On our noon news, the anchor gave that a female (no age given) was kidnapped from a local gas station last night. A man and woman in a white car (no model given) with Georgia plates. The circus is in town, from Georgia. Coincidence?
In any case, the witness phoned the police after seeing the female being dragged into the car, and whether or not that had anything to do with the gal gettting away, I don't know. She was taken up a road way past where Sarah lives, and either escaped or they let her out. Either way, thank God she got away from them. I can't think that anyone who would drag a gal into their car had good intentions for the gal.
I'm sick of this stuff. That old saying, "it can't happen to us..." never did sit well with me. I'm full aware it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
I'm tired of turning on the news to hear that a child, or two were abducted and killed by a stranger.. an acquaintance, mommy's boyfriend, or daddy or mommy, or daddy and mommy. This is rediculous. Nothing seems to be done about it. Tongues click and people shake heads, but what the hell is actually being done to put a stop to this shit?
I've taught my grand children what to do if they're scooped up by a stranger. Bite, scream, kick, under no circumstance should they go quietly with the stranger. If they're put into a car trunk, pull out the wires, tear them to shreds, yank, tug, rip them out and then if they can, kick out the plastic over the tail lights. I actually took them to my trunk and pointed to the wiring and the tail light covers to show them what I meant. In this way, we can let authorities what to look for from cars.. hopefully, the car with no tail light covers or working tail lights can be seen and stopped.
But what chance do they really have to scream, or kick, when already in the arms of a vicious adult, intent on harming them? Slim and none.
It's sickening.
I think it's past time parents take a stand and do something aside from making a law here and there. Those laws aren't heeded any more by sex offenders and nutcases out there than we pay attention to stepping on ants in the grass in the summer time. They're not doing much, if anything at all to keep our children safe.
I've wracked my brain trying to think of some way to give the kids in my life an edge.. karate.. it's just not enough when the kids are so small that big arms can just wrap around them and hold them forcibly still.
I think I'd feel better, if these kids were armed with stun guns. Teach them how to use them, and which situation would call for their use. If they accidentally use them on someone innocent, it's not gonna kill that person, but.. if they use them on a would be assailant, it would give them time to run and get help, and yes, it would give them a chance to scream.
Someone has to do something to give our kids a chance at being safe.
Enough is enough, already.
Posted by juel at May 12, 2005 03:13 PM