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Police: Armed Man Attempts To Abduct Woman Outside Mall
A search is under way in Stark County for a man who tried to abduct a woman outside of a mall, reported NewsChannel5.
Police in Jackson Township told reporters a 20-year-old woman had just left Belden Village Tuesday afternoon when she was approached by a man with a gun.
Police said the man forced her into her car and began to drive away.
"He had a gun and he told me to get into my car and he got in beside me and I jumped out when he started driving in the parking lot," the woman said.
Tim Escola, of the Jackson Township police, is urging people to use caution in the area. "I would suggest for anyone that goes to the mall or any area where there's a large group of people, to park in lighted area, stay with a group if at all possible," Escola was quoted as saying to NewsNet5.
The news report also quotes mall security as telling workers not to walk alone in the parking lot – day or night
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Commentary:
Avoiding walking alone is not an adequate self-defense measure. Two, ten (or even fifty) people can be subdued by one criminal with a gun. This woman was extremely lucky.
Unfortunately, although she can take up arms in defense of her country, Ohio law says she cannot bear arms for the defense of her own life until she turns 21. This should not be.
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