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How a Kidnapped Boy Readjusts
time.com ^ | 1/19/07 | MICHAEL LINDENBERGER/RICHWOODS

Posted on 01/19/2007 11:39:44 AM PST by Halls

Shawn Hornbeck's parents say they may never know the full story as to why their son Shawn never attempted to contact them or to escape during the more than four years he lived with the man police say abducted him in 2002. But they said comments by Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly that the boy may have enjoyed living with Michael Devlin more than his family had infuriated the couple.

Shawn's stepfather, Craig Akers, said in an interview with TIME late Thursday evening. "Our son was 11 when he was abducted. A child that age can be mentally manipulated in a very short time. Hearing him say what he said absolutely infuriates me. I can hardly even express how mad it makes me to hear that."

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To: daisyscarlett

Why do you think they haven't sought professional help? Indeed, they have. The mother repeatedly mentioned that she was not pressing Shawn on the details because of professional advice.


221 posted on 01/20/2007 7:06:47 AM PST by keats5 (tolerance of intolerant people is cultural suicide)
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To: Rte66

I WISH Robert Cooke would hear the same good news too !

He works so hard to help his own family , & other families of missing children .

We need more like him in this world :)


222 posted on 01/20/2007 7:20:05 AM PST by DvdMom (Impeach Nifong -)
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To: BonneBlue

I can't believe it either! How sad Shawn's parents could have gotten him home way earlier!


223 posted on 01/20/2007 7:52:36 AM PST by Halls (Please take time out to look at pictures of missing children and help get them home!)
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To: johnthebaptistmoore

yes, Steven Staynor. Tragically Steven died in a motorcycle accident after living such a troubled life.

I wish Steven's widow would come on TV and put rest people who question why Shawn didn't try and get away. Steven stayed for the same reason Shawn did, FEAR, Terror!


224 posted on 01/20/2007 8:12:30 AM PST by Halls (Please take time out to look at pictures of missing children and help get them home!)
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To: OldFriend

Exactly - this was just part of the whirlwind of his release from captivity - just part of the blur in the rush of the first celebration.

It's over and there's no need to dwell on it. It was kind of like ripping off the Band-Aid in one fell swoop. Now the private healing - and the rest of his life - can begin.

Setting boundaries is going to be the hard part. Like his stepdad said, he hasn't had any rules and is already testing that with his parents. Think how difficult to be the grateful relieved mom and dad who want to shower him with affection, but now have to be worse disciplinarians than they ever would have had to have been in the first place.


225 posted on 01/20/2007 8:20:17 AM PST by Rte66
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To: DvdMom

We sure do - and Tim Miller, too.


226 posted on 01/20/2007 8:21:46 AM PST by Rte66
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To: Ditter

LOL....do you have a teenaged boy in your household!


227 posted on 01/20/2007 9:11:51 AM PST by OldFriend (THE PRESS IS AN EVIL FOR WHICH THERE IS NO REMEDY)
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To: All

Take this for what it is worth, third-hand information, with the primary source a Kirkwood police officer.




150 home-made video tapes were found in Devlin's bedroom. No word as to content.

I pray as I type that they are New Zealand nature videos but fear otherwise given that they were found in the bedroom of a queer pedophile(apologies for the redundancy).


I repeat, this is third-hand information.


228 posted on 01/20/2007 9:17:43 AM PST by EyeGuy
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To: EyeGuy

S$IT!!!!!!!!!!! If it is what I think it is and this is true than poor Shawn was subjected to all sorts of horrors!


229 posted on 01/20/2007 9:20:56 AM PST by Halls (Please take time out to look at pictures of missing children and help get them home!)
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To: BonneBlue; DvdMom; soccermom; demsux; seekthetruth; NotJustAnotherPrettyFace; trillabodilla; ...

PING!


230 posted on 01/20/2007 9:21:34 AM PST by Halls (Please take time out to look at pictures of missing children and help get them home!)
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To: Halls

"If it is what I think it is and this is true than poor Shawn was subjected to all sorts of horrors!"


Yes.

Do the math. 150 tapes @ 2-4 hours each....


231 posted on 01/20/2007 9:27:37 AM PST by EyeGuy
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To: theDentist

O'Reilly didn't merely ask the question, he drew conclusions. Then, when confronted on it, he backtracked and claimed he was merely asking questions. He was irresponsible in his speculation and he is a coward for not owning up to it.


232 posted on 01/20/2007 9:31:12 AM PST by soccermom
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To: BonneBlue
It is the posters that continually want to bash the child victim before they know all facts

Please, point these posts out.

233 posted on 01/20/2007 9:38:52 AM PST by Doe Eyes
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To: EyeGuy

Shawn was probalby forced at gunpoint to do the sick gay crap ! Evil Devlin could have killed the other boy in front of Shawn to make him follow his twisted orders !

I'm really sick of Aclu freepers bashing Shawn , Shawn's parents While remaining SILENT About EVIL DEVLIN !

What Shawn went through as a little 5th grade 11 year old boy is Horrifiying !

Shawn was soooo small & skinny when he was taken too .....

And the Shawn bashers seem like they are spouting ACLU Propaganda !

Getting RAPED By A 300 + pound kIDDIE pORN Skum Bag Is Sickening !


234 posted on 01/20/2007 9:45:44 AM PST by DvdMom (Impeach Nifong -)
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To: EyeGuy

I must say that I have been expecting this...I hope they don't get into the wrong hands if they haven't already.


235 posted on 01/20/2007 9:49:07 AM PST by mystery-ak (My Son, My Soldier, My Hero........God Speed Jonathan......)
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To: DvdMom

Agree with all you said.

The "libertarian" wing of FR can be most infuriating, and I say that as a former card-carrying Libertarian. To be succinct, I grew up once I was blessed with our three children.

Let us hope, or better yet pray, that this information is wrong or that the content of those tapes is innocent.


236 posted on 01/20/2007 10:00:54 AM PST by EyeGuy
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To: EyeGuy

Thanks , for posting & thanks for your compassion too !

I'm sure you are a awesome Dad & your children are Very Blessed to have you !

When you hear Aclu Freepers Spouting Hate To Shawn & His Family It Is OutRight Disgusting !

Shawn's Dad Lost A Leg searching for other another missing child .

Shawn's family have done everything they can , & It is Really Sad that their is No OUTRAGE About Devlin ????

Devlin is A Devil !


237 posted on 01/20/2007 10:06:15 AM PST by DvdMom (Impeach Nifong -)
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To: cherry

How did you draw the conclusion that I said an 11 year-old boy is supposed to be stronger than an adult?


238 posted on 01/20/2007 10:08:36 AM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: soccermom

oh yes, he wasn't asking questions, he was making assumptions and pointing the finger at Shawn's family and Shawn. It was sick!


239 posted on 01/20/2007 10:13:04 AM PST by Halls (Please take time out to look at pictures of missing children and help get them home!)
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To: theDentist

You said -- "Why, becuase he publicly stated what a lot of peopel wondered privately (ie: not on a nat'l tv or radio show)?"

Have you read what Michael Reagan has publicly stated?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1770349/posts

This should make things clearer to you. If he did anything (in order to "answer" what many Americans were "thinking" already -- he should have presented *this* (as Michael Reagan did).

Regards,
Star Traveler


240 posted on 01/20/2007 10:16:40 AM PST by Star Traveler
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