Commuters tackle man trying to kidnap girl on L.A. rail platform

[RamboLiberal]

As many as 10 commuters helped to foil the kidnapping of a teenage girl at a South L.A. light rail station. The girl has now come forward to detectives, officials said Friday.

The group of Good Samaritans tackled the girl's would-be attacker in the incident Thursday, a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman said.

"Eight to 10 people wrestled him to the ground," sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said. "The bystanders refused to let this occur. They brought this man to the ground, and there was a fight. It was an aggressive fight."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/10-good-samaritans-tackle-man-trying-to-kidnap-girl-on-la-rail-platform.html

So much for big city people won't get involved.

[here_is_to_hope]

1. Gosh, they should grabbed some laptops and ran

and hid! Stupid tough guys acting all tough! Lucky no one got hurt!

Do I need it?


:sarcasm:

[seabeyond]

3. or people being human enough to protect our kids..... nt

[uberblonde]

2. The shocker is...

They have public transit in L.A.? And people actually use it? LOL

[NV Whino]

4. My thoughts exactly!

LA has commuter rail? Amazing.

[pintobean]

5. K/R - Great story. Thanks for posting.