[aap1966]

To put this in perspective, where I live there has been a bit of publicity lately about child abductions.

So I was driving home (a thunder storm had just passed through) and got stuck in traffic next to our local park. There was a child about three years old running along the footpath a good 200 yards away from the person I presumed to be their parent (who was really paying no attention to the kid). I was watching this kid because I was concerned it might run out onto the road.
While I was watching the child began to climb through a gap under the fence that separated the footpath from the open stormwater drain. Deadbeat dad was 200 yards away and absolutely clueless.
I freaked, pulled over and ran up to the kid. The kid saw me coming, got scared, exited the fence and ran back to the father. (Who was standing there looking like if he had one I.Q. point, it'd be lonely). I got back into my car and drove home.

When I told my wife she said "so the other drivers saw a 50 year old man get out of his car, approach a child on the street, then when the kid ran, get back into his car and drive away. Yeah, that looks legit"

Hadn't even occurred to me, all I was thinking was 3 year olds don't do well in storm water drains, but she had a point.