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This e-mail came in this morning I am passing it on just in case there is any thing in it
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> This is not a joke originator was at a crimewatch meeting on 18th and
> the police requested this was sent out.
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> Worth Passing On! This is happening now! Sad, especially if you
> are inclined to 'help' people...
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> While driving on a rural end of the roadway on Thursday morning, I saw
> an infant car seat on the side of the road with a blanket draped over
> it.
> For whatever reason, I did not stop, even though I had all kinds of
> thoughts running through my head. But when I got to my destination, I
> called the Police and they were going to check it out. But, this is
> what the Police advised even before they went out there to check....
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> "There are several things to be aware of .... gangs and thieves are now
> plotting different ways to get a person (mostly women)to stop their
> vehicle and get out of the car.
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> "There is a gang initiation reported by the local Police where gangs are
> placing a car seat by the road...with a fake baby in it...waiting for a
> woman, of course, to stop and check on the abandoned baby.
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> "Note that the location of this car seat is usually beside a wooded or
> grassy (field) area and the person -- woman -- will be dragged into
> the woods, beaten and raped, and usually left for dead. If it's a man,
> they're usually beaten and robbed and maybe left for dead, too.
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> DO NOT STOP FOR ANY REASON!!!
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> DIAL 9-9-9
> AND REPORT WHAT YOU SAW, BUT DON'T EVEN SLOW DOWN.
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> "IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND EGGS ARE THROWN AT YOUR WINDSCREEN,
> DO NOT STOP TO CHECK THE CAR, DO NOT OPERATE THE WIPER AND DO NOT SPRAY
> ANY WATER BECAUSE EGGS MIXED WITH WATER BECOME MILKY AND BLOCK YOUR
> VISION UP TO 92.5% AND YOU ARE THEN FORCED TO STOP BESIDE THE ROAD AND
> BECOME A VICTIM OF THESE CRIMINALS.
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> THIS IS A NEW TECHNIQUE USED BY GANGS, SO PLEASE INFORM YOUR FRIENDS
> AND RELATIVES.
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> THESE ARE DESPERATE TIMES AND THESE ARE UNSAVOURY INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL
> TAKE DESPERATE MEASURES TO GET WHAT THEY WANT."
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> Please talk to your loved ones about this. This is a new tactic used.
> Please be safe.
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Julie
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Hoax-Slayer says
The supposed warning has no basis in fact and should not be forwarded. It is not an official police warning as suggested in the message. This supposed police warning is nothing more than a UK variant of a hoax message that has previously circulated in the United States, Canada and elsewhere.
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Thank you Gill556 for your reply and note your comments, however I will not be stopping to help anyone on the road side in the future.
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Julie
www.wisemovetospain.com
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It's a hoax, been around a couple of years, apparently started in USA and has been modified for other countries.
However, an egg on the windscreen is a bit of a problem, but the washer should clear it.
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I would never stop to help anyone that I didn't know, it is a sad reflection of modern times that we trust nobody, however my friend was approached outside Carrefour by a man who said he needed help as he had had to leave his wife and young son in the car a couple of kms away as they had a puncture. He was looking for somebody to go and fetch them on his behalf. My friend did exactly that and it was genuine. I told her that it was the most stupid thing I had heard of, it could have been an ambush,anything! but she got away with it.
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I am almost certain (I will be corrected if wrong) but in Spain one is obliged by law to stop to assist if they see an accident.
This message was last edited by johnzx on 13/12/2011.
From Internet:-
There is also a little known rule obliging a motorist to stop at the scene of an accident and give assistance as necessary (bare minimum is to call 112, where it is possible to obtain an English speaking operator); although there was in the past an obligation to ferry an injured person to the nearest first aid post, current best practice advises against this owing to likelihood of spinal injuries etc.
However, failure to assist a person in danger is a criminal offence, unlike in Britain where it is perfectly legal to stand and watch someone haemorrhage to death! This message was last edited by johnzx on 13/12/2011.
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