65 year old Jimmy Lee Dykes boarded a bus last Tuesday, shot the 66 year old bus driver and grabbed a 5 year old boy, taking him back to his underground bunker in Midland City, Alabama. The boy and the man have remained barricaded four feet underground for the past week. Dykes' neighbors described him as anti-government, and survivalists, yet no connection exists between him and the young boy he kidnapped. Authorities say the bunkers has blankets, heaters, and electricity. Medicine and toys have been delivered through a 60 foot ventilation pipe to the boy who has Asperger's syndrome and attention deficit disorder.
When will this terrible ordeal be resolved? It's been six days and negotiations through the pipe have led nowhere. Dykes has made no demands, and is trying to make the boy feel as comfortable as possible. One has to wonder the reason Dykes grabbed the young boy, or if he had different plans before killing the bus driver. It's clearly a delicate situation, though, as the authorities can't enter the bunker without a potential standoff with the armed Dykes. How should the FBI attempt to handle this dangerous situation? Sound off in the comments.
Whenever I read things like this, I always wonder what the heck they were thinking of!?! What does he think that he's going to accomplish by doing this? Criminals need to think about what they are doing more and consider if its actually worth something or if its just plan stupid. But that's probably the issue, they don't think. These stupid things make me so mad because they are pointless chaos and pain.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Caleb. What the heck are these people thinking!?! First this guy shoots an elderly person and then proceeds to kidnap a boy who has Asperger’s syndrome and attention deficit disorder. If this person thinks he can get away with this, he is just plain crazy. One, he kidnapped a kid and two; he has barricaded himself underground with no way out. I would not have the slightest clue on how to get the kid out, but I do hope the F.B.I. figures something out.
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