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Kidnapped

September 5, 2009 8:00 PM

In Full: They were each kidnapped at age 11 and held captive for years. How did Jaycee Lee Dugard survive? Shawn Hornbeck knows and shares his incredible story.

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by goomba17345 November 30, 2009 12:55 AM EST
What a cool frigging kid...He remind's me of my 15 year old nephew and god forbid something like that woulda happened to him, he would never be the same...But, I give you so much credit Shawn for moving forward and not living with anger such as the anger of your captor. You will have a bright future!!
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by behooved October 23, 2009 6:13 AM EDT
the technology is available we can microchip our pets and GPS can easily track our cell phones, then why in the world in 2009 can't we permanently microchip and/or GPS chip our children somehow? sure seems like it would give parents & law enforcement officials an advantage on the pedophiles & perverts. there are too many of these sad stories and they are all both heart wrenching as well as life altering. we need to protect the children.
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by rn1lori October 22, 2009 12:31 PM EDT
Shawn Hornbeck and his parents, Pam & Craig are amazing people...bright lights of their own...calling all angels.
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by dianaclifford October 15, 2009 1:43 AM EDT
To the person who asked why Shawn Hornbeck did not call 9-1-1; comparing it to how even their 3 year old can do this. It's hard not to use words like ignorant in here because this kid 'survived'! I survived an abduction/rape because of the stalkholm syndrome, (where one simply becomes friends with the abuser in order to have them see you as human...and no you aren't thinking...'I'm gonna play this person and then get away'. You see, they would be able to see through that and when you want to live, you do what you have to do to make this happen. I am a doctor of psychology now, and I cannot express enough that this boy did everything right!!! He would not have survived otherwise. I think the interviewers made the perfect comment when they stated that Shawn was so grateful the guy did not kill him that he felt he had to follow through on his end of the bargain. When you are in a situation like this, you don't think like you do in hindsight. It is like watching a movie where you see someone walking and wonder.."why don't you see this guy hiding around the corner up there stupid???" You are on the outside looking in...you have zero idea how traumatic it is...what dissociation feels like, and how absolute the psychological shift is that helps these people to survive. Chances are...if he would have tried to run or call 9-1-1, he would be dead today. Maybe he wouldn't but he was not taking any chances. I hope you will appologize for this comment because it adds to the deep shame and guilt this poor young man must already have within him. However, he is clearly a centered person, with an immense amount of intelligence and self love. He had a good nurturing start to life and this has brought him this far after such a tragedy.

Good For You Young Shawn. I sincerely hope you will do something amazing with this experience because you have more to offer the world than you may even realize...or maybe you do....lots of love and prayers for you and yours brave soul
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by San_Diego_Girl October 3, 2009 12:28 AM EDT
Shawn- WOW!! You are an amazing person!!! I can not put into words the amount of respect I have for you and your family! Continue to be who you are, you are 1% of the population when it comes to the respect you have for yourself, your family and your life!
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by jessica_1125 September 23, 2009 6:15 AM EDT
I don't fault CBS one whit for including the ignorance of those who don't or can't understand the mind-crushing damage, fear, mind-numbing and control that goes hand in hand with child abuse and/or abduction. If anything, it makes those "doubters" look exactly like what they are: ignorant, uneducated buffoons. A news organization has a duty to present all sides--even if some of those sides are painfully wrong or ignorant.
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by diana196464 September 18, 2009 12:32 PM EDT
This country needs to start a child identification system, I mean every child needs to carry a legal ID... when you are stopped in any circumstance by police... you are asked to produce ID.. .most of us produce a driver's license or dept. of motor vehicle ID (not a license).... IF A KID IS STOPPED ON A BIKE BY A COP, THE COPS SHOULD ASK FOR ID....
A NATIONAL CHILD ID SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE... if you an adult stopped by police for a traffic ticket the cop should ask for ID from you and your juvenile passengers!!! either kids have a passport (like my 11 year old son does) or each state issues an ID for every child similar to a driver's license, with a scan bar on the back. this information would list the child's parent's/legal guardians.. if you get stopped by a cop with a kid and NO ID for the kid... then you're questioned by police to prove the child belongs in your custody...
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by diana196464 September 18, 2009 12:32 PM EDT
This country needs to start a child identification system, I mean every child needs to carry a legal ID... when you are stopped in any circumstance by police... you are asked to produce ID.. .most of us produce a driver's license or dept. of motor vehicle ID (not a license).... IF A KID IS STOPPED ON A BIKE BY A COP, THE COPS SHOULD ASK FOR ID....
A NATIONAL CHILD ID SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE... if you an adult stopped by police for a traffic ticket the cop should ask for ID from you and your juvenile passengers!!! either kids have a passport (like my 11 year old son does) or each state issues an ID for every child similar to a driver's license, with a scan bar on the back. this information would list the child's parent's/legal guardians.. if you get stopped by a cop with a kid and NO ID for the kid... then you're questioned by police to prove the child belongs in your custody...
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by diana196464 September 18, 2009 12:27 PM EDT
We need to program our children to know what to do if they are kidnapped. How to reach out to anyone to get away... how to flee ... how to NOT MENTALLY LET GO OF THEIR LIFE BEFORE THEY WERE KIDNAPPED. this case of Shawn staying with this man after being kidnapped at 11 ... and not running is unbelievable to me.. I have an 11 year old son and he is strong and smart and I cannot imagine him not running or telling neighbors or other people he was left with while the kidnapper was at work that he was kidnapped and CALL 911!! helll... why didn't Shawn CALL 911???????????????? EVERY KID IN THE COUNTRY KNOWS HOW TO CALL 911... MY SON DID IT WHEN HE WAS 3 JUST BECAUSE KIDS ARE TAUGHT TO DO THAT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY OR FOR HELP!!!
WE NEED TO EDUCATE OUR KIDS HOW TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES IN THIS SITUATION.... EDUCATE EDUCATE EDUCATE...
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by JustLikeU322 September 13, 2009 8:29 PM EDT
I am also a survivor. It took many years to finally be able to share my story. I must share that I was offended by the remarks of Shawn's former neighbors as they appeared to blame Shawn for not being rescued sooner. Just know, Shawn, that there are many of us who truly do understand.

We must NEVER, EVER blame a child. Period.
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