Susan in TN Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I can't seem to paste a link here. His name is Christopher Smithburg, 16yo, missing from his home in Nolensville, TN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Here's TV channel links with his picture. First one has a longer story.http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25095420/16-year-old-teen-reported-missing-in-williamson-cohttp://www.wsmv.com/story/25095423/teen-reported-missing-in-williamson-county Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emzhengjiu Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Praying for his safe return and for his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I hope he is home safe and sound soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 How terrible. Its so sad that society assumes most missing teens are runaways. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Oh how awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Praying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Coast Sue Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Praying for a quick and safe return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Praying here. :grouphug: Does anyone know why they are classifying him as a runaway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Praying! Nolensville is not far from us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Praying here. :grouphug: Does anyone know why they are classifying him as a runaway? I believe that is usually a consideration, but the "runaway" classification reported was not accurate. http://www.nolensvillehomepage.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I believe that is usually a consideration, but the "runaway" classification reported was not accurate.http://www.nolensvillehomepage.com/ I've only found limited stories when I searched. I could very well be missing stuff. His parents ( if they haven't already ) need to reach out to news media and give his story, including why they think he did not run away. I feel horrible for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 How terrible. Its so sad that society assumes most missing teens are runaways. :( Most missing teens ARE runaways, so it's a sensible assumption. The only problem is if law enforcement refuses to investigate on the assumption that he probably ran away. They didn't, and were conducting a quick search only hours after he went missing, and a larger, more formal search later the very same day. So, LE appears to be doing the right things, no matter why they think he is missing. Believe me, I hope he is a runaway. That's the best scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Most missing teens ARE runaways, so it's a sensible assumption. The only problem is if law enforcement refuses to investigate on the assumption that he probably ran away. They didn't, and were conducting a quick search only hours after he went missing, and a larger, more formal search later the very same day. So, LE appears to be doing the right things, no matter why they think he is missing. Believe me, I hope he is a runaway. That's the best scenario. There was a homeschooled girl in Nebraska earlier this month who ran away but her parents didn't think she did. I'm sure I'd feel the same way, thinking my teen didnt run away. But being a runaway is dangerous in and of itself, as I'm sure we all know. I hope,he is found soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Praying here. :grouphug: Does anyone know why they are classifying him as a runaway? Most missing teens are runaways. The second most likely scenario, God forbid, is that someone in his family harmed him. Stranger abduction or trafficking of teen boys is much less likely. Even so, the fact that the police are searching means that whatever may have happened, they are taking it seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I think Cat wanted specific facts from this case about why this teen was classified as a runaway. A note? Records of contact on social media about meet-ups? Missing personal belongings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Most missing teens are runaways. The second most likely scenario, God forbid, is that someone in his family harmed him. Stranger abduction or trafficking of teen boys is much less likely. Even so, the fact that the police are searching means that whatever may have happened, they are taking it seriously. I think Cat wanted specific facts from this case about why this teen was classified as a runaway. A note? Records of contact on social media about meet-ups? Missing personal belongings? Thanks -- yes, I was asking about why the media reported it in this specific case, where it appears that the family believes otherwise. I would think that the average reader or TV viewer would be far less likely to keep their eyes open for a runaway teen than for a teen who was reported to have possibly been kidnapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Really good news! It looks like Christopher has been found according to this Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/BringChrisHome "Christopher Smithburg has been found about two miles from his home in Rutherford County. He is safe and receiving a medical exam." News channel 5 link: http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25113365/volunteers-searching-for-missing-nolensville-teen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'm glad to hear he is physically fine. Thank you for the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Thanks for the update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Sad developments in this case: http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25147040/mother-accused-of-abusing-runaway-teen-bonds-out-of-jail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Sad developments in this case: http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25147040/mother-accused-of-abusing-runaway-teen-bonds-out-of-jail $@&(',":@().!,@(!!!!! This makes me so angry. If this is what happened, and the parents lied to the police about the circumstances before the boy ran away, I hope they are charged with obstructing the investigation as well as child abuse. GAH!