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I do not have to ask any one of you if you have been listening to the news.   It is a redundant question we all know the answer to.  Every day we turn on the television set to one of the many cable news stations, or browse the Internet for news and we are bombarded [...]

Ever since I read Anna Karenina, I've wondered about Tolstoy's assertion, "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Most happy families I know have idiosyncrasies that separate them from other happy families. Among unhappy families, I see common patterns of pain woven from mental illness, poor parental role models, selfishness, or an unwillingness to listen an

With kidnapping cases recently in Jakarta, parents are taking seriously at guarding their children at schools. Some of them, the rich, hired bodyguard or personal male assistant just to assist their kids go to school and do their activities. There are few kidnapping motives based on cops opinion; economical problem, revenge and black market [...]

The prayers of millions were answered! ABS-CBN senior correspondent Ces Drilon, her cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion, and peace advocate Professor Octavio Dinampo were finally released by their captors! The kidnappers earlier released ABS-CBN assistant cameraman Angelo Valderama (June 12, 2008). The nine-day ordeal at the hands of their armed captors was an eye-opening experience for Ces Drillon, part

I’ve been reading and following the news about developments concerning ABS-CBN reporter Ces Drilon and her cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama. And I kid you not! The journalists were kidnapped by members of the Abu Sayyaf group that has been blamed for the worst terrorist attacks in the Philippines. ABS-CBN News will reputedly abide by its policy not to pay ransom because this wo

Children being taken from their homes, based on tips from anonymous telephone callers alleging abuse or neglect, and there’s growing evidence that many of the children placed in foster care annually don’t belong there.Georgia state Sen. Nancy Schaefer assessment of the bureaucrats entrusted to protect children there: “I believe Child Protective Services (CPS) nationwide has become corrupt an

Kotaku.com World Of Warcraft Gamer Arrested For Kidnapping Underage PlayerKotaku.com, NY - 30 minutes agoAccording to police detectives, the two had met in World of Warcraft. Jones is 27 years old and apparently the police get all uptight about you transporting … Written by Google Inc. and Powered by WordPress

Kotaku Australia World Of Warcraft Gamer Arrested For Kidnapping Underage PlayerKotaku Australia, Australia - 26 minutes agoAccording to police detectives, the two had met in World of Warcraft. Jones is 27 years old and apparently the police get all uptight about you transporting … Written by Google Inc. and Powered by WordPress

BEIT HANUN - PalestineInfo : IOF troops mounting armored vehicles withdrew from northern Gaza Strip on Thursday after bulldozing cultivated lands and kidnapping scores of young men. Local sources reported that the soldiers advanced into east of Beit Hanun amidst intensified firing while escorting two huge bulldozers that wreaked havoc in farmers' lands.They said that the soldiers rounded up tens o

The political scandal over the CIA’s transfer of alleged terrorists to overseas prisons where they are subject to torture has now embroiled governments throughout Europe. Airplanes operated by CIA-front companies carrying detainees have landed many times at European airports before flying off to countries where the prisoners are held incommunicado and tortured, with the knowledge and even direc

The case on the kidnapping of Chinese nationals in Gayo district of Indonesia's Aceh province may pose an obstacle to investment in that region, a local senior official said. "I think the law needs to deal with the kidnapping case as it will disrupt investment and the economy in Aceh," Antara news agency Wednesday quoted Aceh Vice Governor Muhammad Nazar as saying in Banda Aceh, capital of Aceh province. Last Saturday, seven workers from a Chinese company were kidnapped by gunmen in Gayo district, and they all were released on Tuesday. To prevent such incident from recurring in the future, Nazar proposed that any investor interested in doing business in Aceh needs to hire security guards or officials of the security agencies when carrying out a field survey. "From the very the begi

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I received this article through my email sent by my sister in law, and I thought I wanna share this with you guys! So here it goes.A new twist on kidnapping from a very smart survivor:About a month ago there was a woman standing by the mall entrance passing out fliers to all the women going in. The woman had written the flier herself to tell about an experience she had, so that she might warn other women.The previous day, this woman had finished shopping, went out to her car and discovered that she had a flat.She got the jack out of the trunk and began to change the flat. A nice man dressed in a business suit and carrying a briefcase walked up to her and said, 'I notice you're changing a flat tire. Would you like me to take care of it for you?'The woman was grateful for his offer and accep

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Not too long ago, I was admiring the gnomes over at Moxie’s page and it reminded me of a prank my little brother, Chris, pulled on my dad a few years back. I wasn’t there to witness/enjoy it - but laughed my ass off when he told me about it. I asked Chris [...]

A landmark child custody case has left a Czech mother in sole possesion of her son. A Prague Court ruled that a Czech citizen, Veronkia Horvathova, who had kidnapped her 4 year-old son from is father, Pablo Santana, would be given full custody of the child. This is the first time in Czech history that [...]

A blonde having money trouble decided to kidnap a child. She went to the park, grabbed a little boy, took him behind a tree and wrote this note, 'I have kidnapped your son, I am sorry I need the money. Please place $10,000 in a paper bag behind the statue in the park by 7 am.Signed A Blonde'.She pinned the note to the boys jacket and told him to go straight home. She returned the next morning and found the paper bag with the $10,000 and a note saying 'Here is your money. I can'tbelieve one blonde would do this to another."

