From: bjones@TrentU.CA (NAME)
Subject: Re: WARNING.....(please read)...
Reply-To: bjones@TrentU.CA
Organization: Trent University, Peterborough
Lines: 26

In article <1993Apr16.091938.6821@hasler.ascom.ch>, kevinh@hslrswi.hasler.ascom.ch (kevinh) writes:
>
>In article <C5H7qz.KyA@boi.hp.com>, wesf@boi.hp.com (Wes Fujii) writes:
>|> Brian LaRose (larose@austin.cs.utk.edu) wrote:
>|> 
>|> : I never saw the guy.  The police said they thought the motive was to
>|> : hit the car, have us STOP to check out the damage, and then JUMP US,
>|> : and take the truck.  
>|> : 
>|> : PLEASE BE AWARE OF FOLKS.  AND FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, PLEASE DON'T STOP!!!!
>|> 
>|> Sad.  This sort of thing is on the rise across the country.  South Florida
>|> is getting a lot of national TV coverage on the subject where vacationers
>|> are being attacked (and some killed) in schemes similar to this.
>
>Make that worldwide coverage. I know numerous people who were planning
>holidays to the Florida, and have now chosen another (non-US)
>destination. You expect this sort of thing, perhaps, in third world
>countries - but not the US!

>In response to this and other articles that have been written on this 
subject, I would like to say that it is not just a US problem.  In southern 
Ontario last summer there were several instances along the 401 where people 
(mainly truckers) were shot at from overpasses.  There are many sick people 
out there and it makes you wonder what the worlds coming to.
>kevinh@hasler.ascom.ch
