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Sid Davis Productions Presents
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<i>The Strange Ones</i>
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This film was produced with the cooperation
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of the Culver City Police Department.
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This is Karen. She is eight years old
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and she is on her way home from school
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Every day she passes this store
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with a wonderful candy counter
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and every once in a while her mother
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gives her a dime [$0.10] for a treat.
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And Karen always stops at the store even
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if it's only to window shop.
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Of course Karen's parents have told her
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never to take money or candy from a stranger
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or let him touch her.
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But right now it looks as though she
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has forgotten these basic rules.
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But Karen's friend the salesgirl hasn't forgotten,
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and wonders who the stranger is
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that is buying candy for her,
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and why.
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Karen, having already forgotten
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one of her parent's warnings
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finds it easy to forget another:
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Never to go anywhere with a stranger,
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or accept rides with people you
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don't know, no matter
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what they tell you.
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This time, Karen is lucky.
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Her friend does what you should do
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in a situation like this.
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She takes down the license number
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of the car and the description of
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the stranger, and calls the police.
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Her information is sent out by police radio...
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...to officers all over town....
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...so that they can be on the lookout
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for the car with Karen and the stranger.
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At home, Karen's mother is beginning to get worried.
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She is waiting and waiting,
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but no Karen.
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She knows just how long it takes Karen
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to get home from school,
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but she is already half an hour late.
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[Culver City Police]
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So because Karen's friend remembered
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to take down the car's license number,
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everything turned out alright.
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And Karen, of course, knew
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her telephone number, so that
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the policeman could call her mother right away
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to come and get her.
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My name is Mrs. Perkins,
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and I am a policewoman.
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We had a while to wait
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for Karen's mother to come and get her,
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so this was a good chance for me to
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tell Karen of some of the dangers
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children her age must
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be on the lookout for.
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Most people in the world are good and
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nice, but unfortunately
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there are some strange ones,
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and these strange ones are sick.
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Not sick with a cold or measles
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or anything like that,
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but sick in the mind.
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We call them "mentally ill."
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Now many boys and girls enjoy playing
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in areas like this.
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They explore interesting places
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and make up games to play by themselves.
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But you never know when there might be a strange one around.
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Sometimes we become so involved
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in what we are doing that we can't
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see the danger.
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And even if this little boy had
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seen the man, how could he know
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that he was a strange one?
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There's no way to tell. The strange ones
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look just like everyone else.
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It is wise to avoid playing in deserted
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areas like this, especially
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when you are alone.
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I explained to Karen that you should
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not play in any area where there are no other
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people around, and you must also
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be on your guard even when you are in Downtown,
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like this little girl.
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She's running an errand for her mother.
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When a stranger stops her and asks directions
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she politely and courteously
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gives him the information.
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But when he asks her to go with him,
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of course she says no, politely
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excuses herself, and goes on her way.
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Never go with strangers when they
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ask for directions, and if there
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is any trouble, just call out for help.
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And if you see any of your friends about
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to make a mistake, you can help.
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It's always a good idea when you go
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to the park, or the movies,
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or even to the store, to take
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along a friend.
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And when you are at the park, play in
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the areas that are set aside as playgrounds.
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Do not hang around the restrooms.
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And if you see any of your playmates
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about to get into trouble,
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get help from a police officer
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or someone you know.
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Just as these children did.
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They ran and found the little girl's mother
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Not only [do you] have to look out for yourself
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but for the little children who don't know any better,
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who can't understand that
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some people are sick in the mind.
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There are so many ways you can get into
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trouble with the strange ones,
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and one of the quickest is by hitchhiking.
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It is a wise young man who
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knows not to hitch rides with strangers.
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There are so many things that can happen, other
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than your getting a quick ride home.
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The man may be drunk and get into an accident,
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or he may be just a bad driver,
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or, a strange one with no intention
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of taking you home.
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If you ever see any of your friends
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hitchhiking, and cannot stop them,
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get the license number of the car.
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And remember not to take shortcuts,
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especially through alleys or empty side streets.
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You never know when a strange one might
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approach you, and it may never happen,
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but it is far better to be on the safe side.
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Be on your guard, and know what to look out for,
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like this little girl in the movie theater.
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She remembers what her parents told her:
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Never let a stranger touch you or put his hands on you.
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She told the usher in the theater,
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and this man won't bother anyone again.
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I think Karen can see now
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how foolish she was, and if it
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hadn't been for her friend
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remembering the right thing to do, how
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much trouble she might have been in.
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Karen will remember never to
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accept gifts or rides from strangers,
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and now she knows to stay clear of
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deserted places.
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Well, Karen's adventure has made her
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a wiser little girl,
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and I hope you have become wiser too.
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The End A Sid Davis Production
