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 Posted: 05-Oct-2003 23:31 Post subject: And yet another urban legend to de-bunk |
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Please read this, a new twist on kidnapping, a very smart survivor.
About a month ago there was a woman standing by the mall entrance
passing out flyers to all the women going in. The woman had written the
flyer
herself to tell about an experience she had, so that she might warn
other women.
The previous day, this woman had finished shopping, went out to her car
and discovered that she had a flat. She got the jack out of the trunk and
began to change the flat. A nice man dressed in business suit and carrying
a
briefcase walked up to her and said, "I noticed you're changing a flat
tire. Would you like me to take care of it for you?" The woman was grateful
for his offer and accepted his help. They chatted amiably while the man
changed the flat, and then put the flat tire and the jack in the trunk, shut
it
and dusted his hands off.
The woman thanked him profusely, and as she was about to get in her car,
the man told her that he left his car around on the other side of the mall,
and asked if she would mind giving him a lift to his car. She was a little
surprised and she asked him why his car was on other side.
He explained that he had seen an old friend in the mall that he hadn't
seen for some time and they had a bite to eat and visited for a while; he
got
turned around in the mall and left through the wrong exit, and now he
was running late and his car was clear around on the other side of the mall.
The woman hated to tell him "no" because he had just rescued her from
having to change her flat tire all by herself, but she felt uneasy. Then she
remembered seeing the man put his briefcase in her trunk before shutting
it and before he asked her for a ride to his car. She told him that she'd
be happy to drive him around to his car, but she just remembered one last
thing she needed to buy. She said she would only be a few minutes; he could
sit down in her car and wait for her; she would be as quick as she could be.
She hurried into the mall, and told a security guard what had happened;
the guard came out to her car with her, but the man had left.
They opened the trunk, took out his locked briefcase and took it down to
the police station. The police opened it (ostensibly to look for ID so they
could return it to the man). What they found was rope, duct tape, and
knives.
When the police checked her "flat" tire, there was nothing wrong with
it; the air had simply been let out. It was obvious what the man's
intention was, and obvious that he had carefully thought it out in advance.
The
woman was blessed to have escaped harm.
How much worse it would have been if she had children with her and had
them wait in the car while the man fixed the tire, or if she had a baby
strapped into a car seat. Or if she'd gone against her judgment and given
him a
lift.
I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a
life. I was going to send this to the ladies only; but guys, if you love
your
mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it on to
them, as well. Send this to any woman you know that may need to be
reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it....better safe
than
sorry.
PLEASE BE SAFE AND NOT SORRY! JUST A WARNING TO ALWAYS BE ALERT AND USE
YOUR HEAD!!!
Being an ex-officer, this story sets off a few bells.
First, If he was planning to rape her with the stuff in the case, why would he put in the trunk??
Second, why he would wait for her to return and not go with her?
Third, If he was waiting. do you really think he would sit there (Looking out for her) while a guard came out to him?
Over all I really don't like this story. It reflects badly on people who really would offer to help you out in a crunch. It's OK to trust someone. Just don't trust them completely after only a few mintues of meeting them
But that's my opinion. and a few years of experance.
What do you think?
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Rarich
Federated Suns
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Joined: 05-Feb-2002 00:00
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Location: United States
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| Posted: 05-Oct-2003 23:48 Post subject: RE: And yet another urban legend to de-bunk |
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Legend. His stuff was locked in the trunk. If he was up to no good there is no way he would let that happen, especially if he had planned on using it in a minute or two.
It is also easier to stab the tire, than let the air out, far less exposure.
I do agree that most people a blissfully ignorant of the possibilty that they are being watched or followed. Why do you think they keep on getting all the amusing video on survellance cameras? It is also easy to watch people as a security officer, and they never notice.
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Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.
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