... someplace warm and PROTECTED. thatnk you all for your input!