Assisting law enforcement with child abduction attempt resulted in termination

[Zigner]

All I'm curious about is how the OP knew which such certainty what was going on before the cops got there.

Exactly. what if this were an extremely agitated man who had just recovered his child from a female abductor?

 

[LdiJ]

All I'm curious about is how the OP knew which such certainty what was going on before the cops got there.

Well, the OP said the following:

a drunk man assaulted a woman in the parking lot of my (former) place of employment, took her child from the back seat of her car and was making his way off the property with the child in his arms

The police probably filled in the drunk part after the fact.

 

[LdiJ]

Exactly. what if this were an extremely agitated man who had just recovered his child from a female abductor?

Then the police would sort that out. Surely you are not saying that it would be better for a witness to assume that all was on the up and up rather than err on the side of caution??

 

[CTU]

Well, the OP said the following:



The police probably filled in the drunk part after the fact.

And how do you know it wasn't his child, too?

Or just his child?

 

[LdiJ]

And how do you know it wasn't his child, too?

Or just his child?

Again, the police would sort that out after the fact. Again, surely you would not expect witnesses to assume that everything was A okay rather than erring on the side of caution? Would you want a witness to the stranger snatch of one of your grandchildren to do nothing because they assumed that it was a parental issue?

 

[CTU]

Again, the police would sort that out after the fact. Again, surely you would not expect witnesses to assume that everything was A okay rather than erring on the side of caution? Would you want a witness to the stranger snatch of one of your grandchildren to do nothing because they assumed that it was a parental issue?

Gawd, come ON.

 

[LdiJ]

Gawd, come ON.

I am sorry but I completely do not understand your point of view on this thread at all. I do not understand what you are attempting to dispute or where you are coming from.

You can roll eyes all that you want, but I am truly flabbergasted by your posts on this thread.

 

[Just Blue]

Gawd, come ON.

I agree with LD on this...The guy/gal did the right thing. The most important thing is that the child is safe. Let the police sort it out. OP did the RIGHT thing.

 

[CdwJava]

It is objectively reasonable for a witness to assume that an abduction is taking place when someone comes up to a woman and forcibly takes her child as she starts screaming! Many people would likely have dogpiled/tackled the likely offender and kicked the snot out of him before the cops got there. The fact that the OP and his associate only followed the offender while talking to the police on the phone shows great restraint - and greater wisdom and due care - than many others might have exhibited.

The scenario as the OP describes would give most any reasonable person good cause to act. Once again, kudos!

 

[CdwJava]

I agree with LD on this...The guy/gal did the right thing. The most important thing is that the child is safe. Let the police sort it out. OP did the RIGHT thing.

Dittos!!! And dittos again!

 

[eerelations]

It is objectively reasonable for a witness to assume that an abduction is taking place when someone comes up to a woman and forcibly takes her child as she starts screaming! Many people would likely have dogpiled/tackled the likely offender and kicked the snot out of him before the cops got there. The fact that the OP and his associate only followed the offender while talking to the police on the phone shows great restraint - and greater wisdom and due care - than many others might have exhibited.

The scenario as the OP describes would give most any reasonable person good cause to act. Once again, kudos!

Like button.

 

[Just Blue]

Like button.

I want it back.

 

[eerelations]

I want it back.

Sorry it's mine and I intend to keep it.

 

[Just Blue]

Sorry it's mine and I intend to keep it.

lol...Okay. But can I borrow it now and again? Please?

 

[eerelations]

lol...Okay. But can I borrow it now and again? Please?

Well OK, but only if I know (and agree with!) where you're putting it. Mustn't use my like button lightly, y'know.