Dad stole my girlfriend
February 27th, 2008 at 11:41 am by David Farrar
The Dominion Post reports on an unhappy Tauranga family.
18 year old Jacob Bowring was dating 18 year old Krystal Clark (above). All fine.
But then Krystal traded Jacob in for his 45 year old father James (above). She is now expecting his child.
Jacob, understandably, was not too happy about this. So as his Dad drove by with Krystal (and Krystal’s 14 year old female friend), Jacob yelled out that he was a paedophile.
Father James was not too happy about this, and as Jacob is too old to be smacked, chose instead to try and run him over. He chased Jacob down the street until Jacob hid behind a lamp-post.
Jacob got his father, James, arrested. Now James already has four disqualified- driving convictions, so the Judge sentenced him to five months’ home detention, drug and alcohol counselling and 12 months’ loss of licence.
Only one small problem – his home detention is to be served out on his house-bus!!
So he can drive his house bus over his son, without breaching his home detention 
February 27th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
The rich tapestry of life goes on.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
That is awesome! Someone call Jerry Springer! I love James’ t-shirt “You might be a redneck fisherman if…”, if I had one I’d wear it to yoga / Ponsonby Rd / Harvest Wholefoods regularly. Imagine the dirty looks.
I wonder if he votes for Winston? Life would be so boring without people like this.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Um….Question for Helen Clark, do you still assert that there is no underclass in NZ?
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
‘White Trash’?
[DPF: Yeah I know the Dad may not be white, but I see the term as describing a behaviour - and they fit the bill perfectly]
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
pushmepullu asks “White Trash?”
Would you prefer ‘typical New Zealanders’?
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Jesus, they’re a bunch of Clampetts. Can someone neuter them so they don’t breed any more fine upstanding three-thumbed banjo-players?
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Wow – Krystal has some pretty high standards for the father of her children huh? Maybe the line would have been drawn at six driving convictions? Until then she’ll overlook the minor things like he lives in a bus. Well done.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Hey, a guy who owns his own bus might be a real catch in some places.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
My god it just screams compulsory sterilisation for all invloved doesn’t it.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
The tune “I’m f*#king your dad!” keeps coming up
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Earlier reports said dad also suffered from bi polar disease.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Maybe Sarah Silverman could do the sound track for the movie.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
“Hey, a guy who owns his own bus might be a real catch in some places.”
If you were into guys, maybe.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
In the words of James Sleep..
“These people vote Labour”
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
This more than likely Labour voter has taken the Eminem song ” My Dad’s Gone Crazy ” well over the acceptable limits of decency.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Or buses.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I just think it’s sad that these people are being tarred as ‘trash’. ‘White trash’ is a term usually used by liberal leftists to denigrate those living simpler, non PC-approved lifestyles.
That’s not to say these people don’t obviously have some problems to work out, but I have too much sympathy for ordinary kiwi guys and shielas struggling in this red-tape choked country to label them ‘trash’.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
you consider this family ordinary?
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Tane and his mates will show up soon, and they’ll be posting learned dissertations that show quite clearly and rationally that the blame for all of this lies in the actions of Ruth Richardson.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Or bus drivers…
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Probably the uniform.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
you consider this family ordinary?
I’m not defending what they’re doing. I just really dislike the term ‘white trash’ because it’s an invention of the left to hit out at anybody who isn’t university educated, working a nice Wellington government job or fashionably brown.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Quite the opposite according to Wikipedia – I may well be wrong, but I wouldn’t have placed upper-class United States Southerners on the left.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_trash
But yeah, it implies we think they’re socially worthless.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Well in the 1830s Democrats dominated the United States South, so maybe they were more left than you think…
These are the sorts of people National’s policies will, hopefully, give opportunities that are currently denied. This man should definitely do his time, and I’m not sure home detention is a good option (I am presuming that the detention order includes making sure he can’t drive off). But the whole ‘haha, poor white people suck’ attitude is very much not what the centre-right is about, so it saddens me to see it on a centre-right website.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Jeebus – they’ve relocated Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to New Zealand under the FBI’s witness protection programme! Even gave him a teen girlfriend (but evidently not a virgin).
