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  OP, what do you consider a “runaway” law?  What are you arguing to abolish here, exactly?
context: People under the age of 18 and such dont get charge as an adult unless they do something major like killing some one. So i dont understand that part. And most people of that age who run away may not even have the needs to sustain themselves its not like the 1900s when that was plausible. >
  
  It doesn't have to be something as serious as murder or even sexual assault.
  A lot of homeless teenagers would appreciate if we didn't lock them out of jobs. >
  
  They aren’t locked out of all jobs. They’re locked out of exceptionally dangerous jobs, and work that would prevent them from having enough time to get a high school education. It’s not illegal for teens to have jobs. >
  
  You're advocating for child labor of a group of people who have no one to help advocate for them or protect them
  At best you'll get exploitive child labor.  At worst,  abuse that would be more horrifying than their home life.
  We need better CPS.  We need a system similar to police except for social services/mental health emergencies. >
  
  I personally know several women that ran away from their homes as teens because they had all been groomed by older men who had convinced them to leave. By their own admission, none of them had poor home lives. That’s not to ignore the kids that do have poor lives, but it doesn’t always work that way.
  We already have a system in place to help abused kids. If those programs aren’t working well in your area, the solution is to advocate for better welfare. Not for kids to wind up running away, which puts their lives at risk. >
  
  OP, what do you consider a “runaway” law?  What are you arguing to abolish here, exactly? >
  
  In the US, minors are not allowed to run away. They will be caught and returned to their parents whenever possible. If not their parents, then they're thrown into foster care or the troubled teen industry. Getting emancipation is difficult. >
  
  You're advocating for child labor of a group of people who have no one to help advocate for them or protect them
  At best you'll get exploitive child labor.  At worst,  abuse that would be more horrifying than their home life.
  We need better CPS.  We need a system similar to police except for social services/mental health emergencies. >
  
  Maybe not that similar to police >
  
  People under the age of 18 and such dont get charge as an adult unless they do something major like killing some one. So i dont understand that part. And most people of that age who run away may not even have the needs to sustain themselves its not like the 1900s when that was plausible. >
  
  It doesn't have to be something as serious as murder or even sexual assault.
  A lot of homeless teenagers would appreciate if we didn't lock them out of jobs. >
  
  They aren’t locked out of all jobs. They’re locked out of exceptionally dangerous jobs, and work that would prevent them from having enough time to get a high school education. It’s not illegal for teens to have jobs. >
  
  if you're a reported runaway and you get a job they come take you back to the place you ran away from. So they are. >
  
  I personally know several women that ran away from their homes as teens because they had all been groomed by older men who had convinced them to leave. By their own admission, none of them had poor home lives. That’s not to ignore the kids that do have poor lives, but it doesn’t always work that way.
  We already have a system in place to help abused kids. If those programs aren’t working well in your area, the solution is to advocate for better welfare. Not for kids to wind up running away, which puts their lives at risk.