How do you spread an STD by doing a lap dance?!

Hey any update on if this owner showed up yesterday to relinquish his liquor license to the police department in the meeting they had scedueled? I,m suprised at how the Gazette was all over this ongoing story until the cops finally emptied the store (party supply palace) out now the paper has lost interest....... Will this be the last article on this place until the owner finally shows up to burn the place down when nobody is looking?

I think it is about time for everyone to move on to a new "problem", if you dont know these boys personally there is no reason to keep telling them how wrong they have been, assuming they dont already know that. As said in previous comments, they are "adults by law", so more and likely they will learn from their mistakes like most adults. I know 2 of the boys personally, i use to babysit one of them when i was younger and im very good friends with the others brother, APorter. And now i feel unless you know how the boys are taking in this "mistake", you shouldnt assume they arent in regret. They have paid for their crime and will continue paying for it, especially with janesville being so obsessed with other peoples lives more than their own, they will hear about it longer then there punishment will last. So if you are not a family member or a close friend of these boys then please go worry about your own lives or your own kids, and if you feel its neccessary to continue commenting on horrible things that happen in janesville, there was a recent bust of prostitution at the local strip club screaming meemees. I think thats a bit more disgraceful then a couple of boys stealing alcohol, at least their not spreeding STD's.

this is janesville for u they make a big deal out of nothing always have thats why i moved away these kids did something stupid they have to pay the price that is it, it is not a big deal they were being kids we all made mistakes in life that is how we all learn they are not bad kids just did something stupid and got caught we all did stupid stuff growing up i know i did i just didnt get caught leave these kids alone they hopefully will learn from this and not do it again leave these kids alone there are worse kids in janesville that everybody needs to get on not these boys

SEE ! If these kids had a nice juice bar to go to (like screamin meemies) then they wouldn't be out looking for booze.

I wonder why it took them almost eight months to do something about this. Talk about proactive...

Aporter: I apologize for misleading you into believing that my family is perfect. We are far from perfect, I have done things wrong in my life as have my kids. We have also paid the price for these things, as should these young men. Yes, I am sure all people make MISTAKES, but this was not a MISTAKE. If one of my kids were involved in something like this, I would expect them to do some time for it.

.they must have given you a big dose off the stolen liquer. Hey hannah .. NO they did not but thanks for thinking you know everything :)!! you dont ... so why even speak .. thats right you shouldnt :)

I am absolutely heartsick about this situation. I have known 3 of these boys as former high school students of mine. This whole situation stuns me because I truly can't believe that these particular boys were involved in such a crime. I have known them to be well mannered boys with many terrific possibilities in front of them...boys who have nice families. One boy was an advisee of mine, and I am terribly saddened by his poor choice. Having said that, each and every boy involved with this ordeal will have to pay a price for making a bad choice, one I absolutely believe they knew the potential consequences of. Stealing is wrong, no matter what the circumstances. If going to jail for a couple of days, paying attorney's fees, and paying fines are the things that teach them a lesson, then so be it. They are lucky that is all the punishment they got. This situation could have been so much worse. I am sure this is a very difficult time for their families. I am a mother and I sure hope that none of my children make similar choices; however, I know that is always a possibilty. I would expect that my own child/ren would receive the same consequences.

Why does everyone keep referring to the accused as "kids"? Of the six arrested, only two are under the age of 18.

Wow. How about we all learn how to spell and use proper grammar and then we can continue our arguing without looking like a bunch of ignorant fools? Thanks.

Turpidyripkick: You're just not right, man. (LOL!)

and they woulda gotten away for it too.. if it weren't for those pesky kids, and their dang dog! SCOOOOOBY DOOOOBIE DOOOO!

+1 beatle. That pretty much sums it up.

I'd say their punishment fits the crime. Could have been worse for them. Live and learn.

APorter, judging by your description of events, your brother was charged with exactly what was appropriate. You and your brother will get no sympathy by whining about how others got off easy (allegedly). I'm hoping that your brother is owning up to his responsibilities better than you are. A D.A. or judge will be more lenient in the long run.

i went out of town for 6 month's on a job. just locked the the door and went away. so i guess i abanded my house and everything in it was up for grab's. next time i'll take a ad out so everyone know's i will be comeing back.

Zoom... honestly ... everyone does make mistakes ... no one was hurt besides these boys, they had NO IDEA what they were getting themselves into who would have known how terrible this would end up. Plus if you think this is bad what about 1 year PROBATION for a rape ... hmmm is this country backwards or what!

