Sick. Most likely a prank, as most folks of this sort dont go to the trouble to advertise or warn anyone of their intent. The nature of this kind of beast is usually that they know right well that what they are up to is the worst kind of wrong-so they try to do their thing discreet and hope to get away with it.
Nonetheless-be vigilant,and keep an eye out.
But- 1 lesson from past personal experience in such a matter.
About 18 years ago,when I lived in NY, a couple of kids had been abducted in my neighborhood. At the time,they were still missing,outcome unknown. But everyone was keeping a sharper eye out,for sure.Myself included.
One afternoon, coming home from work, I saw something that just didnt look right to me at all-with this situation very much in mind at the time. A boy of about 8 yrs. was riding his bike along a sidewalk. Riding alongside him, on the street-matching his pace, was a station-wagon with an adult male-roughly 40's (same rough discription as the person everyone was watching out for) the man was saying something to the kid, and the kid looked terrified-began pedaling as fast as he could to get away from this guy. Look back at the guy, and he's making frantic gestures to the kid to come get in the car.
I continued to follow this guy,and noted his plate # for when I could get to a phone.
Then the car sped-up,swerved to the curb in front of the kid and the guy got out and approached the kid. At this I decided I was going to step-in. Hard.
No way in hell was I simply going to sit there and watch a possible abduction go down right in front of me.
I got out -shouted at the guy to stay away from the kid. He looked right at me, ignored me, and continued towards the kid.So I moved up.
I got hold of him just before he could get his hands on the kid, and commenced to beating him to a pulp right there on the sidewalk.
A couple other male adults from nearby homes saw this as well, and began to come over and join in.
At this, the kid started yelling to stop beatiing his "dad".
:banghead: :banghead:
WTF, over?
So I ask the guy-are you his father? He says yes. I asked to explain himself-in light of the recent missing kids, etc. Long story short-the kid had done something or other,was supposed to be grounded,but had left out on his bike-and he had pursued the kid to bring him home.
I told him why I did what I did, and what it looked like to the rest of us seeing this go down-due to the kidnappings.
He thought it over, and then thanked me.
That really threw me for a loop- thank me? He said, yes, had this been what it must have looked like-now that he thought about it- he was thankful someone would have intervened like this for his kid. So, odd enough day already-for both of us, we shook hands and parted ways.
So I know the emotion/rage of what one wants to do to such a person. But I now also know that not is always as it seems-so acting on that.....may not go down like it did for me.