Mother fights off Man Attempted to Kidnap her Daughter

I can't believe no one jumped in to help. The video clearly shows a man getting out of the way, not even attempting to help.

Holy cow! Glad she's ok.

So scary. I've thought about this recently...how incredibly brazen people like this have to be with all the security cameras and various forms of digital media "out there" to potentially catch them in the act. Kudos to that mama and off-duty officer.

I'm a very petite girl and look much younger than my actual old age. My DH and sons saw this on the news and said they were forbiding me from going shopping there ever again.

So very scary though. Middle of the day, in regular store, I'm still shuddering over it.

This is the craziest video!

1. I can't believe the guy was so bold to do it there!
2. I think my Momma instinct would kick in too...you take my kid, I'm going too!
3. Thank goodness for law enforcement - on duty and off duty!

Wow.

I saw this on Good Morning America yesterday. They said he had a history of mental illness. Sad, all the way around. Also, it's hard to tell from 1 camera what was going on in the rest of the store. I can't imagine what I would do in a situation like that. There can be many reasons why the customer did not help.

It is so odd how determined this guy was to get this girl. Usually criminals take the path of least resistance. Most would've given up after a few seconds. Even with all ruckus, he just kept holding on and dragging her. I'm wondering if he was on meth or something.

The girl was smart to drop to the floor like dead weight. I remember telling my kids to do that if someone tried to grab them.

That has got to be the most shocking thing I'vewatched in a long time . That poor girl- I wonder was she injured ?

You can really tell that something was off with this guy just because of the way he went about all of this.

I feel for the mom & girl. They must have been terrified. I think, too, about how this girl is at an age where most kids are looking for more and more independence, and how fortunate it was that on this particular day, this girl with out with her mom, when she is certainly at an age where many kids got to or run into a store on their own. And the mom could have been waiting in the parking lot or not been there at all.

And then, of course, it was extremely fortunate that the officer was there so that they can rest a bit easier knowing that he was caught immediately.

A scary, but yet fortunate story all around.

It's terrifying. Thank God the mom was right there. I have a "freeze" reaction instead of fight or flight and I'm afraid I wouldn't have reacted as quickly as she did.

That is so crazy! But bystanders often do not do what you think they will. I was on a train and a man who obviously has issues (dirty, sort of strange looking) tried to get a seat an elderly woman was going for. She was maybe 4'11", and old. Since it's Asia, she pushed him out of the way (not a rude thing here at all, older person has right of way, always). The man swore and shoved her, hard, and she fell down. Car goes silent. I was so shocked, but I stepped in front of her and told the guy to move away, and I would have hit him (helps I am a big woman here as opposed to in the us!). He got a bit upset and shoved me, and I shoved him, and I thought I might have a real fight on a train with my poor daughter behind me saying "mom, stop, mom, stop!" but I wasn't going to let this guy beat up an old woman in front of me. but apparently everyone else...was? Since it's Asia I really thought more people would intervene, but I stead everyone went silent and stared when he shoved her down, no one did anything.

My daughter later said she wished I hadn't got involved at the time, but after was glad I did and angry at all the young men just standing there gaping, doing nothing. it was a lesson in what bystanders will- or won't- do.

That is something you can overcome with good self defense training.