"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."
So all the friends, playing with kids, bike riding, video games and such was a lie? Nobody's blaming the kid but it is not speculation that the kid seemed to at least have fun while missing.
And for what it's worth, if a comment like Bill's is all it takes to "lose your respect", I doubt your respect is of any value.
Kids in the worst of situations find ways to have fun. That does not negate the fact that this kid was held prisoner.
Read up on Steven Stayner. He actually was enrolled in schools.
There is a woman that was held by a man & his wife for years. At one point, they even took her to visit her family. They had her so under their control, she sat in the livingroom of her family's home and never told them what was happening.