"...eleven-year-old boy and a 16-year-old teen have been charged in several attacks on homeless men in downtown Rockford."

Great. Some thug drags a child along and involves him in a brutal, heinous act on defenseless men. Just the kind of morals and responsibility we need our children taught. The child ought to be punished severely and the teen ought to receive a punishment that makes the child's look like....child's play....

Juveniles charged in attacks on homeless men

Associated Press

11:26 PM CDT, August 28, 2008

ROCKFORD, Ill. - An eleven-year-old boy and a 16-year-old teen have been charged in several attacks on homeless men in downtown Rockford.

The pair, who have not been identified, are being held in Juvenile Detention on charges of robbery and mob action. Police allege the two are part of a larger group of young people who have been targeting homeless men, attacking them and stealing their valuables. Authorities say two men were attacked within minutes of each other on July 27th, and one was hospitalized after being pushed to the ground and kicked by up to five young men.