Thank Christ he’s not living in a plane.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
“we think they’re socially worthless.”
Come of it. Worthless? Without people like these to patronize and feel superior to, what would leftists have to live for?? Worthless to some maybe, but to your average socialist, a raisson d’etre.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Good nutrition has given you some length of bone…
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
I’m quite happy to patronise and feel superior to these people. At least until he gets a job and she gets some self-respect.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Quite possibly – I did admit I might well be wrong. I was envisaging Col Sanders types, no doubt the South is full of them
Not to generalise or anything.
same as ever, taunting Peter Dunne!
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Anyway, the “socially worthless” came from a dictionary definition of white trash.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Memories of the famous avoidance of the appearance of social climbing by a woman in AU who married a prisoner.
In an interview she stated that she had to be careful not to seem stuck up because she HAD married a lifer
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
“I’m quite happy to patronise and feel superior to these people. At least until he gets a job and she gets some self-respect.”
Well as long as you exercize that option, he won’t and she won’t. Try some honest contempt. That might just motivate them, (but I doubt it). Then of course, I guess if you’re as morally confused as most post modern liberals, you might not see anything here to generate contempt. Perhaps your ability to make such a call has been completely eroded by a commitment to wishy washy non judgemental tolerance. Poor bastards, you know its really all our fault..!!
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
“same as ever, taunting Peter Dunne!”
???
I thought he was one of them.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
hell no, it got their pictures in the paper! They’re famous!
Maybe I’m noit though. Anyways, I’ve never been able to figure what Dunne is, besides a self serving twit with bad hair.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
And that got me thinking about all the people I know who admit to voting for Dunne – I’d consider none of them “lefties”. It’s a mystery.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Ahhh love it moves in mysterious ways
Lots of people like these in NZ, most of them do shity work that you guys would never touch and couldn’t manage if you had to
Vote:More than you might think vote National they think labour is for pussies
February 27th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
If we can’t use “white trash” is “Labour trash” acceptable?
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
What is the opposite of white trash ?
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
I’m not so sure about neutering them, sounds like the son had a clue even if his father doesn’t.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Does anyone else see the sheer idoicy of giving home detention to a man in a mobile home?
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I don’t know about “socially worthless” , but shall we say a net drain on society?
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
The term “trailer trash” may be more appropriate.
OK a bus is not a trailer but it is probably close enough.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Reading this story, I felt nauseous. How can that man be on a benefit and still be able to drive about? There should be a civility test for beneficiaries, and for people who want to have children. I mean, seriously, we don’t let other vermin breed at this rate.
But what’s worse: That these sorts of people are allowed to have children, or that its newsworthy.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I’d hit it.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
If they vote at all.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
The Dim Post reports this, DETAINED WITH SON”S EX, on A3.
Vote:On page A1 it also reports that Judges are to receive a 9.4 percent pay rise.
Why?
February 27th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Waddya mean “White trash”?
Looks like maori or Part Fijiian trash to me.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Can someone tell me WTF Redbaiter is blathering on about? He’s making no sense to me…
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Found on the web- Jeff Foxworthy’s Top 10 Reasons you might be a Redneck Fisherman:
10. You have more fish on your wall than pictures.
9. You’re raising catfish in your bathtub.
8. Your wife has earrings that you use as fishing lures.
7. You’ve ever combed your hair with a fish scaler.
6. You video tape fishing shows.
5. You received a tube of crickets as a wedding present.
4. You keep bait in your refrigerator.
3. Your boat hasn’t left your driveway in years.
2. You’ve used your fishing license as a form of I.D.
1. You have your picture taken with other people’s fish.
I’m not sure that I understand what Redbaiter meant either.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
I’m obviously too crusty to be familiar with the “I’m f#*&^n your dad” song referred to earlier, because the first ditty that sprung to mind was “I’m my own granpa”.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Normally this sort of thing only happens in the Wairarapa.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I’m sorry you don’t understand Blair. What I’m suggesting is that it is projected feelings of superiority, and the patronizing do gooding of left liberals that is in actuality at the root of these people’s circumstances. By projecting the idea that they are not responsible for their own destiny, socialists provide these losers with the excuse they need to behave the way they do. I’m saying that a metaphorical arse kicking would be a better way of improving their lot.
