is it illegal to pretend to get kidnapped? but you don't ask for ransom and you go back to your house.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jtRpNOKcqJg
will the cops charge you?
2007-08-18 16:19:57 · 13 answers · asked by the common cold 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
This happened recently with that bride who got cold feet.
She bolted without telling anyone... then told her parents she was abducted... this caused a massive search for the woman and the alleged abductor.
When the woman was finally found, she fessed up that she just got cold feet and bolted from the wedding.
I don't know whether or not she was ever charged with a crime. I know everyone at first was just relieved to find her alive. She may have been required to get counselling.
Personally, I think she owed a huge apology to her community as well as several hours of community service. I kept up with that story, and remember reading how various restaurants donated free meals to search parties in the community.
If it isn't illegal, it certainly should be.
2007-08-18 16:49:15 · answer #1 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and in fact the consequences are very severe. A while back a runaway bride pretended to be kidnapped. She served time in jail and she had to pay back all the money the government spent trying to find her.
2007-08-24 19:50:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How can someone know you were "kidnapped" if you don't report it? If you do, then you are falsely reporting a crime which is a crime. A lot of municipalities now will charge you for the cost of looking for you when you knowingly disappear like that.
2007-08-19 11:02:36 · answer #3 · answered by D squared 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's illegal and other law agencies can sometimes be brought into these types of cases, FBI, so you will waste a lot of manpower on a prank. I would not advise pulling this chain.
2007-08-26 21:08:04 · answer #4 · answered by Rhode Island Red 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since you don't care about those who care about you and how they'd feel if they thought you were kidnapped,think about you well deserved jail time cause what you suggested is a crime and your a person in need of help.remember the real runaway bride
2007-08-18 23:41:52 · answer #5 · answered by onesickchick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember the lady from GA who said she was kidnapped before her wedding?
What do you think?
2007-08-24 09:21:42 · answer #6 · answered by Eddie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is...and its a huge waste of LE time and money. They have real crimes to work on and dumb ideas like yours...only hurts the people in real need!
2007-08-26 10:59:09 · answer #7 · answered by 2Bad4U 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes this is illegal. You can't abduct yourself. Do we not remember the runaway bride?
2007-08-18 23:28:14 · answer #8 · answered by .. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely it is illegal. Yes, they will charge you.
2007-08-24 02:20:01 · answer #9 · answered by Wrong number 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes ...it is called obstruction of justice
2007-08-25 13:19:19 · answer #10 · answered by stones 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