Michelle yu - missing person pls spread the word!

[vikkischu]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/04/18/michele-yu-missing.html?cmp=rss

Hello, this has been spreading between my friends on Facebook but want to bring attention to RFD'ers.
I'm not sure if this thread is appropriate but please help Michelle's family and friend to find her.
Michelle Yu, an 18 year-old female of Canadian-Chinese descent, was last seen at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at York Mills Subway Station. She is 5'7", approximately 135 lbs., has short black hair, and a blond highlight, and was last seen wearing a grey sweater, black pants, and black moccasins. If you have any information, please contact her family 416 - 493 -0445 , OR 33 division 416 - 808 - 3300 . Please spread the word.
Thank you guys!

[Saibot]

wow i see this posted all over facebook. Now its comming to RFD.

Im suprised how fast this is spreading...

[geokilla]

I originally thought it was one of those Facebook scam/hack things till I saw it on the news. Definitely hoping that she's safe.

[webdoctors]

scary how she disappeared. Can't they use her cellphone (assuming she has one) to track approximate area?

[spike1128]

Did anybody mention what her circumstances are? Maybe people will notice more if it's reported. It's hard to have an adult become missing in the middle of the day at a subway station.

Unless she wants to disappear. Like that Georgian girl who was missing, and they found the dead body in the underpass of the highway.

[kaws]

I hope she is safe and goes home soon.

[congeetime]

well, it's possible that she ran away from home

18 years old = time to leave home and never go back

New York City, Banff, Vancouver

=

Thats what I was thinking too. The police should try to figure out how much she withdrew from that TD bank. Could've withdrew a lot of money to run away. Not to mention, she was downtown. Lots of bus/train terminals downtown. Either way, hope they find her soon. If she did run away from home then this will end up like Furqan Muhammad-Haroon. Dude who faked a kidnap to take a vacation

[farfargurl]

I search her up on FB and she was linked to one of my friend on there.

[bman77]

good luck everyone, hope she's ok

[Jimboski]

I hope she is safe and goes home soon.

+1.

[jacobe]

I saw the poster outside of York Mills Subway station earlier this (well, yesterday) morning. I hope she is safe. What happened to that Mariam girl was really sad.

[cheapmeister]

Saw this on global news. Hope she is okay. Very strange for a 18 yr old to go missing like this.

[sexyj]

How come they still consider 18 yo as a teen ?

[Jimboski]

How come they still consider 18 yo as a teen ?

Eight-Teen.

[projectmoonlightcafe]

Eight-Teen.

Lol

[renoldman]

Judging by the fact that she went to some TD Bank after going missing, probably means that she needed money to get somewhere.

What's close to the bank she went to (besides the TTC) ?

http://torontocoachterminal.com/home.html

And of course Union Station itself.

[dragon_drift]

Hope she's fine and safe.

[appleb]

It hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet, but she needs daily medication for a heart condition. Her medication is still at home and she didn't take it with her. I don't think she would run away from home without the medication.

[NoFixedAddress]

The photo of her at the bank machine. She looks mad or something. Can't see anyone beside her. Guess she was waiting in line to use the bank machine. Looks pretty relaxed.
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/pdfs/23269.pdf

[Madchester]

If she did run away from home then this will end up like Furqan Muhammad-Haroon. Dude who faked a kidnap to take a vacation

I thought he faked his own kidnapping to avoid a court date for stealing computer equipment from his workplace....

[iridium001]

The photo of her at the bank machine. She looks mad or something. Can't see anyone beside her. Guess she was waiting in line to use the bank machine. Looks pretty relaxed.
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/pdfs/23269.pdf

That area is loaded with cameras, Starbucks has one, TD bank has one, and I'm pretty sure there's a camera at one of the corners of Bay/Queen too. I'm surprised they haven't been able to track her to see if anyone else was with her given all the cameras in the area.

That or I've watched too many movies/tv where you can easily isolate someone's face from a crowd of people using cameras!:o

[Kris81]

18 years old, missing? I will bet dollars to donuts (worst saying ever) that she's missing because she chose to be. Who wants to bet her strict parents don't let her do anything, and she ran off?

[Dina_E]

most likely running away from tiger mom.

[kmarcie]

Not to make light of the situation or the potential danger this girl is in - but I had a friend who went missing a few years ago, who also 'wasn't the type to run away', and also missed important classes and meetings. Phone was off, hasn't been home in a few days, etc. The family had gone to the police, it was also plastered over facebook, but in the end the girl just needed to get away because she suddenly felt really stressed. She had just packed up and gone away by herself, and because she was so stressed she never even realized she would be considered 'missing'.

I hope she's okay as well, but I wouldn't be surprised if she had just gone off by herself.

