Excerpts from today's Phil. Daily Inquirer

http://www.inq7.net/nat/2003/nov/20/text/nat_4-1-p.htm

Sy, 32, commercial finance director of Coca-Cola Export Corp., was abducted Monday on her way to her office by gunmen who opened fire on her car after she apparently refused to open it, hitting her leg and arm, Reyes said.

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Police said that after his surrender, driver Roger led them to the house at No. 4 Molave Avenue in the Merville Park Subdivision in Parañaque, where they recovered at around 6:30 a.m. the Toyota van used in the abduction. They said the suspects had dragged a bleeding Sy into the van right after they blocked her Toyota RAV4 sports utility vehicle in Quezon City.

Apparently, the kidnappers blocked her vehicle while it was in motion, contrary to my earlier understanding that they abducted her while the SUV was parked.

How many of us are ready to use our vehicle as a battering ram in order to escape from such a situation? This may be the only course of action left if its not possible to shift into reverse or otherwise maneuver around the vehicle blocking us.

Incidentally, there's an interesting article about Exo Armoring Inc. in the motoring section of today's PDI. Although the technology to have one's vehicle armored is way beyond our financial means, the article presents a few tips that we can use if we are ever confronted with such a scenario.

IceColdBeer,

If you happen to pin a kidnapper down with your car or (if you have a PTC, lucky you) if you manage to shoot him during the course of your escape and he dies, you will most likely be justified if you enter a plea of self-defense.