Pervert tried to snatch my kid

[Chemical Ollie]

The headmaster of our local school has released a letter to all parents to watch out for a known (previously convicted) man who has been seen trying to lurk children into his car. We try to drive our kids from school as often as we can, but sometimes they have to bicycle.

Today my youngest daughter (7 years old) was riding home alone on her bicycle when a red car passed her and turned to stop on a parking nearby. A man jumped out and called to her, asking if she wanted a ride. When she ignored him, as we had instructed her to do, he ran after her and tried to snatch her from the bike. She was riding as fast as she could, and she barely got away. He was only half a meter from her, reaching out his arms to catch her.

If he actually does something, the police knows who he is and will catch him immediately, but so far he hasn't done anything illegal.

Perhaps I should get gas and balls for my paintball marker, start to patrol the road to school and give him a nice little driveby shooting if I see him. That would definitely be illegal, but I think the judge will understand.

[Seedle]

Re: Pervert tried to snatch my kid

Originally posted by Chemical Ollie
Today my youngest daughter (7 years old) was riding home alone on her bicycle when a red car passed her and turned to stop on a parking nearby.A man jumped out and called to her, asking if she wanted a ride. When she ignored him, as we had instructed her to do, he ran after her and tried to snatch her from the bike. She was riding as fast as she could, and she barely got away. He was only half a meter from her, reaching out his arms to catch her.

If he actually does something, the police knows who he is and will catch him immediately, but so far he hasn't done anything illegal.

The bold is not illegal? And they aren't going to bust out the CSI unit unless you actually kill the scumball, just give him a good beating and they'll never find you.

[Zoid]

Mother****er!! Forget about the paintball gun, bring out the baseball bat!

[Zkribbler]

Make a police report.

I'm no expert on criminal law, but what you described sounds like assault to me -- causing a fear of an imminent harmful or offensive touching.

Edit: I just talked to someone who IS an expert on [California] criminal law, and she says --yeah. You can't chase little girls down the street plus, here at least, as a convicted sex criminal, he'd been forbidden to go near children.

Make a police report.

[SpencerH]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
Make a police report.

I'm no expert on criminal law, but what you described sounds like assault to me -- causing a fear of an imminent harmful or offensive touching.

me too

EDIT The only problem with the report would be that you'll be on the top of the list if the scumbag had an "accident" and I'm not so sure Swedish judges would understand.

[Darius871]

That would definitely constitute assault over here, and probably also an inchoate offense (attempted kidnapping, or even attempted sexual offenses if the guy has a history) depending on what test a jurisdiction uses, but god knows what the Swedes do.

Frankly I'm flabbergasted that this wouldn't be considered a criminal act there. If I lie in wait until you get off work, come running at you with a knife, and make a stabbing motion but then stop the blade one inch from your throat, would that be non-criminal too?

[KrazyHorse]

Chapter 4, Section 10, Swedish criminal code:

Attempt, preparation or conspiracy to commit kidnapping, unlawful
deprivation of liberty or placing a person in a distressful situation,
and any failure to reveal such crimes, shall be adjudged in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 23. The same shall apply
to an attempt or preparation to commit unlawful coercion of a
serious nature or breach of data secrecy, which if it had been
completed, could not be considered petty. (Law 1998:206)

Chap. 23 Section 1

A person who has begun to commit a crime without bringing it to
completion, shall, in cases where specific provisions exist for the
purpose, be sentenced for attempt to commit crime if there was a
danger that the act would lead to the completion of the crime or
such danger had been precluded only because of fortuitous
circumstances.
Punishment for attempt shall be at most what is applicable to a
completed crime and not less than imprisonment if the least
punishment for the completed crime is imprisonment for two years
or more.

[OzzyKP]

Holy ****.

Definitely go to the cops.

[Jaguar]

I was approached by a (likely) sexual predator when I was that age, possibly slightly older. I was in a shopping center, with my mother only a few shops down, but as far as an untrained observer could see, I was alone. He was hanging by his car with the door open and asked me if I wanted a lollipop. I declined, he persisted a little bit, and I ran off to the drug store where my mom was. When she got back outside, he was gone. But we filed a police report, even though I was seven or eight and had no valuable information. All the stores in that area were alerted.

That guy didn't chase me, and we still called the cops, so you definitely should.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
Holy ****.

Definitely go to the cops.

Definitely.

[MrFun]

I'm chiming in with the others. File a police report.

[Heresson]

yes, You should do that. That would qualify not only as a sexual assault, but kidnapping attempt, putting the child's life at risk by chasing her with a car etc. I feel sorry for your child that she had to go through this.

[Japher]

At least it would get increased patrols around your child's school. If not to protect your child, but others.

What a sicko




oh, Heresson siting! Frog!!!

[Naked Gents Rut]

Move away from Europe.

[MrFun]

Yeah - instead, move to here in United States, where some adults shackle their kids' ankles in chains and abuse them for sheer entertainment.