[Melas]

In most states, custody of a 17 year old is pretty much at the discretion of the 17 year old.

[muawiyah]

Using this news article we don't know the state of the law regarding Kidnapping in N'ampshire. The reporter must not have had an interest in checking that ~ rather, the reporter seems to have been more concerned that someone might have displayed a gun in self-defense.

You know the news media ~ mustn't have any of that self-defense stuff going 'round.