Endya discusses weird happenings in the news.
By: Endya Goliday
-Staff Writer-
There is a new way to call in sick! A woman in San Antonio, Texas called in to work on Oct. 10, 2012 to tell her boss she would not be coming in – she was kidnapped. She claimed that a man jumped into her car at a nearby ATM and forced her at knifepoint to escort him around the city in a string of drug deals. After several stops, she said the man bound her and left her in a field where the police found her bound with rope inside her vehicle.
Upon arrival, detectives came across a lottery ticket which was purchased at a convenience store near where the woman was found. Surveillance footage showed the woman looking unharmed, healthy, cheerful and making unhurried conversation with the store clerks. After the woman was shown the footage from the store, she admitted it had been a hoax.
The reason behind it all? According the San Antonio-Express News, the woman was reported saying she “simply wanted a day off from work and a little attention.”
She at least gets credit for creativity, right? There is nothing wrong with wanting a little attention now and again, but to crave it to the point where you feign your own kidnapping – pitiful and sad.
Her story was not executed well; she should have supported her story with believable details. Avoid the convenience store, do not buy a lottery ticket and do not get caught on tape making friends with the cashier. The smart thing would be say someone broke into the house, tied up her up warthog style, threw her in the trunk of her own car and left her on outskirts of town. Throw in props, like ear plus and a blindfold for good measure.
Sound like unnecessary nonsense? That is because it is. Faking your own kidnapping cannot possibly be the cure for loneliness and sympathy. Why not take a vacation for time off or buy a dog for attention?
Unfortunately, this woman did not act on those two relatively simple things. As a result of her lies she was arrested and charged with aggravated perjury (a third-degree felony). How is that for a day off and a little attention?