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So the owner did just walk away. He probably hoped his problems with the business would just go away as well. despite how awful his neglect has been, you can't say it was all his fault. Of course these kids should not have done what they did. The subject that should really be up for discussion is why did the police give some of the kids that were caught in the act a ride home, while others who did not even step foot on the property spent 2 nights in jail! THATS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW AND THAT IS WHY I AM (so angry)!!! (censored)

Kevin J. Porter - party to burglary and receiving stolen property. Dumb for even being there of course, but never left his car a block away. Went home and was in bed so he could work in the morning. He was woke up at 3:30 in the morning and taken to jail for 2 days. Meanwhile, other participants got a ride home and nothing more. Complete crap! If I'm getting anything wrong please let me know.

APorter - with a brother like you I'm sure your younger bro will think before doing a second time. And, personally, I think your writing is as well, if not better, than a few of the articles I have read in the gazette. (This is all complimentary to you. Had to put that in because I don't want you thinking I am being a sarcastic. :-)) Oh, yeah, for everyone else. No, I do not know the family.

How long has the place been closed & the thefts been happening? And they just NOW get around to clearing the place?!?

aporter.....................lol

wow, I really got into that... goodnight

Benthinkin - I realize that everyone starts out with "just a mistake," then they learn that they should never do it again. If they choose to do it again then they should not be given another chance. If my brother chooses to participate in another act like this, I will not be defending him, but for now I believe he will learn his lesson. I have already notice a change in him. I know it could just be the shock of it all still but i promise that his family will not let him forget. Like I said before, these are not kids you need to be afraid of, they would never hurt a person, and hopefully they will learn to make better choices after this all is over.
Zoom - They are legally adults, but still make childish choices, so therefor, I will call them kids. They are learning the hard way what being an adult is. They now know that they cannot get away with things with a slap on the wrist. As for the comments, what do you want us to say about the burglary and theft? It shouldn't have happened? How did the kids find out about the massive amounts of alcohol in the building? If the police knew that it was being broken into, why wasn't it emptied earlier? Why were some kids let go when others were made an example of? How much alcohol has disappeared since September '07 and how much these groups have with them? These are just a few questions i have. If you have something to say about the burglary and theft, say it. Until you can convince me that these are bad people who belong in jail, don't say anything. Your nothingness is unreal.
So I think I've said what I had to say. I hope I don't have to post again. I didn't want to post a second time but reading your comments got me worked up and i couldn't resist. I'm sorry if I disrespected someones opinion or was overly sarcastic, but I will speak my mind, as you will speak yours. Also, its late, so lay off any spelling of grammatical errors... I know I'm not good enough to write for the gazette...

Now I have just a few comments for you know-it-alls.
Bluto - I don't know who you are telling to start drinking heavily, My advice to you is to not post random comments that have no true meaning and get a hobby other than smartassolgist. Please respond if you have something to say, just don't waste my time.
MajorMojo - come on, anyone who regrets something they did can call it a mistake. I'll give you the fact that most of the time they only regret it if they get caught. These kids do regret it though, and for the rest of their lives they wont be telling this story as a way to look "cool." Its going to be a story of one time when they made a horrible mistake and payed a price. I thank you for being one of the mature ones here and I agree that everyone in America is sick of spending their hard earned money to control the crime, but I guarantee these kids will not cost you another dime. They will have learned their lesson when this is over.
Doc0430 - WHAT? Did I miss something or are you just typing random nonsense because you are bored? Let me know, I'm interested.... kind of...not really. Yeah, I'm a smartassologist too.
Road King - thanks for telling your children about the consequences of being a bad, bad person. I hope in the near future your children do something to disappoint you, since they have never. I hope the paper makes a big of a deal out of what they did. Ok, I'm lying, i don't wish this on anyone, but at least imagine what it would be like if one of your children were involved in this. Young people do foolish things, i don't know anyone that hasn't made a MISTAKE. Get over your fantasy of how perfect your family is and admit that given the circumstance, any human can do something that they know is not morally right, as severe as this situation or not.
Mytake4u - you are the worst kind on sarcastic (donkey)bag. The people who are defending these "punks" (which I take as a compliment because being a punk, despite formal definition, implies that a person is open minded and challenges the beliefs of individuals around them, has their own opinions, does not conform to the "right" way of thinking,) are the people who actually know these punks. They are the people who have seen the true punks, the everyday good punks, who occasionally make bad decisions like any other human. Wow, now that i think of it, I don't even know why I'm getting so worked up over what you said. None of it proved any point or expressed any respectable opinion. It just seems like you wanted to say something to be involved, so you wrote random comments expected from a middle school girl who was angry with a friend who danced with a boy you liked. I'm done with you, thanks for the laugh though, haha haha.

danielle,
These aren't kids, they are adults in the eyes of the law. They are responsible for their own behavior, no one else.

