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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,655 posts)
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 10:10 AM Jan 2020

Doorbell camera captures kidnapping. Trigger Warning

Shortly after midnight on New Year’s Eve, as America’s party city was celebrating the arrival of 2020, a desperate woman on a suburban Las Vegas street leapt out of the back door of a white Hyundai Sonata with a sunroof, and ran toward a front door, chased by the driver of the car.

As she charged up the sidewalk, she must have known the chances of anyone being at home at this time, on this night, were vanishingly small.

The woman must have felt utterly abandoned as she banged on that door, screaming for help, but no one came to assist her.

Although no human came to her rescue, a digital eye was watching: Her frantic appeal for help was captured in minute detail by a doorbell camera installed in the front door of the house she ran toward.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/doorbell-camera-footage-of-kidnapping-of-las-vegas-woman-posted-to-youtube

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BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
1. Women are under attack by MEN, the world over.
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 12:29 PM
Jan 2020

And not much concern about it seen among men. What the hell do we do about the epidemic of violence against women?

ancianita

(36,161 posts)
3. What do we do? Make it THEIR problem. For milliennia we've never been the predators, only prey.
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 01:01 PM
Jan 2020

It's time THEY have to deal with it. The costs should become so high they rethink their fake male entitlements.

AND we HAVE to finally pass the ERA. All the necessary states have ratified it, but it will take a Democratic president -- maybe ONLY a woman Democratic president -- to push it toward being finalized as an amendment.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
4. Yes, being physically weaker, and desirable to males, has always made us prey.
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 02:44 PM
Jan 2020

I wish we didn’t turn inward so much. We should set our rage outwards, to resist! Women should get better at self defense, too.

Bucky

(54,087 posts)
11. Freedom Of Information Act. Not sure how that stops an attack
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 04:46 PM
Jan 2020

Maybe it would help them identify a potential violent criminal if they do a background check on them, maybe before going out on a date?

I mean, that sounds like a good idea, since most assaults come from men who know the victim. This a-hole didn't start off with kidnapping. He was exposed to violence young, committed smaller petty acts in high school, and gradually became more hateful and violent.

That's almost how it always is with sociopaths.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
14. Yep. Exactly. Wonder how he is with defenseless animals?
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 07:02 PM
Jan 2020

They always victimize those weaker than themselves.

PatrickforO

(14,599 posts)
2. We have a video doorbell.
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 12:39 PM
Jan 2020

It's a godsend. Not only that, there's a Nextdoor app for your phone. These two things have really pulled our community together. People are talking to each other. They are looking out for each other. There is a kind of different feel - a feel of community.

That is a great thing!

marlakay

(11,521 posts)
7. Nextdoor is really a good thing to use
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 03:25 PM
Jan 2020

Everyone should join it. Not only have I found out about a few house thief's, but I found a good local plumber and we banded together to fight against a Circle K they wanted to build right next to houses!

From garage sales to missing pets its a great site to belong to.

And living in a conservative town (in blue state) it makes me feel good to have a place to join with others with no politics. I know many here think republicans are the devil, but I think they are brainwashed. I hold no hope of them changing so its nice to have a safe place to meet.

FreeState

(10,585 posts)
13. We installed Eufy Cams
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 05:02 PM
Jan 2020

Motion activated 1080p with night vision. We don’t have a doorbell. The great thing about the cameras is I have it set up to do additional actions - this could help in situations like this:

1) motion detected
2) phone notified (I can talk through the cameras even when not home via my phone).
3) motion triggers lights to come on full blast - around the house too.
4) motion triggers speakers playing music or sounds.


Sometimes our security helps others (hopefully!).

Leith

(7,813 posts)
10. The stories weren't clear on where this happened
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 04:23 PM
Jan 2020

"south of downtown"
"suburban Las Vegas"
Okay, not North Las Vegas or northern LV (confusing, yes, there is a suburb called North Las Vegas and LV itself has a northern section).

Then they said near the I-15 and I-215 interchange, which narrows it down to north Henderson (the LV part is close too the airport and not residential). It's a pretty good area for the most part, with houses 20 ~ 30 years old and well kept neighborhoods.

Bucky

(54,087 posts)
12. Yeah, violent crimes happen in good neighborhoods too
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 04:48 PM
Jan 2020

Petty theft and vandalism are associated with socioeconomic class. Violent crimes are mostly immune to demographics and economics.

tblue37

(65,502 posts)
15. She is his girlfriend, and they just had a baby at the beginning of December. IOW, it's another cas
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 07:25 PM
Jan 2020

Of a woman being brutally abused by the man who supposedly loves her.

https://heavy.com/news/2020/01/darnell-rodgers-doorbell-kidnapping/

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