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by cool beans on February 20th, 2008

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Why do teens get arrested for running away if they will be sad at home?

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  • by Anonymous on March 18th, 2008

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    what if the teen trys to committe suicide because of the people they live with. should they be arrested because they want to get away?

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  • by 232499 on February 20th, 2008

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    Being sad is not against the law

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  • by bruceytom on February 20th, 2008

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    The answer is not simple. For centuries, nearly all parents had their children's best interest at heart and abuse was the exception. Children also had more respect for parents. Thus, most of the time life was better at home than away. That is not always true, but usually. Because teens don't know nearly what they think they do, running away is very dangerous. Even now, life is usually better at home than elsewhere, especially on the street. If youngsters are unhappy at home, before running away, it is usually good for both parents and kids to work at improving the situation.

    The website www.watchtower.org has a great series of articles "Young People Ask..." If parents and kids look at the articles about family life together and try to apply the advice, everyone can be happier. The results don't come overnight, but it's certainly worth a try.

    Put another way, there aren't just the 2 choices of running away or being unhappy. Teens can find happiness at home. It just takes work on both sides.

    The short answer to your question is: The law sees running away as dangerous to kids and to society and wants to prevent problems before they come up.

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