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yea, and she drops her kid and runs leaving the kid behind
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The same mothers that were leaving kids in dumpsters to die. The same mothers who caused many states to create laws to allow mothers to drop unwanted babies off at their local hospital or Fire Dept and not be charged with abandonment.Originally Posted by lyz_grace
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And she'll probably have a great "I was scared for my life, you can't judge me because you don't know what it feels like" sob story for all of the critics. She oughta be sick. Her daughter may only be 4, but when she gets older you can bet she'll be scarred. Bad enough that deadbeat dads don't have any sense of parental responsibility these days. Now the moms. I guess if we expect the public schools to take care of our youth's education and discipline we shouldn't feel any need to take care of their personal safety, right? Don't I get a civil servant for that?
I saw the mother's strategy as brilliant. She drew the attacker away from her daughter, thus minimizing the potential risk to the youngster.
Kahn Souphanousinphone, Sr. "I could be manic, could be depressed. Real crapshoot."
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Possible. I don't know that I'd give her that much credit though. Even if that WAS her train of thought, what was keeping him from scooping up the little girl and holding the knife to her throat as leverage, or worse, running off with her? As a woman (who's not even a mom yet), I lose all respect for a mother who's willing to take that outstanding chance.
Split-second decisions are just that. The knife attack was clearly being directed at the mother. Why risk accidental death or injury to the child when that risk can at least be minimized by getting the child off the x by moving?
Kahn Souphanousinphone, Sr. "I could be manic, could be depressed. Real crapshoot."
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Then it would seem we disagree.
Kahn Souphanousinphone, Sr. "I could be manic, could be depressed. Real crapshoot."
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I guess that's where we differ, as I think the risk of the girl being killed/injured INCREASED exponentially. And since when did the wounded-mama-bird technique involve trying to lock yourself in a building with your child (assumedly) still outside? Not arguing with you, I understand you're just giving her the benefit of the doubt. I usually do, but here I just don't buy it.
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She left her child not once, but twice.
The child goes running after her mother, then the mother makes a run for the store, again, without her child.
The only thing that kept this child from getting hurt is the fact that this criminal had no interest in the child, luckily.
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She not only thought of it, she executed it to perfection. The bg had absolutely no interest in the child, as demonstrated throughout the encounter.
Kahn Souphanousinphone, Sr. "I could be manic, could be depressed. Real crapshoot."
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