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ladysycamore · 08-14-2002, 04:30 PM

[quote]Originally posted by MaggieL

Good thing she did. :-)
I don't see how the "presence of an adult" would have made any difference here.

Mmm...well, I sort of disagree. I'm thinking that an adult (or a couple of adults) could have walked the girl home from the house she was coming from. After all, that's how it USED to be done.

These clowns knew that Grandmom had just come into the exact amount of their ransom demand from an insurance payment arising from the murder of Erica's uncle, who was evidently a drug dealer.

True enough.

They put the snatch on her on the sidewalk outside her row home. How long does it take to grab a little kid, throw her in a car and speed away? What difference would her grandmom being outside have made?

Possibly none, but I am of the belief that the presence of adults would have had the abductors think twice about trying it.

You can demonstrate your superior judgement when it's your turn to raise kids. Oh...wait a minute...I forgot.

Totally uncalled for.

08-14-2002, 04:30 PM	#45
ladysycamore "I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me." Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Sycamore's boxers Posts: 1,341	[quote]Originally posted by MaggieL Good thing she did. :-) I don't see how the "presence of an adult" would have made any difference here. Mmm...well, I sort of disagree. I'm thinking that an adult (or a couple of adults) could have walked the girl home from the house she was coming from. After all, that's how it USED to be done. These clowns knew that Grandmom had just come into the exact amount of their ransom demand from an insurance payment arising from the murder of Erica's uncle, who was evidently a drug dealer. True enough. They put the snatch on her on the sidewalk outside her row home. How long does it take to grab a little kid, throw her in a car and speed away? What difference would her grandmom being outside have made? Possibly none, but I am of the belief that the presence of adults would have had the abductors think twice about trying it. You can demonstrate your superior judgement when it's your turn to raise kids. Oh...wait a minute...I forgot. Totally uncalled for. __________________ "Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~ "The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"