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David and Sharon Schoo

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The Resume

    Resided in Kane County, Illinois
    Left their two young daughters home alone while they vacationed in Mexico (December 1992)
    Arrested and charged with child abandonment and endangerment
    Sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community

Why they might be annoying:

    They left their daughters home alone with cold cereal, microwave meals, cursory instructions and no way to contact them while they went on a nine-day trip to Acapulco during the Christmas holidays.
    Their kids could likely have seriously hurt themselves or unintentionally killed themselves (the neighbors actually found them out the day after they left after the girls rushed to a neighbors' house when a smoke alarm went off).
    They were arrested upon their return from Mexico and eventually lost custody of the kids, who were adopted by foster parents.
    They were later hit with a 64-count indictment with charges that included aggravated battery, misdemeanor battery and felony possession of marijuana.
    They were later accused during court proceedings of kicking, scratching, and choking their kids (as well as confining their 9-year-old to a crawl space).
    If they were a lower-income family and/or minority they probably would have done jail time instead of getting a slap on the wrist (probation and community service).

Why they might not be annoying:

    They vacationed as a low-budget motel.
    They probably took a lot of ribbing over their last name ('gym schoo').
    They probably would have gotten off scot free if they just left the kids with a babysitter or a family friend.
    They were called a real life 'Home Alone' scenario (and were proof positive that Kevin McCallister's parents probably should have been arrested on child neglect charges).

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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