16 year old girl runs away to meet a guy she met on XBL home safe

[mattttherman3]

So I conclude she was an IDIOT to go over there anyway, if you want to meet people that bad, at least start with a vision cam...

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Parenting/story?id=6802149&page=1

 

[ellimist337]

All the way to Puerto Rico? That's an awful lot of misplaced dedication for somebody you've never really met.

 

[Flap Jack452]

Wow... i never thought anyone would actually do that...

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

People aren't very smart, are they...

 

[Harbinger_]

It doesn't seem to be neglect from the parents. ((For once.))
I would say a combination of the 26 year old trying to have a relationship with a girl who would be underage.
The girl herself seems to just be foolishly misguided and illusioned.

 

[barryween]

First, She said she was seduced via cell, but it started with xbox.
Second, they said "parents don't know about their kids playing video games, how could they not know if they bought the f'n system!

 

[FLSH_BNG]

I really could care less about this kind of crap.

 

[MelziGurl]

There was a 14yr old in Australia who ran away interstate to live with her online boyfriend and his parents. She went as far as to say that her parents were abusive so that she didn't have to go back. In the end, I think she had to go back...I'm a little vague on the details.

Yeah, teenagers are stupid.

 

[ElephantGuts]

I don't like hearing about idiots. I mean, really? In 2009, after everything that's been in the news in the past century, and everything you hear in school, she really thought that was a good idea. I wish the police didn't interfere, and had let natural selection run its course and get rid of those who negatively contribute to the human gene pool.

 

[ampa451]

haha. who did the guy turn out to be?

 

[reaper_2k9]

At 16 you should have more common sense than that, at least I hope you would.

 

[Railu]

How did a 16-year old fly to Puerto Rico? Either the parents are giving her an unusual allowance or the guy paid for it so he obviously has money.

If the guy is willing to shell out that much money for a girl where he could easily get them locally with that kind cash (if the article is trying to infer he's some kind of predator)... what's the problem?

 

[Eykal]

Oh bloody hell this is gonna lend so much reason to the idiotic politically correct F*cktards and there "Games are Evil and should be BANISHED!" Agenda or whatever they call it. They're gonna go off and be all "Omgz we should monitor games more closely!!!"
Sometimes [most of the time] I hate people, but really now? Maybe if you're that stupid you deserve what happens to you.

 

[iain62a]

I didn't expect 16 yr olds to be that stupid these days.

You'd be surprised:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090204/tuk-girl-dies-in-50mph-sledge-crash-45dbed5.html

The person who mentions the age on my profile will be hunted down.