Mall Kidnapping

[CapitalKarate]

has anyone heard about the mall security camera that caught a woman being kidnapped on tape?

 

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20041111164509990006

 

if you were there as a bystander, what would you have done?

[MenteReligieuse]

sadly need an AOL account to see the video.

 

But MArtist or not...if you see someone getting attacked, it is moral duty as a citizen and human beings to do what you can do to help. If you think you have no chance to overpower the aggressor...screaming your lungs out for help might be enough to scare him away, anything you can do really.

[White Warlock]

It's always a tough call. I know my reaction would likely have been to charge in and do something, and possibly end up with a bullet in my noggin'. But, actions that would be smart, for the non-combatant, would be to collect as much information as possible (description of victim and assailant, license number, etc) possibly even jumping in your vehicle and tailing them while chatting on your cell to 911.

 

The disturbing thing was that 'everyone' in that video just stood there and watched.

[White Warlock]

Here's a more public presentation of the video - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6469453/

[Shane]

Its hard to tell what people will do in the heat of the moment. You would be surprised at some peoples reactions while under stress.

[Mischievousjoe]

Unfortunately this seems to be the tendancy of people, to not react and just try not to get involved in this type of situation. There is a famous example of a women who was atacked twice right outside of her apartment building, stabbed and beaten and eventually died of her injuries in broad daylight. No one went to her aid. It's sad but true.

[HumanTyphoon]

Man that's sick and sad...we need people to be able to stand up and do things instead of sit back and cower.

[Beiner]

Hate to tell you folks but on the whole its programmed into our psychi. I forot the psychological effect but it is based off of a study in enw york when a woman was raped and murder during rush hour down town and everyone stood around watching . 50 witnesses and not 1 person called the cops or tried to stop him, why? Because everyone there assusmed someoneelse was better suited to stop the situation adn therefore ignored it.

[Tsubasa]

i dont kno why the women ran to the street where no one, she should've ran straight to the mall....

[VinnieDaChin]

i dont think she was thinking rationally, she did that panicy fight or flight thing.