I figured this child was dead and god help him if he hurt one of mine and I found him. He better pray for jail.
I worry the way they have bus pickups for students these days. If you live within a certain distance to the school, you get no bus privilege and that needs to change. Parents need to really start making this an issue. Many times children that live this close cannot have a parent walk with them for many different reasons, and because it IS so close we all tend to think oh, it will be okay. Obviously its not okay.
I swear they need to turn these monsters over to the communities. I bet then the problem would stop! The system seems to be useless for child killers and molesters.
I want to add....I would have never got IN the car, I certainly knew better...but it was like my brain wasn't picking up on what was happening. I was very confused, until I saw my friend run, THATS when my brain got the message.
No, I don't mind you asking at all.
A car pulled up to us, and rolled down their windows (we were playing IN the street, so it wasn't like we walked up to them). We both should have walked away at that point, but times were a bit different. We both sort of stood a few feet back..they asked us (two 7-8 yr olds) how to get to a certain street. Ironically (pointed out to us later), the street they were asking about is one you HAD to go on to get to our street. As kids, we never picked up on that. We pointed and explained, and thats when the one man said, why don't you just get in and show us?
THATS the point where my friend bolted. I did freeze, and I was a bit confused. If it weren't for my friend running, I wouldn't have been that alarmed (scary huh?). At the same time I took off running, the woman in the back started opening the car door. I didn't turn around and look, but they drove away, I'm assuming right away.
VERY different times. We were always told not to talk to strangers, but never really felt unsafe. We were literally RIGHT in front of my house. 30 ft from my front door. Maybe thats why we weren't "alarmed" at first, I dunno. My friend ran to HIS house, which was two doors down...again, not real smart. I followed too...I think because I wnated to be with him (safety in numbers), but was asked later why the hell I didn't run into MY house? I couldn't answer that...I just followed my friend, never ran so fast ever. I can tell you, as a child, I WASNT scared, I NEVER thought a thing of a car stopping to ask for directions. Changed my perception though, I'll tell you.
We had to give descriptions to the police, it was in the paper, the whole community was on alert, it was VERY scary. These days, if my kids didn't run the second a car stopped, I'd never let them out of the house again. VERY different precautions these days.
Was terrying to think if they hadn't decided to leave, would they have got me? I was SO lucky. Thank GOD my friend reacted like he did. My God.
"My friend was running and screaming while I was still standing at that car (I hadn't reacted)."
Forgive me if I'm intruding and you don't have to answer if you don't want to but did you just freeze ? Do you recall why you stayed at the car? I'm just genuinely curious because your reaction was natural. THANK GOD nothing happened to you. Did they just drive away?
I cannot imagine the hell those parents are living through. I'm so scared sometimes for my kids. For no reason other than this kind of monstrous act that happens. I'm not a violent person, but I'm not kidding....God HELP the person if I got a hold of them. Jesus.
This kind of thing hits extra close to home for me, based on something horrifying that happened to me as a kid. A neighbbor and I were playing on the street when Two men and a woman tried to lure us into their car. My friend was running and screaming while I was still standing at that car (I hadn't reacted). It could have gone either way....they COULD have grabbed me, because I DIDN'T react fast enough. As a child with anxiety, let me tell you, I was messed up for a LONG time. :0(
May she rest in peace and may God comfort her parents and loved ones, and may this monster be brought to justice. Keep all of our children safe.
Perfect time to have the safety discussion again with my kids. I'm sick to my stomach. :0( SOOOOOO tragic, and SOOOOOO unnecessary.
Oh, so so sad. I too hope they find this person as soon as possible. Nightmare. Poor baby girl. There are evil people in this world that would hurt a child like this.
I've been following this story she went missing on Friday. I was really holding out hope that they would find her alive....My goodness. What a monster! I hope they catch whoever did this and FAST! May her soul rest in peace....I know there are some circumstances out of our control that may require a child to have to walk to school but if I have anything to do with it my child will NEVER walk to school or anywhere alone!. I may sound over protective and a little bit crazy but I'd rather be a crazy and over protective parent than have to deal with something like this. There are just too many psychos out there. TRUST NO ONE except our IMMEDIATE family. That's what I tell my JJ....My heart goes out to her family..