More Teenage Runaways

As the recession takes toll on American families, economic and emotional pressures are behind a surge in teenage runaways. Seth Doane reports on the huge spike in teenage runaways.

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[GandaraVideos]

I actually saw a teen once on Walmart stranded with his dog. It made me so sad just to see this kind of situation. How irresponsible of the parents of the teens not been able to take care of them. Irresponsible!

[MissNevada08]

Boo...you cannot say it is mostly the children's fault for running away. If a child is in a healthy, happy home...I do not see them volunteering themselves onto the streets. I am sure there is the rare exception, but kids runaway because of abusive/disfunctional homes. There are so many layers to this problem...you can't just blame it on kids "trying to find a place they call there own."

[HipHopGuardian]

@slygirls09

lol cuz their families are crazy or they don't like they'r parents or they're poor or whatever so they just left :p

[slygirls09]

why teenagers want to run away!

[gangztayogi]

Well i agree with you but sometimes it aint the parents fault, its most part of the kids fault, cause they dont want to listen to their parents so they just runaway like dumbasses trying to find a place they call their own, thats why gangs exist too cause they often runaway and joins a gang to get money to eat...and etc...