Thread: Madelyn Primoff

Originally Posted by jnich67

Being the children of a lawyer and growing up in Scarsdale, I'm sure these kids would have been able to hire a car or taxi to drive them the 3 miles home.

Jordan

Financially, probably. But they would have had to call, and what are the chances they know a the number of a service?

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Financially, probably. But they would have had to call, and what are the chances they know a the number of a service?

do kids today seriously not know how to use 411?

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Financially, probably. But they would have had to call, and what are the chances they know a the number of a service?

I said that kind of tongue in cheek. Scarsdale has a reputation....

Actually, with the mall and several hotels right there, finding a cab wouldn't have been too difficult. If they grew up in Scarsdale, they would have spent a fair amount of time in this area and it would be familiar.

I'm sure they were a little shaken up and I'm not saying I necessarily agree with the mother's actions - I don't know enough about their relationship/situation, but I don't think it's as bad as it's being made out to be in the media or by the police.

Jordan

Originally Posted by jockeys

do kids today seriously not know how to use 411?

When it comes to what kid's know, I find the safest bet is to assume they know nothing.

Originally Posted by jnich67

I said that kind of tongue in cheek. Scarsdale has a reputation....

Actually, with the mall and several hotels right there, finding a cab wouldn't have been too difficult. If they grew up in Scarsdale, they would have spent a fair amount of time in this area and it would be familiar.

I'm sure they were a little shaken up and I'm not saying I necessarily agree with the mother's actions - I don't know enough about their relationship/situation, but I don't think it's as bad as it's being made out to be in the media or by the police.

Jordan

Oh I'm fully aware of Scarsdale's reputation. I spent the first 18 years of my life there.

I'm not sure that they would necessarily be familiar with the area; I know that I sure wasn't. Typically, we would drive to the mall (this was the Galleria, before the Westchester existed). I didn't pay all that much attention on the ride there, and we would park in the garage. As a result, I had no idea how to get there, but once inside I knew my way around.

I know there are often cabs around, but I'm pretty sure they don't just pick up passangers. I could very well be wrong because WP has changed a lot in the last few years and I don't live down there anymore, but when I was down there you had to call the taxi's dispacher to get a cab. They did not pick up pedestirans like they do in NYC.

Silly woman. A bit of gripe water would've sorted them out...

Ray, that reminds me of an "epic fail" picture of a woman driving a volkswagon - she rolled the window up on her hair but didn't seem to notice. Maybe that would have been a better way to punish the kids... j/k

Originally Posted by RalphS

Would you dump your kids and drive off

No, my kids are too young to be left alone