Seajay
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General question here for experienced websluethers or anyone that knows:
If a person decides to run away is it a crime? For example in the Blaze case, if he decided he wanted a fresh start and no association with family can he run away without legal repercussion? If the LE determine there is no evidence of foul play then what happens to the privacy of the person? If Blaze decided to run away being a legal adult would his parents be able to access his information? I guess kind of like where is the line between search and rescue and privacy when it comes to these situations?
In a perfect world a person should have the decency to inform their loved ones if they want to part with them and their loved ones should accept that choice but we don't live in a perfect world so I am curious how this works.
Years ago, there was a Runaway Bride. She disappeared and an expensive search was performed to find her. When she was found, she made up some cockamamie story about being abducted, which cost more resources. Come to find out, she got cold feet and split. She was ordered to pay restitution for all the costs it took to locate her. That was the crime.
Had she notified her family she didn't want to get married, there was no crime committed.
In Blaze's case, if he left on his own, he had a right to. Once he saw what a big deal it became, he should have contacted his family or LE, to let him know he was safe and he left on his own.