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Shyt . There were 2 cars which could have identified something was going on, and he went over to the main road to capture her. Why didn't they say something ? Not everyone chooses to own a handgun, and I'm sure that was what happened with the driver who turned back. But putting a word or 2 out there always helps, you never know. My sincere advice is to walk in groups late at night.
It's easy for people to say how they would have reacted. How they would have been the hero etc. But the only way to know for sure, is for it to happen with them. The difference between intentions and reality, in a shocking emergency situation, is often a huge difference. People go into a state of shock, where they can't think of what to do, even when it's obvious what they should do. When you're in a state of shock in an emergency, your intentions to be a hero are no longer relevant. Real heroes become heroes because of what actually happens, not because of what they say they will do.
The obvious thing to do is dial 911 immediately, even while in such a state of shock that you can't think of what else to do. And read the license plate to the 911 operator, first thing, before you even start to try to think of how to explain the situation to the operator. But even that won't work, because, in a shocking emergency, your state of shock is likely to make you forget there is such a thing as 911. People will get angry because of your inaction, but it's because they don't understand what shock can do to you.
One thing that might help would be for all cars to have cameras on them that constantly record everything in sight. So anytime any car happens to be passing a crime scene, it will be gathering evidence, which might save someone's life, if the evidence can be accessed fast enough. It should be connected in such a way that if the driver calls 911, the evidence is immediately available to the 911 operator and cops, even if the driver is shocked speechless. But on the other hand that kind of system probably won't happen, because of privacy concerns.
Great news they got the guy and the gal is safe. I watched the press conference live just a bit ago, and everyone was very happy and grateful they were able to locate this creep and she is safe. He's a bad guy with a warrant out for a past violent crime. They asked the motive, and the chief said, he's a thug that's what he does, it's impossible to figure out people like this.
When people are bad mouthing all cops, they need to think about the good things like this. I'm sure these guys worked night and day on this case. And most of the time there aren't these kind of happy endings. Really glad to hear she is OK and hopefully that guy will be in prison the rest of his life.
And it's easy to talk about how they think others will react, like they know them, their background and so forth. That whole thing is pointless and I don't get why people have to jump on stuff like this rather than concentrate on the facts of the case. Anyway, the girl is safe and the the public is safe from this predator. The cops did a great job following up tips and leads. I hope this gal will get over the trauma as soon as possible and put this nitemare behind her.
I can't help but think of poor Alexis Murphy and Hannah Graham, I wish so much there had been a happy ending for them.
What's a hardcore criminal? Someone who was let out of jail by an incompetent justice system? That's the real problem. The people of the USA don't have the competence to be able to get themselves a competent justice system.
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. There were 2 cars which could have identified something was going on, and he went over to the main road to capture her. Why didn't they say something ? Not everyone chooses to own a handgun, and I'm sure that was what happened with the driver who turned back. But putting a word or 2 out there always helps, you never know. My sincere advice is to walk in groups late at night.
