Brat Camps Web site describes the boy as an,angry punk rocker who smokes, drinks and has an obsession with fire.
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LOL ... so they teach the kid to make fire with sticks? Real Smart.
Second, this is the same kid who looked into the camera and said if parents were planning to send their kid to a place like Sage Walk, FU! (not his exact words but it was somewhere in that range).
Obviously this is a kid who is strong-willed. Jail would NOT be good for him ... BUT it's one of the most EFFECTIVE ways to turn a kid around. I mean, jail sucks 10 times more than wilderness camp ... or, maybe not?
Either way he's got a lot of maturing to do and that ain't ever gonna get done in a 60 day wilderness program.
MENTORING IS THE BEST SOLUTION plus anger management.