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Old 04-26-2011, 11:50 AM
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I know that there are some real dangers out in the world, and people need to be careful, but do you really suspect that gang members would plant young children on the street with an address in order to rape women?

I can anything can be possible, but this just smacks of fear mongering to me...

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This is from the County Sheriffs Department, please read this message very carefully:
This message is for any lady who goes to work, college or school or even driving or walking the streets alone. If you find a young person crying on the road showing you their address and is asking you to take them to that address... take that child to the POLICE STATION!! No matter what you do, DON'T go to that address. This is a new way for gang members (MS13) to rape women. Please forward this message to all ladies & guys so that they can inform their sisters & friends and family. Please don't feel shy to forward this message. Our 1 message may save a life. Published by CNN & FOX NEWS (Please circulate).. **Please DO NOT IGNORE! Thank you !
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Old 04-26-2011, 11:56 AM
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Sounds like one of those fake chain letters/texts/emails that are always circulating from some supposed official source.
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If that is true, it's beyond my comphrension. I just don't understand these types of people.
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Sounds like one of those fake chain letters/texts/emails that are always circulating from some supposed official source.
That's what it looks like to me, too
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There was one of those years ago that warned about gangs who drove around looking for cars with the headlights on in the daytime and shooting the occupants for street cred. Or something like that.
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Old 04-26-2011, 12:01 PM
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To be honest, if I were to come across a crying, lost kid, my first stop would be the police station regardless if even to protect myself from stupid parents.
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There was one of those years ago that warned about gangs who drove around looking for cars with the headlights on in the daytime and shooting the occupants for street cred. Or something like that.
yeah, I pretty much assumed this was on par with those urban legend warning letters, but I had not yet heard of this one.

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To be honest, if I were to come across a crying, lost kid, my first stop would be the police station regardless if even to protect myself from stupid parents.
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Old 04-26-2011, 12:02 PM
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I just got one telling me not to pick up soda bottles from my yard because they're rigged to explode.

Do people ever think before they press forward?
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There was one of those years ago that warned about gangs who drove around looking for cars with the headlights on in the daytime and shooting the occupants for street cred. Or something like that.
I remember that one but the version I heard was, if you see someone driving at night with their headlights off don't flash them or they will follow you and shoot you.

The latest I've heard locally that there were people passing out keychains that where actually tracking devices and they will go to your house and rob you.
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Old 04-26-2011, 12:08 PM
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There was one of those years ago that warned about gangs who drove around looking for cars with the headlights on in the daytime and shooting the occupants for street cred. Or something like that.
The one I remember was that gang members would supposedly drive around at night without their lights on, and they would shoot anyone who flashed their lights at them. Essentially the same thing.
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Old 04-26-2011, 12:23 PM
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I remember that one but the version I heard was, if you see someone driving at night with their headlights off don't flash them or they will follow you and shoot you.

The latest I've heard locally that there were people passing out keychains that where actually tracking devices and they will go to your house and rob you.
Yeah, that one. I knew it had something to do with headlights and shooting.
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There was one of those years ago that warned about gangs who drove around looking for cars with the headlights on in the daytime and shooting the occupants for street cred. Or something like that.
I think that is is true.
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Old 04-26-2011, 01:16 PM
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I think that is is true.
Except that I had it wrong.
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Chances are, if it's forwarded to you in an email--it isn't true.

Why do people still believe and forward these things? Do they just want to be afraid of the world?
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I recently received a forward promising a free phone – a "brand new" model from 1997.
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