by Thoul » Thu Dec 24, '09, 6:34 pm
That's definitely an overreaction on the mother's part. It's her place to stop the kid from playing the game, not the police's. Playing a game at a late hour is not a crime and there's nothing the police could have done about it if the kid wanted to keep doing it.
From the quote about wanting to run away, I think there's a lot more to this story than just a kid that plays games at night. There are likely several other factors that contribute to the mother's frustration here.