When do you step in?

elvistheking44
elvistheking44 Posts: 4,553
edited December 2012 in A Moving Train
This morning, as I was walking back to my house after dropping off my daughter at school I saw a young man, probably in his early 20's taking pictures of all the children walking into school. Believe me, I've never seen this man before and he was some distance from the school. When he noticed I saw him, he quickly stopped and started walking away whistling. I watched him get into his car and drive away. I took down his license plate as well as make and model of his car. Am I extremely paranoid due to the recent events in our world, or should I make a phone call........
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  • maj4e
    maj4e Posts: 605
    Sandy Hook or not you make the call. If it's benign he just answers a couple questions..
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,977
    ofthegirl99 wrote:
    This morning, as I was walking back to my house after dropping off my daughter at school I saw a young man, probably in his early 20's taking pictures of all the children walking into school. Believe me, I've never seen this man before and he was some distance from the school. When he noticed I saw him, he quickly stopped and started walking away whistling. I watched him get into his car and drive away. I took down his license plate as well as make and model of his car. Am I extremely paranoid due to the recent events in our world, or should I make a phone call........


    Absolutely call. At least the school to let them know. Maybe someone else has also reported this person at another time. Just be honest and stick to the facts. You have no idea what he was really doing. But I think it is something that warrants letting the school or police know about so they can look into it if they feel it necessary.

    Let the experts decide what is important to look into. Just give them the information.
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  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    ofthegirl99 wrote:
    This morning, as I was walking back to my house after dropping off my daughter at school I saw a young man, probably in his early 20's taking pictures of all the children walking into school. Believe me, I've never seen this man before and he was some distance from the school. When he noticed I saw him, he quickly stopped and started walking away whistling. I watched him get into his car and drive away. I took down his license plate as well as make and model of his car. Am I extremely paranoid due to the recent events in our world, or should I make a phone call........


    phone call. no question.
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  • foodboy
    foodboy Posts: 988
    you call the police. no question. these days you can never be too cautious. why would someone take pictures of kids then get spooked because you noticed them. make the call.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,977
    foodboy wrote:
    you call the police. no question. these days you can never be too cautious. why would someone take pictures of kids then get spooked because you noticed them. make the call.

    You know, I agree to call, but you never know what this person was really doing. And you don;t know if they were spooked.

    Heck, they could work for a developer that wants to buy the land from the city. ;)

    All I'm saying, is don't be crazy, and don't pretend you are a detective. Just stick to the facts.
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  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    Call and call now.

    Dude could be at home going through his pics looking for someone to abduct. You don't know what his plans are, so let the police do their job
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  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    What is the worse thing that can happen from calling the police?
  • even flow - question mark
    even flow - question mark Posts: 1,568
    fife wrote:
    What is the worse thing that can happen from calling the police?


    Some innocent guy gets hard lined by the cops and snaps and grabs a gun and freaks out.

    The poison from the poison stream caught up to you ELEVEN years ago and you floated out of here. Sept. 14, 08

  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,251
    A situation such as that one never ever hesitate to make the call to the authorities.

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  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    even flow - question mark wrote:
    fife wrote:
    What is the worse thing that can happen from calling the police?


    Some innocent guy gets hard lined by the cops and snaps and grabs a gun and freaks out.

    WOW! :shock:
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    A call won't hurt at all. As many said - stick to facts, don't give your possible interpretation to what you have noted.

    It may be nothing, but then again, this man may not be kosher. Better safe than sorry.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,983
    Call. If the person has a good explanation he can give it. Why mess around?
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  • even flow - question mark
    even flow - question mark Posts: 1,568
    fife wrote:
    even flow - question mark wrote:
    fife wrote:
    What is the worse thing that can happen from calling the police?


    Some innocent guy gets hard lined by the cops and snaps and grabs a gun and freaks out.

    WOW! :shock:


    You asked. Would that not be the worst thing that could happen. I don't see the world like a lot of the peace loving people on this board.

    The poison from the poison stream caught up to you ELEVEN years ago and you floated out of here. Sept. 14, 08

  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Doesn't pass the smell test; I'm with most of the others - call.

    Have you?
  • elvistheking44
    elvistheking44 Posts: 4,553
    Yes. I spoke with the administration at school and they are taking care of it......
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Good on you for calling. He could've been simply taking some pics for a newspaper or website report or he could've been mapping out something awful. Better safe than sorry.
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    ofthegirl99 wrote:
    Yes. I spoke with the administration at school and they are taking care of it......

    :thumbup:
  • elvistheking44
    elvistheking44 Posts: 4,553
    DewieCox wrote:
    Good on you for calling. He could've been simply taking some pics for a newspaper or website report or he could've been mapping out something awful. Better safe than sorry.

    The school is right next to Depaul University, and I originally assumed he may be working on a school project, but why drive, and why take pics of kids as they are entering the building, and why walk away when I noticed.......
    It all just didn't sit right....
  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    ofthegirl99 wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    Good on you for calling. He could've been simply taking some pics for a newspaper or website report or he could've been mapping out something awful. Better safe than sorry.

    The school is right next to Depaul University, and I originally assumed he may be working on a school project, but why drive, and why take pics of kids as they are entering the building, and why walk away when I noticed.......
    It all just didn't sit right....
    Nice work.
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    ofthegirl99 wrote:
    The school is right next to Depaul University, and I originally assumed he may be working on a school project, but why drive, and why take pics of kids as they are entering the building, and why walk away when I noticed.......
    It all just didn't sit right....

    I think it'd be pretty easy to feel like everybody is looking at you like you're doing something bad when taking pics of kids entering a school any time, much less a few days after a national incident.

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