And so it goes...

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   Yet another email...
   
   Who knows if the story is true, but the lesson is valid.
   
   Sorry about the caps, they are not mine.
   
   Here it is (unedited):
   
   
   
   
   
   Read and be safe.
   
   Sad, especially if you are inclined to 'help' people...
   
   While driving on a rural end of the roadway on Thursday morning, I saw an infant car seat on the side of the road with a blanket draped over it.  For whatever reason, I did not stop, even though I had all kinds of thoughts running through my head.  But when I got to my destination, I called the Canton PD and they were going to check it out. But, this is what the Police advised even before they went out there to check....
   
   "There are several things to be aware of ... gangs and thieves are now plotting different ways to get a person (mostly women) to stop their vehicle and get out of the car.�
   
   "There is a gang initiation reported by the local Police Department where gangs are placing a car seat by the road...with a fake baby in it... waiting for a woman, of course, to stop and check on the abandoned baby.�
      
   "Note that the location of this car seat is usually beside a wooded or grassy (field) area and the person  -- woman  -- will be dragged into the woods, beaten and raped, and usually left for dead.  If it's a man, they're usually beaten and robbed and maybe left for dead, too.â��
   
   DO NOT STOP FOR ANY REASON!!!
       DIAL 9-1-1
   AND REPORT WHAT YOU SAW, BUT DON'T EVEN SLOW DOWN.
   
   "IF YOU  ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND EGGS ARE THROWN AT YOUR WINDSHIELD, DO NOT STOP TO CHECK THE CAR,  DO NOT OPERATE THE WIPER  AND DO NOT SPRAY ANY WATER BECAUSE EGGS MIXED
   WITH WATER BECOME MILKY AND BLOCK YOUR VISION UP TO 92.5%,  AND  YOU ARE THEN FORCED TO STOP BESIDE THE ROAD AND BECOME A VICTIM OF THESE CRIMINALS.
   THIS IS A NEW TECHNIQUE USED BY GANGS, SO PLEASE INFORM YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.
   
   THESE ARE DESPERATE TIMES AND THESE ARE UNSAVORY INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL TAKE DESPERATE MEASURES TO GET WHAT THEY WANT."
   
   Please talk to your loved ones about this. This is a new tactic used.
      
   Get started NOW -- SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES TO BE CAREFUL AND AWARE OF EVERYTHING AROUND THEM SO AS NOT TO BECOME A VICTIM.

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   The lesson to me is “Beware car-stopping bait.”
   
   Examples:
   
   Four tires lined up across the road (happened to me once).
   
   A really neat looking consumer item just sitting there on the side of the road.
    
   A damsel in distress waving at you while standing next to a large object that others could be hiding behind.
   
   Etc.

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   luvpassionposted 13 years ago

   You're so right sweetie...people have hit new lows.

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   Pcunixposted 13 years ago

   Both false according to Snopes
   
   
   http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/carseat.asp
   http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/eggthrow.asp

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      paradigmsearchposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      As far as the stories go..., figures!
      
      The lesson though is valid.

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         luvpassionposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Only to compassionate people.

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