Most of the comments here are not about the actual burglary and theft, but about people who seem to justify what they did. Unreal.

consider this..if kids throw a party at their parents house, even if the parents are out of town, the parents are still considered at fault. So why is it any different for this business owner. He left it full of alcohol for months, i think he is defnitely at fault here. AND what these kids are being charged with is waaay out of line, considering people who have gotten 2 DUI's in 2 consecutive nights are free to do as they please...you can say this will teach them a lesson and keep them from a bad future..but most people who end up in jail come out the same if not worse.

unknown, NO, this is NOT the business owners fault. Try again.

Hey they didn't take the neon signs did they cuz I'm trying to hire this kid from this gas station to go get it for me just don't tell nobody OK......

A porter, you talk about "crack heads, alcoholics, and Jansevilles true scum" as an example of bad people. Don't you realize that they too started off by "just made a mistake".
You don't want others to judge these kids and yet you are all over those others.
I wish no ill will on these kids, but they need to be accountable at a high enough level so they are able to see the light early enough as to not become a repeat offender like those others you talked about.
Hopefully the judge is smart and competent and able to balance the decison. To lenient and they are at risk of other behavior, to strict and their lives will be forever altered.

Aporter, thank you for your honest input. I agree with you that there are bigger and more dangerous criminals out there. Thank you for your candidness. I hope they all learn a lesson from this and go on the straight and narrow path because I am sick of paying my hard earned money to catch and house the criminals of Rock county.

My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.

-Bluto

Ok, obviously my younger brother Kevin and his friends Nick and Mike are dumb, I know it, you know it, and yes, they now know it. I only speak for them because I don't know any of the others involved. I'm still shocked and P-O'ed at what they did. Honestly though, have you ever seen this much controversy over someone getting caught stealing clothes from the mall, or someone getting arrested for yet another OWI, or even a crack head robbing a gas station with a knife? Crime happens everyday, I mean really, how about the JPD spends more time looking for that cocaine manufacturer/dealer that I seen everyday on the new fancy expensive billboard? They should have had that place empty and boarded up after the first break in. They knew Sura was gone and didn't care what happened to his store. When it comes down to it, the kids took beer... beer that Sura obviously didn't care about, he was probably planning on having it stolen so he didn't have to deal with it. I know that it wasn't theirs, and yeah stealing is stealing blah blah, but these kids have never been in trouble before, they are all high school graduates, they all have jobs, their parents are not crack heads or alcoholics that were never involved, so unless you know them personally, you have no idea. It was a horribly stupid decision, they will pay, they are paying by having to spend 2 days in jail with Janesville's true scum. Ask the guards that were there, the kids are not like those people. So don't worry, they wont hurt you. Don't get scared and run to your car if you see them out. They're not the ones that are making this town crap! Oh, and the gazette is also crap! Lazy writers, pay attention to detail if you're going to write about a "Catastrophe in Janesville." Dang kids, we had a nice safe town before you decided to steal!

hey rpoeppel, it is not a "mistake" to commit a crime, so wake up and smell the stolen booze !!

Also, this business owner should lose his liquor license and be charged with abandonment of a property and maybe a few other things.

I am tired of hearing how these kids made a mistake. What they did is no mistake. It is just down right wrong. Make them pay for what they did wrong. I have always told my kids if they got in trouble they would have to pay the price, whether it be a citation or sitting in jail.

RAWR RAWR RAWR. gotta love the Forums. They will learn from this. As i have learned from my mistakes in life. But now since most of the people in this forum have labelled these kids as "criminals" is just great. I ask the question what if your kid was involved in this. I think u would have a completely different mind set. I've probley experienced and been through more in my 21 years than most people that are posting on this topic. I've known the Porter family for years. And i consider them almost as a 2nd family. They've helped me get through alot of hard things in my day. The Kids mad a mistake. they know what they did was wrong. All they can do is learn from this. Like i have learned from my mistakes in the past. All of us have learned from our own mistakes and dont act like u havent mad ne. Cause everyone has. So dont come off like your never did any thing wrong in your life.

wow!...there are actually people defending these punk theives. i guess that's because they think the punks are COOL. they probably cried at the police station and wanted their mommies. come on. let's help this poor underappreciated businessman open another business in janesville. give him free rent and tax breaks. we do want more people like him to own businesses here right? let's invite him to live here. let's go people, open your hearts to this wonderful man. show the love!

Kids trying to get alcohol is nothing new........ Steal it.........beg for it......Get it. Its been like that for a very long time. My Grandfather told me stories of when him and his buddies would steal kegs back in the 50's.

I find it funny that so many are so involved in a small story like this considering the owner doesn't care.

Oh, and as far as blaming the cops and the city, they have laws and rules to follow too. If they infringed on your rights about your property, you'd be the first in line screaming unfair.

