BTW—I am not questioning that this girl was a victim or implying that her abduction was in any way her fault. The whole thing is a horrible tragedy. But—because she is a victim—one assumes she wants to take advantage of every opportunity to get away. Clearly she did not do that, even when it would have been simple.
So how would YOU flee with two children?
One can assume alot of things when one hasn’t been in that spot.
I used to see the exact same thing when people wrote about the mormon girl who was kidnapped - and about Sean Hornbeck.
First, the children get tortured - then they get brainwashed.