# How not escape on a 2000 mile kidnapping trip

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**Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-escape-on-a-2000-mile-kidnapping-trip/944753/29 "2021-06-22T04:00:11Z")

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I remember an online poll that showed that a great majority of young American women would be seriously tempted if a man offered them a chance to just walk away from it all, right now, and start over. Given that the man “seemed” safe and reliable.

Most people harbor romantic notions about a prince charming.

Or maybe she thought they were only going 200 miles, to Milwaukie, Oregon.

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