You know, Mellie, that's the smartest thing to tell them! That little girl in San Diego in February knew the neighbor who took her. It's a very common thing in that crime situation. There's also a lot of cases when the kids are taken by an estranged/divorced parent who bent on having custody of the kids. Seems like I also read that homicides are usually by people known to the victim 85% of the time. seems like there's a lesson in there somewhere. Jan G. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Mellie" <Mel@i12.com> Reply-To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BSChat] public safety Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 19:56:47 +0100 There is also the point that mst children who are abducted, or should I say suddenly disapear, are not taken by strangers, but by those known to them, and often to mom and dad too, which is why the child goes! Maybe the emphasis needs to change to "don't go anywhere with ANYONE" Mellie IBSSG How Come My Coat Of Arms Has Buckles At The Back? ListAdmin: AUS-NSW-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com BAGNALL-L@rootsweb.com BATE-L@rootsweb.com BENTON-ENG-L@rootsweb.com BLACKHAM-L@rootsweb.com FEREDAY-L@rootsweb.com HOLLOWOOD-L@rootsweb.com HOWDLE-L@rootsweb.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. No attachments sent without prior notification Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.360 / Virus Database: 199 - Release Date: 07/05/02 ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== Unsubscribe from the list: Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com