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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
Someone close to me was out and about with her caregiver and started yelling she was being kidnapped. She was not but some busybody retired LEO decided to follow them out to the caregiver's car and then demanded ID and the phone of the patient from the caregiver. The caregiver called her company and the company made other calls. Lots of headaches because of a overzealous retired LEO.
Once they were out of the store it should not have been anyone's business.
People do get kidnapped but use some common sense and do not jump to conclusions especially if there is a person with dementia involved.
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I'm glad things worked out in the end and thank you for this thread. But I have to wonder, if someone is yelling that they are being kidnapped, why would you jump to the conclusion that they were suffering from dementia? Would it not be more prudent to be a busybody, watch out for your neighbor, and try to be sure they were not actually being kidnapped? How can I know the person has dementia? I certainly cannot rely on the word of the accused kidnapper.
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