Childfree by choice

[MaggieL]

Originally posted by sycamore
I certainly wouldn't apply that to a 7-year old.

Good thing she did. :-)

I don't see how the "presence of an adult" would have made any difference here. 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.

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?

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