J. J. in Phila
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Respectfully snipped, as always.
The difference, in this case, is the proximity to the houses, and the foot and vehicle traffic. It isn't just a question of someone getting the drop on RFG, but it is to do it quietly and without creating attention. Even if RFG had been knocked out, the killer would have to get him into a vehicle.
The first rule of personal safety is " NEVER get into anyone's car for any reason." Ray definitely would have known this as a D.A. who likely prosecuted many stalking/ abduction/ rape cases.
I've known it and had it drilled into my head by my parents, then LE officers for all my adult life. But, I was hit on the head from behind and stun gunned, and scooped up at night into a car where I couldn't be seen.
So, forced abduction, but it was the one point in the assaulter's trial that was least provable- that I had not gotten into his Corvette voluntarily, as we did know each other. There was no head injury present in all the myriad of injuries almost 3 days later and stun gun left no marks at all. Of course, it was a minor moot point and he was convicted of kidnapping as well as everything else, and is now free because of his exemplary service for 30 years as a LE official.
( This is to say- " Justice is sometimes a relative term").
I guess my point is " I hate to think about it all, but have come to realize that anyone can be rendered temporarily unable to resist abduction".
The difference, in this case, is the proximity to the houses, and the foot and vehicle traffic. It isn't just a question of someone getting the drop on RFG, but it is to do it quietly and without creating attention. Even if RFG had been knocked out, the killer would have to get him into a vehicle.