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One of my kid threw a temper tantrum in a restaurant, so I walk with her to go sit in the car together till she calmed down. She was screaming and crying while

One of my kid threw a temper tantrum in a restaurant, so I walk with her to go sit in the car together till she calmed down. She was screaming and crying while we were walking and a stranger with a concerned look asked if she was my daughter. I told them she was but that at that particular moment they could have her. They just walked not knowing what to do or say. I was amused by my smart-ass answer and their reaction, but later, when everybody had come down, thought it was a good question. How do you prove you're the parent? Who's business is it to ask anyway? Do you call the police to verify every time s kid's upset? Or is kidnapping an insignificant statistic that we just live with it?

juiyout 8y ago
Child abduction in broad daylight and crowded place had been happening in China. A group of people consist of grandma, husband, uncles would pick on single mom with infant on the street. They would brazenly take away her infant. Of course the mom would be upset and fight. The fake family would act like they were just having a family quarrel. Bystander would just leave them be. I saw documentaries in China and police were advising people to call for police and help those who are in distress. I would not be surprised if there are fake cops now in the fake family group. But I hope for the best for China.
phyzome 8y ago
Kidnapping is pretty damn rare, at least here in the US. I say this because I have never heard of anyone I am socially connected to (including transitively) who has encountered it. (I just hear about it in newspapers, every once in a while.)
- crankylinuxuser 8y ago
  The only kidnapping I'm aware of, was someone in my friends network had a custody dispute, and the mother ran off with the child. There was abuse involved (edit: on the father's side), but unprovable. She fled to avoid further abuse for her and the child. The judge didn't see it that way. Saw it as kidnapping. Kidnapping her own child...
  - therealdrag0 8y ago
    I believe, as with sexual assaults, kidnapping is most often done by someone already known, as the example you gave.

juiyout 8y ago

Child abduction in broad daylight and crowded place had been happening in China. A group of people consist of grandma, husband, uncles would pick on single mom with infant on the street. They would brazenly take away her infant. Of course the mom would be upset and fight. The fake family would act like they were just having a family quarrel. Bystander would just leave them be. I saw documentaries in China and police were advising people to call for police and help those who are in distress. I would not be surprised if there are fake cops now in the fake family group. But I hope for the best for China.

phyzome 8y ago

Kidnapping is pretty damn rare, at least here in the US. I say this because I have never heard of anyone I am socially connected to (including transitively) who has encountered it. (I just hear about it in newspapers, every once in a while.)

crankylinuxuser 8y ago
The only kidnapping I'm aware of, was someone in my friends network had a custody dispute, and the mother ran off with the child. There was abuse involved (edit: on the father's side), but unprovable. She fled to avoid further abuse for her and the child. The judge didn't see it that way. Saw it as kidnapping. Kidnapping her own child...
- therealdrag0 8y ago
  I believe, as with sexual assaults, kidnapping is most often done by someone already known, as the example you gave.