Comments on: Crimes Perpetrated by Ferris Bueller (and Accomplices) During His Day Off

By: Gregg Clark

Gregg Clark — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:21:00 +0000

What about Grand Theft Auto? The car was taken without owner’s knowledge or permission… sounds pretty cut & dry to me.

By: Nina

Nina — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:57:00 +0000

I feel like there should be so many more broken laws…

By: MattG

MattG — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:01:00 +0000

Of course this all pales in comparison to Jeffery Jones’s (Principal Rooney) real-life crimes:

In 2002, Jones was arrested for possession of child pornography and employing a 14-year-old boy to pose for pornographic photographs. Jones pleaded no contest to the felony charges and was ordered to undergo counseling and register as a sex offender. In July 2004, he was arrested by Florida police after failing to notify them of his change of residence as required under Florida’s version of Meganâ€™s Law. After the minor became an adult, he sued Jones in civil court.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:49:00 +0000

I think what has happened to Matthew Broderick’s face in the last few years has been punishment enough.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:21:00 +0000

This post just made my day. Thank you!

My favorite so far:
“Also Rooney’s admin, Grace – sniffing the white out seems like a drug violation. “

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:15:00 +0000

If I try to kill someone, but I fail because I don’t know how to fire a gun properly, I’m pretty sure I’ve still committed a crime.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:43:00 +0000

they did succeed in rolling back the odometer, it just didn’t matter much once the car was junk!

By: james

james — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:23:00 +0000

Kevin, using your analogy, what they did was attempted robbery, actually caring out the act in an attempt to succeed. Just because they failed is besides the point.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:30:00 +0000

How about the fact that Cameron was 30 years old and in high school?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:27:00 +0000

And now for my rant:

They had planned to tamper with the odometer but they never got the chance after Cameron caused the car to crash into the woods. I don’t know that running the car in reverse with the “intent” to make the odometer run backwards would actually constitute breaking the law since they weren’t actually successful at it. If I’m in a bank and I think to myself, “This bank would be really easy to rob, all I would have to do is x, y, and z” have I committed a crime?