TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of sexual assault and physical violence in a very provocative manner. Only in the last paragraph noted by `~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*`

TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of sexual assault and physical violence in a very provocative manner. Only in the last paragraph noted by `~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*` and also put in italics to make it easier to avoid. - - - - - Yes exactly. He has been "lost" for 3 years. He did not want to just hit the road. Children like warm houses unless something very... very... wrong is going on. He was smart enough to make it this far and dodge getting his name picked up. This article glorifies returning him to caregivers AS AN ADULT and frames him like he's some mank moron. The family are likely to now, in perpetuity forever, have absolute power over him AS AN ADULT that can't be broken without the order of a judge; likely at a county level, if you want to know what that means... look it up, and it appears no one cares in the reporting. The family will be able to draw a caretaker paycheck from this too. Even if he does love them and was just... lost or something? The facts in this case are terrifying and it is spelled out in black and white. He would rather never have a name and freeze to death than see them again. We are, in this thread, I suspect, caring more than anyone anywhere does. This happens to so many people, every day. Lets talk about a pretty woman who I'd guess is neuro typical and is in the public eye for having broken a conservatorship... Britany Spears. Apply that to someone who doesn't have here fame and resources and just got called by the newspaper a slack jawed moron for having just wandered around and not died. He can stay alive and hide his name for 3 years on the street. I have a feeling he could write some shitty python scripts and make $300,000 a year... but now he's put into the hands of who did him wrong and there is a state paper trail and it's going to be functionally impossible to get him out of that if he wants to all while incentivizing his care takers to keep him looked at as an idiot so they can draw a check. I am not saying anyone involved feels that way or abuse has happened. I'm saying that the facts stated are happening and undoing the removal of agency with no question from this young man is unconscionable. Yes... This does assume something VERY negative about the family. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* If he is ever able to exercise his agency, we will never hear about it and it will take years. How did you spend your 18-38? Was it being beaten with appliance cords by a drunk raping uncle who is just so pissed about how you're such a spaz all the time? Yeah, I'm sure the wheels of justice will just sort this out and it's all fuckin' fine.