I’m saying that the non judgmental attitudes of the left, and the promotion of the idea that we are all to blame for the misfortunes and misjudgments of James and Crystal is a surefire way of breeding more such dropkicks. I’m saying society has to become more judgmental. I’m saying that rather than wishy washy words of sympathy and syrupy attempts to help them change their circumstances, a healthy dose of contempt and some harsh criticism would be more beneficial in getting them to change their ways. If anything ever will that is.
Simultaneously patronizing them and feeling superior to them is the way of the narcissistic leftist, and its the wrong way. Its time for contempt and severity and some kind of real social penalty. Like taking their fucking dole off them if they’re convicted of any offence whilst in receipt of benefits. Like refusing to give any kind of welfare to parents whose children are born out of wedlock. Like refusing to give welfare to wimmen who choose to have children and no husband. Like shackling James to a road making gang if its the only way to make him financially support the child.
As much as I suspect it will go against the grain of liberals like you (please correct me if I’m wrong, and if so, I’ll apologise in advance) it is evident that the need for morality, self restraint and independence is growing, whilst we inexplicably hand out financial inducements to behave in ways that are exactly the opposite. I know that we agree that we need to get such parasitical bastards out of our pockets, but its time for a change of approach to these kind of problems, and the evidence for is the accelerating growth of this kind of underclass in NZ. Nothing else seems to be working.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
“Simultaneously patronizing them and feeling superior to them is the way of the narcissistic leftist”
Well said Redbaiter. Liberals, esspecially rich city ones are almost always eletists. They regard the poor (whose vote they rely on in elections) and those who live in small towns or farms as inferior to them. This feeling of moral superiorty is what drives them to feel sympathy for those who commit crimes, and also contributes to the whole ‘society is to blame’ attitude. As they are lower beings it cant possibly be their fault.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
“Can someone tell me WTF Redbaiter is blathering on about? He’s making no sense to me…”
Have any of his posts full of pent up anger at anyone who happens to be getting laid, regardless of the situation ever made sense?
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Not sure if this article lists this, but when this came out last month the dad proudly claimed that he had fathered 5 other children to different mothers and had been happily used as a sperm donor. So I bet thats at least another 5 women on the DBP.
When asked what they do togther he claims he and the young girlfriend just sit in the bus watching tv and DVD’s so no doubt she’s a bludger as well.
At 18 surely she is still young enough for her real dad to give her a good slap to wake her up to reality.
This is why people should have to apply for a license before they have kids.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
OK Danny on CORO didnt live in a house bus, but…….
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Fascinating attempted integrity smear from Granty.
The rest of the list is light entertainment, these other two are an interesting attempt to define “rednecks” as poseurs.
So a non hand-wringing non Labour voting individualist who regards a brown trout rising to a caddis as much more wonderous than anything Beethoven ever composed is a “redneck”. Count me in.
“3. Your boat hasn’t left your driveway in years.”
If Grant isn’t talking “rednecks” in general and regards the lad in the picture as a “boat in the driveway” wanker…….Grant’s probably mistaken him for someone who lives in the AKL suburbs and has insurance.
“1. You have your picture taken with other people’s fish.”
It’s not an NZ characteristic…..Granty.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
As long as the house bus has a back porch, to heal the hurt they can all sit out back and play the banjo.
Ding, ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling dong ding ding DONG…
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Come on people, these poor souls have probably been dealt a shity hand of cards. They obviously need more welfare and the wise words of our Dear Leader and her collection of arse licking spin doctors and advisers. What we have here is a fledging nest of Liarbore supporters and they must be incouraged to breed, God knows the party list is shrinking.