In Bakersfield, California, a 43-year old was almost kidnapped by a 43 year-old man, but luckily father and the nearby neighbors all chipped in to get the little girl back home safely. The alleged kidnapper, 43 year-old Robert Perez Rodriguez, was driving in eastern Bakersfield area early Sunday morning when he saw an 11 year-old girl riding a bicycle. He quickly tried to snatch the child to put her in his car, but she ran to her mother, into safe hands. Rodriguez then saw another little girl, this time 4 years-old and took off in his vehicle. The girls father, and a close neighbor then chased Rodriguez to Stiern Park, and got hold of his daughter. Even though the daughter was recovered to safety, the chase still went on as Robert Perez continued to make a runaway. The neighbor followed, u

It has been reported that a group of Blake Fielder-Civil’s fellow prisoners have made threats against his wife Amy Winehouse. Blake who is currently on remand at Pentonville prison, has reportedly been told that Amy will be kidnapped and harmed unless he pays a ransom. A source has said that “Blake’s petrified. He’s living in fear for Amy’s life and his own. At first he thought the guys in here were just trying their luck but the threats have got really bad. He’s now under no illusions and convinced they’ll go through with what they say. They’ve ordered Blake to pay the 100 grand into a secret bank account within the next few days or else Amy will be snatched and harmed. She’s at her weakest right now, and what with her wandering the streets in the dead of night she’s at massive risk. Blake knows it’ll be easy to bundle her off in a car without anyone batting an eyelid.” What do you make of this? source Written by

Joke 567: Blonde Kidnapping Plot A blonde was down on her luck. In order to raise some money, she decided to kidnap a kid and hold him for ransom. She went to the playground, grabbed a kid, took him behind a tree, and told him: “I’ve kidnapped you.” She then wrote a note saying, “I’ve kidnapped your kid. Tomorrow morning, […] A blonde was down on her luck. In order to raise some money, she decided to kidnap a kid and hold him for ransom. She went to the playground, grabbed a kid, took him behind a tree, and told him: “I’ve kidnapped you.” She then wrote a note saying, “I’ve kidnapped your kid. Tomorrow morning, put $10,000 in a paper bag and put it under the pecan tree next to the slide on the north side of the playground. Signed, A Blonde.” The blonde then pinned the note to the kid’s shirt and sent him home to show it to his parents. The next morning the blonde checked, and sure enough, a paper bag

First post-snow Monday Art. Awesome! We (America) just told those lobsterbacks that we can go and kidnap British citizens if we damn well pleased. Those wig wearers thought that we were only talking about kidnapping those involved in terrorism but we got the last word in when we told them that our law applies to anyone suspected of a crime by Washington. No wonder we have such a positive image in the world! If anyone doesn’t like ‘em we’ll just kidnap the crap out of them. Oh wait… I know from the title you thought that perhaps someone had kidnapped Ricky Schroeder! Intentional! But false, no… what I’m talking about is ol’ Ricky’s badass phone from Silver Spoons. Half telephony device, half skull crushing weapon this was the must have device of the early 80’s - now you can have all the nostalgia and like 1/10 the weight. That’s right with the Mini “MOB” you get the brick but at a diminutive 11cm x 3.5cm (or for u

According to officials three boys, one being 8-years-old and the other two 9-years-old, have been charged with kidnapping and raping an 11-year-old girl, and are currently being held in a detention center.  Officials said the incident happened near a suburban apartment complex on Thursday, and that the girl’s mother reported the rape to police on Sunday. Acworth police Captain Wayne Dennard said, “The juvenile victim stated that an 8-year-old boy and two 9-year-old boys that she had been playing with earlier pulled her into a wooded area, where one of the boys raped her.”  As a result the three boys have been charged with rape and kidnapping, as well as false imprisonment and sexual assault, according to Dennard. Because of their age their names are being withheld.  Prosecutors are still trying to decide whether or not they are going to try the boys as adults.  Kathy Watkins, a spokeswoman for Cobb County District Attorney’s office, said “That decision

November 3, 2007 - The Augusta County Sheriff's Department has confirmed that there was an attempted kidnapping of a store clerk. It happened at 9:10 p.m. West out sied of the city of Staunton on Churchville Ave.

According to reports an Australian man by the name of Philip Spiers blamed the kidnapping and rape of a woman on a spider bite. Spiers pled guilty to both the kidnapping and rape charge, but told the court that his actions were the cause of an illness obtained by the poison he got from a funnel-web spider bite. However, the New South Wales state District Court was told by a toxicologist that there is no medical evidence that would assume a spider bite could cause a person to become angry or hateful. The court system didn’t seem to fall for Spiers spider bite defense. The incident in which Spiers kidnapped and raped a women happened in 1997, and on Wednesday he was sentenced by the court to serve eight years in prison.

