I would give them food but don’t invite them in, and call the cops. Depending on the weather I might give them a blanket to stay warm. The world is too fucked up for me to trust a stranger enough to let into my home. Yeah it’s a child but this doesn’t mean they aren’t being manipulated or forced into acting hungry and sad to be let in and open the door to whoever they are working for when I’m not looking.
Good point. It's unfortunately not beyond people to use kids as ploys to gain access to someone or somewhere. It's sick and it would be really hard to leave a child outside in the cold, but people are crazy and it's a dangerous world.
I've always been told to never open the door to a random stranger asking to be let in, use the phone, etc., but to instead offer to make a call for help for them through the door. I feel I can never be too careful and plan to stick to that. To be honest, I live in a neighborhood in a city surrounded by public places full of people that could help (and would be a safer choice on their part than stopping by a random house), including a Wal-Mart across the highway that is open 24/7 (and a walk-in medical clinic nearby, also open 24/7), plus my house would be an odd choice for someone stopping to ask for help, so I would find it suspicious for someone to randomly come to my house to ask for assistance unless they were a neighbor.
I have also heard (I can't remember if this was just a rumor or not, but I remember hearing something about it) that criminals have used baby crying noises in order to try to lure victims out of their houses. If it's true, that's pretty freaky considering most people would go out looking around without even stopping to think about it! It also just makes me really sad to think that there are people out there wanting to hurt good-hearted people just trying to make sure another person is okay/protect them.
Yes, I have no reason to let a random stranger in my home. A lot of home invaders will use a child, or other vulnerable person as a decoy/bait to gain entrance to one's home.
I would just tell the person to wait for a moment, and then call 911. I would also NEVER tell the person outside my door that I called the authorities.
I figure if a stranger shows up at my front door then they ought to expect me to be careful.
Shit, whenever I get phone calls from private phone numbers I either don't answer, or I answer by saying, "who is this calling me from a private/blocked number". I honestly don't feel any obligation to be overly polite, or friendly when I see an unfamiliar phone number, and especially NOT a private, or blocked number.
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I would give them food but don’t invite them in, and call the cops. Depending on the weather I might give them a blanket to stay warm. The world is too fucked up for me to trust a stranger enough to let into my home. Yeah it’s a child but this doesn’t mean they aren’t being manipulated or forced into acting hungry and sad to be let in and open the door to whoever they are working for when I’m not looking.
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Good point. It's unfortunately not beyond people to use kids as ploys to gain access to someone or somewhere. It's sick and it would be really hard to leave a child outside in the cold, but people are crazy and it's a dangerous world.
I've always been told to never open the door to a random stranger asking to be let in, use the phone, etc., but to instead offer to make a call for help for them through the door. I feel I can never be too careful and plan to stick to that. To be honest, I live in a neighborhood in a city surrounded by public places full of people that could help (and would be a safer choice on their part than stopping by a random house), including a Wal-Mart across the highway that is open 24/7 (and a walk-in medical clinic nearby, also open 24/7), plus my house would be an odd choice for someone stopping to ask for help, so I would find it suspicious for someone to randomly come to my house to ask for assistance unless they were a neighbor.
I have also heard (I can't remember if this was just a rumor or not, but I remember hearing something about it) that criminals have used baby crying noises in order to try to lure victims out of their houses. If it's true, that's pretty freaky considering most people would go out looking around without even stopping to think about it! It also just makes me really sad to think that there are people out there wanting to hurt good-hearted people just trying to make sure another person is okay/protect them.
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Yes, I have no reason to let a random stranger in my home. A lot of home invaders will use a child, or other vulnerable person as a decoy/bait to gain entrance to one's home.
I would just tell the person to wait for a moment, and then call 911. I would also NEVER tell the person outside my door that I called the authorities.
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Very true! Definitely a smart idea not to tell them you called the authorities, as well!
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I figure if a stranger shows up at my front door then they ought to expect me to be careful.
Shit, whenever I get phone calls from private phone numbers I either don't answer, or I answer by saying, "who is this calling me from a private/blocked number". I honestly don't feel any obligation to be overly polite, or friendly when I see an unfamiliar phone number, and especially NOT a private, or blocked number.
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I don't blame you at all for that! I am the same way with those numbers, too!
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Thanks!