These people need help but not the help offered by the pussy wiped socialists, they have had a go with their benefits and programs but still a large propotion of the country lives on the the hard work of others. Prehaps, just prehaps it’s time we tryed other methods.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
DPF:So he can drive his house bus over his son, without breaching his home detention
Vote:Not legally. He’s lost his licence for 12 months. But given that he’s on Home Detention, if the baby pops out before the HD is finished that will bring new meaning to “stay at home dad”.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
ps… your comment edit function doesnt appear to work DPF!
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Oh there is nothing quite as complicated as an ingrown family tree. Fathers day must be so confusing in that bus.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
He must have something to get such a young girl. Old-guy fetish is one thing, but there would seem to be a lot better old guys out there. Maybe he really likes the taste of fish….
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
What a selfish prick of a father. Not only to start a relationship with his son’s girlfriend but to implant a permanent reminder of that, thus compounding his error by greatly decreasing the ability of his son to reconcile himself to his father in years to come. And at only 18 you still need your Dad, a lot. And when his son expresses his understandable hurt with mere words, the wanker takes physical action in a vehicle. Perhaps he didn’t have the guts to punch it out with a fit 18-year-old and that’s why he used the bus.
Since Browning proves by his actions that he cares a lot more about himself than his son, I daresay it won’t be long before Krystal wakes up and moves on.
Someone said he’s got 5 other kids to different mothers?
This guys a train wreck in a different but profoundly similar sense to other train wrecks that from time to time surface on our media radar: e.g. Burton. The similarity lying in the fact that no-one does anything about it. They’re just allowed to keep surfacing while the people who have the power and responsibility to take action remain deafeningly silent and impotent.
Redbaiter is absolutely correct in his view that this deserves widespread excoriation, and I have to say that although lefties have a lot to answer for in cases like this, people like Browning were developing their habits all through the term of the last National administration as well.
If any politician dares to break through the PC psychobabble bullshit barrier and gives this prick and others like him the bollocking they all deserve, I might even vote for them, regardless of their party.
Vote:February 27th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Love the comments guys, at least its given us a laugh for today along with “Lunch with IP” and “Green Party’s spice up your sex life tips”. God! What a weird party it would be all these lots together hahahaha!
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Vote:February 28th, 2008 at 6:28 am
I imagine the welfare cheque for these two will be large and last a long time. What is the bet Mr Bowring is on UB or more probably a SB? Also, assuming Jacob is not his eldest, there are probably other kids that he is not providing for.
The wedding is going to be interesting.
Vote:February 28th, 2008 at 7:17 am
I have loved reading all the comments too and some of them have been hiilarious.
But the underlying feeling I come away with is one of despair at what this country has become. Most countries have bottom-feeders who live and behave like this, I am sure, but only in New Zealand would the state consistently refuse to make this scum face up to the consequences of his actions in such an utterly limp way. Despite his criminality, the state (very probably) supports him as well as all the women he has impregnated over the years and, now that he has tried to kill one of his own offspring, the state still refuses to penalise him in any meaningful way.
The fathers of the girls he has knocked up and then abandoned should have sorted this piece of shit out long ago. But then, they may well be similar types. As long as we have an all-encompassing welfare system with virtually no controls, and society makes no behavioural demands, people like this will continue to breed and thrive like vermin.
Vote:February 28th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Alces, I carefully showed that the attribution of the list was to Jeff Foxworthy. The t-shirt that the person identified as being James Bowring was wearing in the picture made a statement about redneck fishermen, and listed some features of such, but it was illegible to me. I did not change the list that I posted in order to make it relevant to NZ- that would be to change what had been said, and would therefore be a misattribution, which I regard as being dishonest.
It occurs to me that perhaps you don’t know who Jeff Foxworthy is- if you don’t, then use a web search engine. Or maybe dear Alces I should just put your comments down as being “moosetaken”?
Redbaiter, the longer exposition makes a lot more sense- I’m sorry, but your short summary wasn’t clear enough to me. Thanks for clarifying, and yes- the failure of the West to hold people accountable for their actions is a source of much of our problems.
Vote:February 28th, 2008 at 10:20 am
I’m suprissed no one else seems to of picked up on the fact he’s also living with the 18 year olds 14 year old friend, now if i was Cyfs, i’d be removing her from the situation, he obviously likes them young and has no problem fathering children to different women, whats to say he’s not going to 1day decide he wants to trade in for a newer model. I bet the day after she turns 16 too.
