Boy voluntarily entered car ‘so that the other youth could record the interaction,’ Airdrie RCMP say

A 12-year-old boy escaped from the car of an alleged abductor that he and a group of other children arranged to meet as part of a “catch a predator scheme” they had devised on the Snapchat app, according to Alberta RCMP, who are strongly discouraging this type of vigilante activity.

There are so many ways this could go wrong.

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    5 days ago

    A clear demonstration of the fact that proper risk assessment is one of the last things to develop as kids grow up. Thankfully, he wasn’t hurt.

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      Oh my God, yeah—chills. Don’t get in the car is like rule 1. To such an extent that you should even risk grievous bodily harm or death before willingly getting in.