Fox - Can there be no trust between a kidnapper and his hostages? A man who held a Kansas couple hostage in their home while fleeing from authorities is suing them, claiming that they broke an oral contract made when he promised them money in exchange for hiding him from police. The couple has asked a judge to dismiss the suit. "I, the defendant, asked the Rowleys to hide me because I feared for my life. I offered the Rowleys an unspecified amount of money which they agreed upon, therefore forging a legally binding oral contract," Dimmick said in his hand-written court documents. He wants $235,000, in part to pay for the hospital bills that resulted from him being shot by police when they arrested him.
Umm, hey bro, I think you're doing it wrong...YOU'RE THE KIDNAPPER! You don't pay your hostages, they pay you for their release, do you get it? You're like the worst criminal I've ever heard of...Who lambs it from a violent criminal charge, kidnaps a family, and then offers to pay them for their hospitality? What the fuck, did you confuse their house with a Motel 6? Come on guy. Your first clue should have been when Mr. Rowley didn't ask you for a tip for showing you to your room.
Yea, it would have been nice if the Rowley's held up their part of the bargain, frankly I find the lack of accountability and follow through in America these days appalling, but you've got to expect it at this point. It's par for the course. It's not like you got a receipt for the bill of services, or a contract or anything, this day in age you're just begging to be ripped off without those. We're not living in the golden age of kidnapping anymore, hostages just getting Stockholm Syndrome the second they set eyes on your and shit. We're living in the age of CYA, cover your ass. Which as good advice as ever for you right now...have fun in prison.