Maybe he wants to start his own weird cult?
Vote:February 28th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Ah, I see – I think my poor choice of words confused Redbaiter. I said “patronise” when I should have used “condescend to”.
And yes, I am a liberal, which means I believe they should be allowed to do what they like with their lives, but it also means I’m allowed to call them losers and hopefully shame them into making something better of themselves.
Vote:February 28th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Where to begin…….
Would it be more interesting to speak to someone involved?
If no one knew this; James has a daughter aswell (23yr)…its alright it seems he forgot too
I don’t care what anyone calls James, he’s a worthless piece of trash. However I wouldn’t have called him ‘White’, mind you I would never be able to print what I want to call him. But I really appreciate all the comments everyones made.
I was at the sentencing on Tuesday – which didn’t go as I would have wanted – the judge was soooooooooooooooooooo easy on him, he’s done so many things wrong in his past but the judge pats him on the back and says, have a good day. What about castration or something similar. Hell take the baby away from Krystal, shes unfit and so is he!
The lawyer even said “this has been an embarassing time as there has been plenty of national publicty” Well first its actually worldwide now AND he did an interview with Sunday News – so they can’t blame that on someone else!
Do you know that he reffered to himself as a ‘sperm donor’ and that he ‘spreads the love around’, thats what got to me the most…HOW DARE HE SAY THAT! Have you all looked at the Sunday News? It’s enough to make you vomit & I did!
I have only known him for 4 years!! I wish I hadn’t met him & I don’t want him to be a part of my life or family. He asked me “What have I done to you” The question should be “What have you done for me?!” Am I not right?!
I went so that I could see him for the last time, fancy this though – nearly everytime I’ve seen him (5 times) he has been drunk & the last time I see him – he’s sober and thats because he’s in COURT! AHAHAHAHA
I’ve had to silently deal with this since Nov 07 & I’ve had enough. I’ve been sick & disgusted & so many other things that I can’t list!! But at least my brother is alright during this whole process, Im hoping he will come and live closer to me & we can get on with our lives.
Vote:February 28th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Hi,
Im one of the children of James’s, actually Im the eldest daughter (23)…ohhh if you all didn’t know, well it seems he forgot too!!
He disgusts me! All of it does…now I have had a hard life myself (my mum was solo till I was 4!) and I met him when I was 20 turning 21. Well I wish I had never met him because over these last few months my life has been turned inside out & upside down!
What a worthless piece of trash he is!! He didn’t care how this would effect everyone, he was even asking for blessing about Krystal! How can I give blessing to someone whose 18 & preg to a 45 year old?!?! Let alone my ‘sperm donor’.
My mum didn’t want me to meet him till I was old enough & Im glad, I wouldn’t want to have someone like that in my life. He’s an unfit parent and an unfit person so why is he getting a holiday by home detention … I could’ve strangled the lawyers & the judge for letting him off so easy – yes I was at the sentencing!
He whined to me “What have I done to you” Well the real question is “What have you done FOR me?” Im a right?!?!?!
I hope you all understand that the rest of the ‘kids’ Jacob & myself included are nothing like James!! And we should not be judged. If anyone out there thinks that James is their father … run away!!! Don’t you tell him!!!
Jacob & I will get on with our lives, eventually & we will have a much better life compared to a lonely old man sitting in his crappy house bus!!
Vote:February 28th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Don’t want to alarm you by agreeing Blair… but right on!
Vote:March 9th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
b–positive, I was just searching through the archives and came across this old thread.
God bless you and trust Him, He will guide you in your life. Many people have fathers who don’t do right by them, many also think that’s the case but its really not. I suspect from the circumstances that you and Jacob are in the former category.
You are obviously intelligent and have your head screwed on, I’m sure that will help you and your siblings.
Take care.
Vote:June 24th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
this is jacob bowring here. jsut to let yall kno. im in good spirits. of corse i dont speak to my “father” since then my sister doesnt wnna know him. and really none of the other family.
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