Parents of those out-of-control teens who broke into ex-NFLer Brian Holloway’s upstate home and trashed it now fear that their little darlings might not get into college. But the kids are getting a valuable lesson anyway thanks to Holloway — and despite their parents’ efforts.
The story is a painful reminder of how too many kids are raised today: The teens, between 200 and 300 of them, break into a home that is not theirs and throw an out-of-control booze- and drug-filled party. They leave shattered windows, urine-soaked carpets, gouged floors and walls covered in graffiti and holes. And then they brag about it on social media — even posting photos of themselves.
Holloway, a former offensive lineman for the New England Patriots who owns the home, confronted the teens on their own turf: He posted images of the damage and used some of the partygoers’ own tweets on a Web site he called “helpmesave300.”
Holloway’s actions further exposed the kids’ identities. But his goal was to get them to own up to their behavior, clean the place and head into adulthood on the right path.
You’d think parents would be grateful. Instead, only one kid and one parent showed up for the cleaning. And, in an absurd turn, some parents are now threatening to sue Holloway for — wait for it — spoiling their kids’ chances of getting into college.
Please. Maybe there’s still time for these kids to learn that actions have consequences. Alas, it’s too late for their parents.
“How is [what the teens did] OK?” Holloway asks. “How did we lose our way, that this is acceptable behavior?” Don’t expect these parents to have any answers.