Exec flees Tijuana abductors

San Diego Union ^ | April 8, 2006 | Anna Cearley and Diane Lindquist

[martin_fierro]

A high-level U.S. executive who was kidnapped after crossing the border managed to escape yesterday after grabbing a revolver while two kidnappers were dozing.
Yong Hak Kim, a U.S. citizen who was born in South Korea, locked his abductors in a bathroom of the house where he was being held and ran outside for help, Mexican authorities said.

Thereby thoroughly stuning their beebers!

[radar101]

Yong Hak Kim, president of Amex Manufacturing, was kidnapped Thursday morning in Tijuana.

[doug from upland]

I can't believe that drug gangs are not kidnapping wealthy Americans all the time and holding them for ransom.

[Emmet Fitzhume]

I love a story with a happy ending!

[Ramius]

Good for him! Gutsy move.

[CrawDaddyCA]

...managed to escape yesterday after grabbing a revolver while two kidnappers were dozing.

Even though they were arrested, I doubt they'll do more than a few years, if that. He should have killed them, I would have. Now they'll just try this again, and the next victim might not be so lucky.

[DTogo]

Yong Hak Kim for new DHS Chief!

(He'd do the job Bush/Chertoff won't do)

[radar101]

I can't believe that drug gangs are not kidnapping wealthy Americans all the time and holding them for ransom.

They aren't. Druggers make so much money that they have to bale it.

These are kidnappers who do this as a specialty.

There is an entire class of people here in San Diego who are wealthy enough to buy homes in San Diego (and, yes, they are not citizens, and do not pay taxes). To operate their businesses in TJ, they put on funky old Salvation Army reconditioned clothes, climb into ther "beater? 85 Toyota Corolla, and go to TJ.

The appearance of wealth will get you kidnapped. The majority of kidnapped person end up in a ditch a few miles south of TJ, bullet through the back of the head, and hands bound behind their backs.

[doug from upland]

If you know someone who owns an expensive home and does not pay taxes, turn him in to the IRS. You can do it anonymously.

[Mrs. Shawnlaw]

Companies like Monsanto hire execs and researchers from foreign nations to work for them, sometimes on contract, sometimes as employees, they work here for years, never becoming citizens and then they retire and go back to their nations. Tons of doctors in the US do the same thing. They may not pay taxes, but they do pay bills, utilities, loan payments and sales tax.

[rolling_stone]

If you know someone who owns an expensive home and does not pay taxes, turn him in to the IRS. You can do it anonymously.

I think the IRS is too busy collecting taxes from the 20 million "law abiding, taxpaying" illegals.../sarcasm

[Cementjungle]

He should have killed them, I would have.

Self defense or not, killing someone in Mexico might not be such a great idea.

[al baby]

Doug do you pay taxs ? Ha Ha HA .

I will turn in my Brother in law thanks for the tip

[gaijin]

Kim was picked up by police after a resident called authorities

Called the authorities for help against his captors? How could they tell the difference?

Wasn't the Mex 911 call the END of him...?

[radar101]

Again--you encounter the "We don't want to OFFEND Hispanics" attitude.
Same bosses are in control of IRS as the ICE -Homeland Security bunch.

[1rudeboy]

That's what they get for eff-ing with a Korean.

[Clock King]

Kim appeared noncommittal about continuing to work in Tijuana after his ordeal,

Geeee, ya' think?!