Brazil's kidnap phone con In Brazil, criminal gangs frequently phone victims with fake abduction claims about their loved ones and trick them into handing over cash. As the BBC's Gary Duffy reports from Sao Paulo, being on the receiving end can be a frightening experience. It was clear that someone was trying to make us a victim of the kind of virtual kidnapping that is one of the more sinister

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Chander Lal, 52, an industrialist from Kanpur, is hesitant about telling his friends that he has taken an insurance policy for himself and his family against kidnapping, a growing ‘industry’ in the country’s largest state. (more…) Business

In Germany, after the recent open season on German citizens, they are finally beginning to realize (hopefully) that it's not a good idea to negotiate with kidnappers and pay ransom to hostage takers: Following a string of kidnappings of German nationals, particularly in Afghanistan and Iraq, the government is reportedly discussing ways of implementing a tougher strategy in an apparent attempt to reduce the frequency of the seizures. Because it is known that the German government - like those of Italy and France - is willing to pay ransoms, the "value" of German kidnap victims has risen in the Middle East, experts have acknowledged. Observers in the field say that ransom money often goes to finance weaponry for insurgents. ... The German government is reportedly considering whether to abandon its approach and follow the US, British and Israeli policy of refusing to negotiate with kidnappers. ... British officials believe that ransom payments by Britain's European partners endanger al

Chicago police have been searching for a man who attempted to lure a 14-year-old girl into his vehicle in exchange for money as she walked to school in Morgan Park a couple weeks ago. The girl was walking in the 11100 block of South Vincennes Avenue about 7:40 a.m. July 9 when the man approached her, according to police. She continued to walk to school and reported the incident to her mother later. read more

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Villanova basketball star Howard Porter died from multiple blunt-force injuries, authorities said Monday, but police were still trying to determine what happened in the hours before he was more…

There was this blonde who needed money badly. She then decides to kidnap a little boy. She finds a boy then she brings him to the playground, She explains to him that she has kidnapped him for money, then she writes a ransom note saying that she has kidnapped their son and she demanding $10,000 cash. She wants it in a brown paper bag under the pear tree in the park, The blonde signs the letter THE BLONDE!! She then pins the letter to the boys chest and sends him home...The next day the blonde goes to the pear tree to find the brown bag under the tree with the $10,000 in it with a note that reads... How could you do this sort of thing to a fellow Blonde??!!blondekidnappingjokes

'Black Ops' Implicated in Jill Carroll Kidnapping by Fintan Dunne, BreakForNews.com12 January, 2006 14:00GMTThere are clear signs that the kidnapping of the still-missing American journalist, Jill Carroll was a political act closely tied to U.S. interests relating to the Sunni opposition in Iraq. The 28-year-old freelancer for The Christian Science Monitor was ambushed by gunmen in Baghdad last Saturday morning. Her Iraqi interpreter, who carried press ID was killed during the incident. No group has claimed responsibility.On the face of it just another of Iraq's many kidnappings. But when we examine the timing, location and events subsequent to the abduction, they point to collusion involving the U.S. --or worse still, an American-inspired 'Black Ops' gambit.The very day Jill Carroll was taken, President Jalal Talabani said that Iraq's political groups could form a coalition government within weeks. Forming a government including Sunnis is a key American goal because it could ro

Gaza, April 16 (Xinhua) Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement Monday urged its members to kidnap Israelis to swap them for Palestinian prisoners. “This is an open call for all our fighters to focus on kidnapping Israeli soldiers and civilians,” al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades said in a statement to press. The statement held the “Israeli enemy” responsible for the failure of the release the Palestinian prisoners. Israel holds more than 10,000 Palestinians in jails and is expected to release some 1,300 of them as part of a prisoner exchange deal with captors of Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit. Meanwhile, Fatah has criticized Shalit’s captors, including a military offshoot of Hamas, for not including a senior Fatah official on a list of prisoners they wanted to be freed which they delivered recently to Israel.

The Iranians are going to releaes the female British soldier. But they are still insisting on the fact that the British were in Iranian waters. But the British have the GPS coordinates of wher e they were at and they...

IRONHORSE BRIGADE ASSISTS IN JOINT EFFORT TO RETURN KIDNAPPING VICTIMS TO THEIR FAMILIES You don't hear this kind of story on the news. Release Date: 3/26/2007 Release Number: 07-01-03P Description: BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three Iraqi men, battered and beaten after many days of being held hostage by terrorists near the town of Fallujah, entered the Company A, 115th Brigade Support Battalion's headquarters on Camp Taji, Iraq. The men, who all smiled when greeted by the U.S. Soldiers, had been kept on the camp for medical treatment and were waiting just a few short hours before being driven to Baghdad and from there to Fallujah to be reunited with their families. This was the scene as Soldiers from the 1st Ironhorse Brigade Combat Team participated in a joint effort with Iraqi Police in Fallujah and Marines from the 6th Regimental Combat Team (RCT) to get the men back home March 25. The liberated hostages had been rescued by coalition troops March

This is the problem with allowing Arabs to be part of a Jewish state and giving them the right to vote.   Ynet via LGF A Haifa University study showed that 49.7 percent of Israeli Arabs justify the kidnapping of soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev by Hizbullah. The study also showed that... [ visit A Jewish Blog to continue reading ]