One week ago in our city, a woman was abducted while crossing from the exit of the mall to the bus stop & held at gunpoint. Her abductor dragged her to his car and drove her a few blocks away with the intention of raping her.
Luckily she was able to fight him off when he put the gun down (to unzip his pants) & she got away.
Even though it was reported on the news that evening, there was no description given of the criminal and no arrest has been made. There was also nothing regarding this in the paper the next day even though lesser crimes are listed daily.
It is frustrating that the law & the press protect rapists by not listing descriptions or showing sketches. They have no qualms releasing that information if it is a fast food joint or gas station having been robbed.
And then if a woman gets raped, they blame the victim???
This happened in broad daylight. This happened in a small city in an area considered “safe”.
– Anonymous
Location: Illinois, USA
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Beckie says
This is horrible. At least you reported it here. I’m so glad she got away but the pervert is still out there!