Originally Posted by
im_blue
Maybe I'm just a callous person (without kids), but I would not have waited even 5 minutes if they pulled this on me, and would have called the police to report false imprisonment if they insisted. What good is keeping me there? Am I going to walk out of there with a kid in my pocket?
The GM should contact his corporate lawyer if he thinks that's a valid policy. Even suspects in a questioning room have to be either arrested or released at some point.
Too bad no one took this course of action, as it would have killed two birds with one stone. The cops could have put an end to the false imprisonment AND worked to track down the missing child. Waiting 20-30 minutes to report such an episode is ridiculous. If the child was indeed abducted, all that does is give the perpetrator(s) a 20-30 minute head start. Awful on all fronts.