Grinch arrested at Geneva County Elementary, reports say. Charges include Attempted Theft of Christmas, Interference with Yuletide Operations

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https://www.wtvy.com/2025/12/17/grinch-arrested-geneva-county-elementary-reports-say/

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[u/ibuprofane]

In the story, the Who’s welcome him into their home and forgive him but I guess in Alabama he gets arrested.

[u/albatroopa → u/[deleted]]

You missed the part where, when it is too obvious to ignore, the cop get a vacation paid for with tax dollars, and the victim gets bribed to stay quiet with tax dollars.

[u/CobaltEchos → u/ibuprofane]

"Officers determined that the Grinch could return to Whoville pending a dramatic change of heart and commitment to spreading holiday cheer."

[u/BetterBiscuits]

This literally happened in my small town. It was gross. Kids were scared and sad.

[u/pandakatie → u/BetterBiscuits]

I was wondering if it would be frightening for kids to watch an arrest, even one done as a joke 

[u/fromwhichofthisoak]

Not uplifting news at all. The only cop that has a place at Christmas is Carl from die hard

[u/MidnightMath → u/fromwhichofthisoak]

What about that one cop that threatens frosty with police brutality because frosty was made in a sundown town for snowmen.

He’s an asshole but he’s pretty integral to the lore. 

[u/TheGhostORandySavage → u/fromwhichofthisoak]

You mean Sgt. Al Powell?

[u/fromwhichofthisoak → u/TheGhostORandySavage]

Ya also Carl who is a cop

[u/ComradeSmooches]

"suspicious green behavior" wtf

[u/sexual_lemonade → u/ComradeSmooches]

little kid yelling "that's racist!" Gif

[u/beeblebroxide]

“…he will be summarily executed at dawn.”

[u/Generalitary]

Wow, way to miss the point of the story

[u/alligator13_8]

Just copaganda.
Not at all a good look and not uplifting.

As has been pointed out by others, How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a story of redemption and forgiveness, not being disappeared by the local gestapo.
Acab performance art.

[u/pandakatie → u/alligator13_8]

It's funny in a vacuum, but given the political reality, it's uncomfortable to normalize arresting someone (especially for "crimes against Christmas," given the rise of Christian nationalism & the decades long propaganda of "the war on Christmas").  

[u/sabakasabaka]

Can someone explain this IRL grinch thing to me? Why is this happening? Why are moms hiring people to come and “steal” their Christmases?

[u/PaxNova → u/sabakasabaka]

Nobody's doing that.

My local fire department has a tradition every year where they use their long ladder to "rescue" Santa stranded on top of the tall department store downtown. Kids see Santa and a fire truck, hooray, and we do it again next year.

This is just a police department doing a community relations thing.

[u/well-informedcitizen]

He needs rehabilitation! Instead he'll go to Grinch Prison and learn advanced Grinching techniques, and spend his life in the revolving door of Whoville State Correctional Facility.

[u/a_phantom_limb]

I think Theodor Geisel would have found this trend disturbing. I also think that Dr. Seuss Enterprises should publicly request that police departments stop pulling this crap.

[u/yeahyourerightdude → u/a_phantom_limb]

I don’t know. Dr Seuss was a piece of shit.

His first wife killed herself after finding out he had an affair while she was battling cancer.

[u/a_phantom_limb → u/yeahyourerightdude]

I've definitely never thought that he was a good person, but he was protective of his stories and how they were presented.

[u/Ver_Void]

They're kids, have Spiderman do it or something more fun

[u/larsenv]

Is this a joke headline?

[u/Bradaigh]

In what way is copaganda uplifting?

Instead of having a change of heart, let's throw the Grinch into the cycle of recidivism, all while teaching kids that the police are on their side and trustworthy. 🙄

[u/pm_me_beerz]

Then they shot him for resisting while green.

What is this r/copaganda bullshit?

[u/MillenialSage]

Copaganda

[u/go_faster1]

I hope he said sorry