MetaFilter posts tagged with kidnap

Hey, you look familiar!

blue_beetle — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:29:22 -0800

Age progression compositing (or forensic composting) is the process of taking a photo of a child and creating a composite image of what they might look like years later. It has been used to great success in the recovery of kidnap victims, and most recently in the case of Jaycee Dugard.

Austria asks: How did this happen again?

essexjan — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:24:32 -0800

"The whole country must ask itself just what is really, fundamentally going wrong." An Austrian pensioner has admitted holding his daughter captive in a basement for 24 years, during which time he fathered seven children with her. Inexplicably, three of the children were later adopted by him and his wife, on the premise that their daughter had gone to live with a religious cult. One baby died, and its body was burned by the (grand)father in the back garden. The daughter and her other children lived in the basement, accessible only through a metal door secured by a combination known only to her father, with no access to sunlight or fresh air. Their one concession was a television. The escape came when the woman's 19-year-old captive child fell seriously ill, and her mother secreted a note in her clothing which was found by hospital staff. Their ordeal is far from over - the mother and the three captive children will need therapy that's beyond imagination. As will, no doubt, the other family members affected by this. But, following the Natasha Kampusch case two years ago, questions are being asked in Austria about how this could have happened in a small town where the family was well-known. The abuser was not a loner weirdo. And, of course, it couldn't happen in the UK, could it? As the British Government increases court fees for care proceedings by 2,500%, the risk of more children slipping through the safety net increases.

US to allies: "Suck it, haterz!"

dash_slot- — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:46:49 -0800

US has right to kidnap any defendant, anywhere, anytime, says it's UK lawyer. Until now it was commonly assumed that US law permitted kidnapping only in the “extraordinary rendition” of terrorist suspects. The American government has for the first time made it clear in a British court that the law applies to anyone, British or otherwise, suspected of a crime by Washington. Until now it was commonly assumed that US law permitted kidnapping only in the “extraordinary rendition” of terrorist suspects. The American government has for the first time made it clear in a British court that the law applies to anyone, British or otherwise, suspected of a crime by Washington. Alun Jones QC, representing the US government replied that it was acceptable under American law to kidnap people if they were wanted for offences in America. “The United States does have a view about procuring people to its own shores which is not shared,” he said. He said that if a person was kidnapped by the US authorities in another country and was brought back to face charges in America, no US court could rule that the abduction was illegal and free him: “If you kidnap a person outside the United States and you bring him there, the court has no jurisdiction to refuse — it goes back to bounty hunting days in the 1860s....That is United States law.” "

Astronaut charged with kidnap attempt

NortonDC — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:54:52 -0800

Astronaut charged with kidnap attempt. It's current, it's for real, and each paragraph is weirder than the last.

Snatchback

Terminal Verbosity — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 20:16:22 -0800

In 1992, Maureen Dabbagh's ex-husband kidnapped their daughter and fled to Syria. Now Maureen was about to step into a universe she had no idea existed: the covert world of the "snatchback industry." She would go on to become a snatchback agent herself, to help other "left behinds."

Also, How to kidnap your children and get away with it.

Jill Carroll update

raaka — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 23:00:30 -0800

CSMonitor's Jill Carroll update As there isn't really much news about Jill Carroll, this blog has become mainly about the issues surrounding the Carroll abduction. What is Islam's perspective on foreigners? How does rampant kidnapping effect journalists? The last 'update' is about a poster of Carroll hung from Rome's city hall. Which makes me think two things: there isn't much news about Carroll's situation; why in the hell hasn't a US city hung a poster of Carroll?

We can finally joke about beheadings...

pemulis — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:40:06 -0800

The kidnap videos in Iraq are suspicious. Some say they are fake. Some make their own... what do you think of this one? A rare bit of humor from Al-Jazeera. [.wmv]

Aristide Says He Was Kidnapped

ao4047 — Mon, 01 Mar 2004 13:40:56 -0800

Aristide Says He Was Kidnapped From Democracy Now: Aristide says he was "kidnapped" and taken by force to the Central African Republic. Congressmember Maxine Waters said she received a call from Aristide at 9am EST. "He's surrounded by military. It's like he is in jail, he said. He says he was kidnapped," said Waters. "He did not resign.... He was abducted by the United States in the commission of a coup." Robinson says he spoke to Aristide on a cell phone that was smuggled to the Haitian president. Will this revolution be televised? (Accounts in ogg and mp3)

putzface_dickman — Thu, 15 Aug 2002 05:57:14 -0800

This seven-year-old girl escaped from her kidnappers and was helped by 2 young boys. Yesterday in Texas, a 13-year-old boy put his hand through a car window trying to stop an abduction. These teens stabbed their abductor with a bowie knife while trying to escape. Is the culture of violence that spawns school shooters also making kids into heroes?

mathowie — Tue, 05 Dec 2000 16:13:16 -0800

Sony's latest ad campaign has been pulled from the networks for being too edgy. It's certainly got an edge that I doubt children would understand, but they're still pretty funny (part 2 and part 3). Is this what happens when we have to protect everyone from anything remotely racy? Do you agree with the decision to pull them off the air?

Steven Den Beste — Thu, 23 Nov 2000 16:46:32 -0800

Something just a bit different in a kidnapping: the victim suffers from polydactyly. If someone you know has suddenly come up with a newborn baby with one extra finger on each hand, let the FBI know. (No joke.)