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Double dork post. I'm sorry. I'm so mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Sad developments in this case: http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25147040/mother-accused-of-abusing-runaway-teen-bonds-out-of-jail There's always more to the story. :( We will probably never know what really went on in that house, but it sounds like there are some major problems there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 $@&(',":@().!,@(!!!!! This makes me so angry. If this is what happened, and the parents lied to the police about the circumstances before the boy ran away, I hope they are charged with obstructing the investigation as well as child abuse. GAH!!!!! It does make me think of Rose, though. I have to leave room for the possibility that he's lying. They're abusive....he has RAD....some combination....it's all possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 $@&(',":@().!,@(!!!!! This makes me so angry. If this is what happened, and the parents lied to the police about the circumstances before the boy ran away, I hope they are charged with obstructing the investigation as well as child abuse. GAH!!!!! The key word here is "if". It could be that the boy is lying. He could have made the whole thing up, and ran away because he's angry and doesn't want to follow the rules. I understand the anger against the mom, but I'm not so sure the real facts are out, yet. Just my .02. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 $@&(',":@().!,@(!!!!! This makes me so angry. If this is what happened, and the parents lied to the police about the circumstances before the boy ran away, I hope they are charged with obstructing the investigation as well as child abuse. GAH!!!!! The police said from the beginning that he was classified as a runaway, and the parents never publicly disputed that, so my guess is that they were saying one thing unofficially but weren't dumb enough to lie to the police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 The key word here is "if". It could be that the boy is lying. He could have made the whole thing up, and ran away because he's angry and doesn't want to follow the rules. I understand the anger against the mom, but I'm not so sure the real facts are out, yet. Just my .02. They did arrest the mom, which would be highly unusual if there was no corroboration of his story. We definitely don't know the whole story yet, but I do think something went on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I hope it's not true. But I just have to say,if it is, I wonder if they read the Pearl book. Extreme physical punishments, withholding food for not being able to complete the absurd, impossible task set as punishment, hitting when unable to comply with the physically impossible... I hope not. But, we've heard eerily similar stories before and especially with troubled, adopted children and the Pearl's were an underlying influence in those cases. Sigh...I hope the boy gets the help he needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 The police said from the beginning that he was classified as a runaway, and the parents never publicly disputed that, so my guess is that they were saying one thing unofficially but weren't dumb enough to lie to the police.Susan said the runaway classification was wrong. I assumed she had local or personal information that lead her to tell that here. AFAIK, I didn't see any interviews with the parents. I'd like to see them and hear what they said in the first hours after Christopher ran away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Susan said the runaway classification was wrong. I assumed she had local or personal information that lead her to tell that here. AFAIK, I didn't see any interviews with the parents. I'd like to see them and hear what they said in the first hours after Christopher ran away. :iagree: We have no way of knowing the family history, and I haven't seen any details about any past problems with the boy or parents getting into any kind of trouble, so anything we say is pure speculation... and at this point, I can see that either side of this story could be perfectly valid, because it's still a he said/she said kind of situation. We don't know if the parents are abusive, nor do we know if the kid is a defiant troublemaker. Right now, in my mind, it could go either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 They did arrest the mom, which would be highly unusual if there was no corroboration of his story. We definitely don't know the whole story yet, but I do think something went on. I'm not saying mom is innocent, and I do agree that something went on. I'm just saying there's more here, and I'm not judging the mom. I've actually seen first hand the reverse of this, where the wrong person got arrested. We used to have a neighbor that I refer to as psycho lady. She had a teenage daughter. One night the teen was sitting on the front porch, talking on the phone, when their little dog ran off down the street. She couldn't catch him, so she ran in and grabbed the keys to her mom's car, (because her mom had parked behind her) and went to get the dog. When she got back, the mom attacked her in the front yard for taking her car. The mom had her on the ground, sitting on top of her, screaming at her, hitting her.. so the girl was hitting back, trying to get mom off. When the cops showed up, the girl had managed to roll mom over, and since the teen was sitting on mom when they got there, guess who got arrested. The teen- who was just defending herself. My point is, that w/out all the facts, we shouldn't assume that the kid is being truthful....or the mom for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Sad developments in this case: http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25147040/mother-accused-of-abusing-runaway-teen-bonds-out-of-jail Eek! I guess mom didn't bother putting on a public face. A picture's worth a thousand pieces of plumbing line. But, she is nice until proven unpleasant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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