[MOgirl]

Hello,

The people I have run into that have expressed that view are other mothers. I kid you not. I have decided that it is the only way that they can deal with this happening. "Of course, MY son would call me, would get away, no way that MY family would have such a horror happen. So, he wanted to be there."

It is a coping mechanism, but it still ticks me off to no end.

MOgirl

[CaptainK]

That's exactly what it is. A coping mechanism.

BOR wants to believe that if one of his kids was kidnapped they would have the fortitude and the wherewithal to withstand the psychological and physical torture.
At 11 years old.

But it doesn't work that way.

Imagine if a grown woman was kidnapped and systematically raped by her kidnapper and escaped after only a month, never mind 4 years. If she was unhinged by the experience would anyone question her irrational behavior.Of course not.
But some won't cut children the same slack.

It is despicable.

[This Just In]

I wouldn't go as far as to say that such a mindset is motivated by a "coping mechanism".

These individuals are not coping. They are reacting to an story. Perhaps they can empathize to some degree, especially if they have children.

I believe ignorance and a warped sense of logic is a reasonable answer. It would appear that the boy had no prior relationship with the accused before he was found missing. How would they explain the motive? Not attending school and Game Boy? "All" this if he hid out with a total stranger?