Where on earth do some of you get off thinking that just because the door was open/unlocked that this should change things???? This was not property that they were invited to by the owner. What they did is called is called trespassing. There was property taken out that did not belong to them. That is called theft. It is very plain and simple. If you left you home unlocked, does that give me permission to go in and take your property??? Do you hear how lame that sounds??? Oh and let's really sound stupid when we say whatelse do we expect when there is nothing else to do for someone under 21!! Like the only thing to do when you're over 21 is go to the bars.

Regardless of whether they are "good little angels" or have had a ticket or two in their past, I'm sure they know that taking things that don't belong to them is wrong. Stop making excuses for them. They did the crime, now they should have to do the time. I can't hardly fathom any more how some people in Janesville continually defend the actions of people who break the law. I make plenty of mistakes(I'm human), but I don't expect my family and friends to defend my choices. I would expect them to support me through the consequences and help me to make better choices the next time.

These young men are human as well and unfortunately made a mistake, a big one. Stop defending them and help them re-learn a lesson from childhood that they forgot....don't take something that does not belong to you.

I am not saying what these guys did was right... but what else do you expect in a city where if you are under the age of 21 there is nothing to really to do besides creating chaos.

I just don't see how anyone but those that steal can be blamed for kids. Sure, they were "good kids." That argument went out the door the minute they tried to steal alcohol.

They need to take responsibility for this lack of good judgement, not pass the blame.

Personally i think this whole thing is being blown out of proportion. This just shows how isolated this town is. Realisiclly if this happened in Madison or ne other city that has bigger problems to deal with, It would have been a one sentence rant in the crime section.
Well but oo in Janesville its the biggest thing since Brett Farve retired. "which is something that no one should care about, since i dont think hes did ne thing for ne one in this town."

I personally know Kevin, Mike, and Justin. They are all good kids. They just made a mistake. On the other hand i think that if the city of Janesville would have been on the ball ,removing the inventory and contacting the owner about the situation months ago. None of this would have happened. Way togo City . your always one step behind everything else in wisconsin.

crazcass: Im younger than you by years and i know the older 3 better than you ever could, but congratulations on being perfect in life

Why are people blaming the Gazette for this. Why did they do to cause this to happen. I got to school with most if these kids. They are stupid enough to do this. It's no ones fault except the people who got arrested and the owner of the store.
If you don't like what the Gazette is printing in its paper, or putting on the website; then don't read it. Go read the Beloit Daily News paper and then complain about all the stuff they write in their paper, or the Wisconsin State Journal. If you have such a freaking problem with the Gazette or the Janesville Police Dept. then move. I'm 18 years old, and most of the people who are posting these comments are at least 35+ and acting 12 by trying to shift the blame. GET OVER IT!

Another reason that the JPD had to wait to clear the store is because they needed a search and seizure warrant. Who knows when they asked a judge for one, who knows how many times they tried to get in contact with the owner. But it takes a lot to get one to clear an old store.
Just get over the fact that these kids did wrong, that they acted stupid, and that they will have to pay for their actions

"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son"
--Dean Vernon Wormer

boys will be boys

WHY DON'T YOU ALL JUST READ AND NOT COMMENT ON THE REPORT... I AM SURE THE GAZETTE CAN GET YOU ALL A OB, IF YOU CAN DO IT BETTER.!!!!

Why doesnt the Gazette put comments in their paper so everyone can actually learn the truth

GET IT RIGHT. PORTER WENT ONCE AND THEN WENT HOME. Good job getting your facts straight again janesville gazette. Maybe you want to READ the polie report. Good thing the JDP caught all the other groups that did it that night also

how did they ever come up with the idea to empty out an abandoned liquor store full of boos. Im glad the JPD is smart enough to do that after 6 months.

They took the bar, man! They took the whole eff-ing bar!!
--Bluto

the last line, about the door being broken into once and then the second group just walked in isn't true... the door had been left open from the first 6 groups that went before these guys that night...

Instead of blaming anyone for this, shouldn't the owner be in jail on abandonment? Or neglecting a property? This is ridiculous! He is just as guilty as the kids that tried to break in there. I think it should be more than his liquor license. He should also be fined for every time that the JPD or RCSD had to go out there and waste their time!

Well we should all rest now knowing that the booze has been put into the police department for safe keeping. I am sorry that just was funny to me. The fact that there are laws that were stopping them then from cleaning out a building that the owner just up and left, you would think that it is called abandonment issuse!

It couldn't be cleared out until they found the owner, unfortunately...law enforcement has to actually follow the law too.

IT IS ABOUT TIME THEY CLEARED OUT THE STORE. HOW MANY MORE TIMES WERE THEY GOING TO LET IT GET BROKEN INTO

Thanks to the Rock Count Sheriff's Department for being on the ball.

this city is brilliant!!..