Erronius answered Monday November 6 2006, 3:42 am: First off, the police simply cant take the note at face value. They cant be sure you were the one that wrote it or that you didnt write it under duress.
Even if you were the author and wrote it without being under pressure, it still doesnt mean the police would care. Being that you are underage, more than likely they would still discount it since many children do...well...stupid things. You might mean well, but for all the police know, you left the house and ran away with a sexual predator or a serial killer, and they'll come after you if they can find you. Even if you are running away from a bad family situation, the police wiull want to find you before anything else...afterwards they will want to worry about specifics.
A note wouldn't even mean much for an adult, either. Being that, if everything was on the up and up, no adult would bother to leave a note in the first place - nm the fact that notes can be forged, or written under duress, as I said earlier. Often, the presence of a note itself will make the police supiscious that something is going on, when normally they might just shrug it off. [ Erronius's advice column | Ask Erronius A Question ]
karenR answered Sunday November 5 2006, 10:48 pm: No it isn't true. If you are under age and don't have permission to leave with anyone a note makes no difference at all. They will look for you. You will still be considered a runaway. [ karenR's advice column | Ask karenR A Question ]
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