[The_Patriot]

I'm no Clint Eastwood (I don't even believe Clint Eastwood is a Clint Eastwood), but the only way I'll leave my vehicle and give up my son to car-jackers would be to be dumped out, a lifeless mass.

Assuming these "details" are even legit, can you imagine leaving a kid behind in the vehicle to car-jackers? When I'm with my son in my truck, I'm armed, I leave escape routes and always survey my surroundings. And if I was approached by jackers, leaving my boy alone to those kind of animals would not be in my vocabulary.

The uncle in this case ought to suffer a few lashes once the dust settles down.

Not to mention, who drives around with a 6-year-old at 0430? It was Walgreens, so maybe he was sick...I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on that one.

If more jackers got jacked up when jacking, more jackers wouldn't be so quick to jack (that's kind of like 'how much wood can a woodchuck...').

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/6901484.html

[Capt'n Mil Coll]

Hope the kid is found safe.

[The_Patriot]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Capt'n Mil Coll

Hope the kid is found safe.

Me, too.

It's just beyond me how someone could abandon a child in that circumstance. Not even an option. Then again, it's beyond me how someone gets themselves in that situation in the first place. Gotta pay attention to your environment; it's easy to dramatically reduce risk.

[pajaro]

read it again.... it has been updated.... the guy just wanted the cops to look for his vehicle more diligently.... the kid was never in the car at all....

a brain dead doofus like this probably would have given up the kid without a struggle though....

[TACAV]

Quote:       Originally Posted by pajaro

read it again.... it has been updated.... the guy just wanted the cops to look for his vehicle more diligently.... the kid was never in the car at all.... a brain dead doofus like this probably would have given up the kid without a struggle though....

yup


"Amber Alert canceled for 6-year-old boy thought to be missing
A man admitted Sunday that his 6-year-old nephew was not in his SUV when he was carjacked earlier today near Bellaire and Fondren.

Authorities said the man hoped that reporting that the boy was asleep in the backseat would help get his 2000 red Lincoln Navigator recovered more quickly. "

[The_Patriot]

Something about the first run of that story struck me as odd. That's why I put in "if this is even legit" line. My intuition was right.

Just another idiot lying to the cops for selfish reasons. Hope nobody else didn't need the cops worse while they were out looking for a made-up kid.

I was right on one count...the guy definitely needs some lashes!

[Freedom-1911]

I say put the idiot in jail for a week or two for making the claim.
See if he ever does it again.