Many would return. Most would return. How in the hell is a woman who has never lived in the outside world supposed to raise six kids with a fourth grade education? Don't you know anything about why abusive women stay with abusive husbands?
These women speak like children. They are never allowed to think for themselves.
There were two young teen girls who left one of the other compounds a few years ago. One is doing well, but the other returned. She couldn't cope with having to make daily life decisions, for starters. She was overwhelmed. Even simple things like making clothing choices, what she was going to eat, what she was going to do, etc., proved difficult. And I think it was determined that they had about fourth or fifth grade educations. That's a lot of making up to do.
This is so different from - say - the Amish, whose children do live and interract somewhat with the outside world, and are given some choices in their lives, and who at least have eighth grade educations. Their women seem strong and capable. These women in this sect just seem so pathetic. It's heartbreaking.
With all due respect, you didn’t answer the question. Do you support raiding homes and taking children without any charges being filed? It is fairly safe to say that most of us don’t agree with the way that these people live. That doesn’t make what the government is doing right or legal under our system of justice.
Most of the Amish sects actually encourage teenagers to spend a year or so “on the outside”, so as to be sure when they commit to the Amish lifestyle as adults, that it’s what they really want. In areas near Amish communities, these young adults are pretty notorious, as some of them really go wild with drinking, drugs, dangerous driving, etc. And yet most choose to return to their Amish community after this experience of freedom.