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05-03-2008, 09:27 PM | #1 |
I love my lil wolf! ;) Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Washington
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| Got this in an email... be careful ladies!! I got this in an email..whether this story is true or not.. it still seems like it could happen to anyone so be careful girls!!! (and guys!) > Subject: FW: New rapist trick-WOMEN BEWARE > > > A must read for all the girls and women in your life!!! > > New rapist trick > > Know what money you are carrying. You will see why as > you read. Be sure > every woman is aware of this M. O. Share it with your > wife and > daughters. Know what money you are carrying... This was > the first I > have heard of a scheme like this..... Criminals are > coming up with > craftier, less threatening methods of attack, so we have > to be extra > cautious. > > I live in Alexandria, VA, but I often work in Lafayette, > LA, staying > with friends when I'm there. As you know from > America's > Most Wanted TV > program, as well as the news media, there is a serial > killer in the > Lafayette area. I just want to let you know about an > 'incident' that > happened to me a few weeks ago, and could have been > deadly. > > At first I didn't go to the police or anyone with it > because I didn't > realize how serious this encounter was. But since I work > in a jail and > I told a few people about it, it wasn't long before I > was paraded into > Internal Affairs to tell them my story. > > It was approximately 5:15 a. m. in Opelousas, La. I had > stayed with a > friend there and was on my way to work. > > I stopped at the Exxon/Blimpie Pie station to get gas. I > got $10 gas > and a Diet Coke. I took into the store two $5 bills and > one $1 bill > (Just enough to get my stuff). As I pulled away from the > store, a man > approached my truck from the back side of the store (an > unlit area). He > was an 'approachable-looking' man (clean cut, > clean > shaven, dressed > well, etc). > > He walked up to my window and knocked. Since I'm very > paranoid and > 'always looking for the rapist or killer,' I > didn't open > the window. > > I just asked what he wanted. He raised a $5 bill to my > window and said, > 'You dropped this.' Since I knew I had g one into > the > store with a > certain amount of money, I knew I didn't drop it. > > When I told him it wasn't mine, he began hitting the > window and door, > screaming at me to open my door, and insisting that I > had dropped the > money! At that point, I just drove away as fast as I > could > > After talking to the Internal Affairs Department and > describing the man > I saw, and the way he escalated from calm and polite to > angry and > volatile... it was determined that I could have possibly > encountered > the serial killer myself. > > Up to this point, it had been unclear as to how he had > gained access to > his victims, since there has been no evidence of forced > entry into > victim's homes, cars, etc. And the fact that he has > been > attacking in > the daytime, when women are less likely to have their > guard up, means > he is pretty BOLD. > > So think about it... what gesture is nicer than > returning money to > someone that dropped it ????? > > How many times would you have opened your window (or > door) to get your > money and say thank you.... because if the person is > kind enough to > return something to you, then he can't really be a > threat... can he???? > > Please be cautious! This might not have been the serial > killer... but > anyone that gets that angry over someone not accepting > money from them > can't have honorable intentions. The most important > thing to note is > that his reaction was NOT WHAT I EXPECTED! A total > surprise! But what > might have happened if I had opened my door? I shudder > to think! > > Forward this to everyone you know... maybe they can be > as fortunate as > I was! > > P. S. Ladies, really DO forward this to EVERYONE you > know Even if this > man wasn't a serial killer, he looked nice, he seemed > polite, he was > apparently doing an act of kindness, but HE WAS NOT A > NICE PERSON!!! > > Men, send it to all the women in your life. What you do > today is > important because you are exchanging a day of your life > for it. Make it > a good one! |
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05-03-2008, 09:43 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 11K Club Member | That's scary...i am always aware when ppl approach me, idk for some reason i always look behind me, if it were me in that car i wouldnt have opened either, i guess i always listened to my mom about strangers lol But that could happen to anyone, scary cause they can carry weapons. That makes me want to go buy mace or something
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05-03-2008, 09:47 PM | #3 |
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| Thanks for sharing...it could happen.
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05-04-2008, 02:50 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | That is scary! Thank you for sharing. Growing up in a small town, I've got like...Small-Town Syndrome or something lol. I'm not as cautious as I should be. So thanks for the reminder!
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05-04-2008, 04:54 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | This world is getting to where we can't let ANYONE approach us - even if we did drop money who would think it could be a life endangering situation ? That's very scary is right. |
05-04-2008, 05:46 AM | #6 |
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| That's scary. I'm from a small town also and probably wouldn't think about be suspicious of some like that. Thanks for the warning.
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05-04-2008, 09:31 AM | #7 |
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| Very scary, thanks for sharing !
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05-04-2008, 09:45 AM | #8 |
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| OMG .... this is scary .....
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05-04-2008, 10:04 AM | #9 |
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| Doesn't really matter if the email story was actually true - it could easily happen. Thanks for the reminder to be wary.
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05-04-2008, 02:00 PM | #10 |
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| Thanks for sharing. I have a daughter that is 28 years old and probably would have opened the window. She trusts everbody and assumes that everyone in trustworthy. She has never met a stranger. She is so kind hearted and can't stand the thought of hurting someone's feelings. You can bet I will send this to her.
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05-04-2008, 03:40 PM | #11 |
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| i would be the type to open the door |
05-04-2008, 03:47 PM | #12 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | I think it's a great warning, but that particular story is listed as an urban myth. snopes.com: Baton Rouge Serial Killer
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05-04-2008, 07:48 PM | #13 | |
I love my lil wolf! ;) Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Washington
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05-04-2008, 09:03 PM | #14 |
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| Wow thats scary!! Thanks for posting, I havent seen this yet
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