[biee]

Not to make light of the situation or the potential danger this girl is in - but I had a friend who went missing a few years ago, who also 'wasn't the type to run away', and also missed important classes and meetings. Phone was off, hasn't been home in a few days, etc. The family had gone to the police, it was also plastered over facebook, but in the end the girl just needed to get away because she suddenly felt really stressed. She had just packed up and gone away by herself, and because she was so stressed she never even realized she would be considered 'missing'.

I hope she's okay as well, but I wouldn't be surprised if she had just gone off by herself.

I actually had a friend tell me this, that one day he would just run away and not tell his parents and told me that if it does happen, don't find him. It's kinda scary to hear these things from a friend, but I guess the stress hits us and just some time off from life would be nice.

I really hope that they find this girl soon.

[skyblue12]

Not to make light of the situation or the potential danger this girl is in - but I had a friend who went missing a few years ago, who also 'wasn't the type to run away', and also missed important classes and meetings. Phone was off, hasn't been home in a few days, etc. The family had gone to the police, it was also plastered over facebook, but in the end the girl just needed to get away because she suddenly felt really stressed. She had just packed up and gone away by herself, and because she was so stressed she never even realized she would be considered 'missing'.

I hope she's okay as well, but I wouldn't be surprised if she had just gone off by herself.

hopefully that this is the case..

[Saibot]

i kind of dont think she would do this willingly.

I mean, i dont know her, but i went to her high school... and still know a few of the students there. The type of people (yes I'm generalizing) at York Mills CI are very.. goodie goodie. The bad ones either don't make it to grade 10 there or drop out before gr 12.

[Krakilin0405]

According CP24 video, the detective said it "appears" that...
- she left willingly
- she was last seen at a bank (that she doesn't usually go to) near a bus terminal
- she has her cellphone (her phone is connected intermittently)

My guess maybe she met someone on the internet, she wants to meet him, but parents disapprove... or she got a "A-" on a test, knowing that her parents would be pissed she didn't get the "A+"...

[ji2o0k]

most likely running away from tiger mom.I believe the correct term is dragon mom....lol!

Yeah, maybe too much stress or she failed something and decided to runaway? Hopefully that is the case and nothing too serious....

[gman]

I believe the correct term is dragon mom....lol!

Yeah, maybe too much stress or she failed something and decided to runaway? Hopefully that is the case and nothing too serious....

http://www.8asians.com/2011/10/19/tiger-mom-vs-dragon-mom-new-ways-to-talk-parenthood/

[gman]

According CP24 video, the detective said it "appears" that...
- she left willingly
- she was last seen at a bank (that she doesn't usually go to) near a bus terminal
- she has her cellphone (her phone is connected intermittently)

My guess maybe she met someone on the internet, she wants to meet him, but parents disapprove... or she got a "A-" on a test, knowing that her parents would be pissed she didn't get the "A+"...

Taking a grey coach to go somewhere far away to meet a boy friend was my guess before I read the above information.

[Xpwmata]

According CP24 video, the detective said it "appears" that...
- she left willingly
- she was last seen at a bank (that she doesn't usually go to) near a bus terminal
- she has her cellphone (her phone is connected intermittently)

My guess maybe she met someone on the internet, she wants to meet him, but parents disapprove... or she got a "A-" on a test, knowing that her parents would be pissed she didn't get the "A+"...


She must be using either Wind or Mobilicity...


Pardon my ignorance but cant she be tracked via her cell phone?

[Jimboski]

She must be using either Wind or Mobilicity...


Pardon my ignorance but cant she be tracked via her cell phone?

Is It legal to track a person that seems to be running away on their own consent since she's 18?

[gman]

Is It legal to track a person that seems to be running away on their own consent since she's 18?

If police convinces the judge to believe the person is probably in danger, yes.

[Jyeatbvg69]

Thought it was scary on Day 1 since the girl went to my old high school and disappeared literally on the street where I live.

But then later developments were that she was at a bank downtown...dafuk? She skipped a meeting and girlguides to go to a bank downtown? I'm thinking she met someone and was brainwashed to run away with him, OR bought something on craigslist/kijiji/rfd and then was abducted.

[RastaManMax]

Good luck finding her. She looks like half of the GTA. Plain-jane Asian.

[Pchiu]

Friends and Family have set up a Facebook page to help the search: https://www.facebook.com/FindMichelleYu
Can you use your Facebook, tweet,,etc power to spread out the news, thanks.

This has been added on at 12 noon today:

Police say the North York student has a serious heart condition and is without her medication.
“It has to be taken every day. If it isn’t it could cause a serious medical health issue to her.”said Detective Roger Marchack.
Investigators say given the last time Yu filled out her prescription she is likely out of her pills by now, making the teen’s disappearance even more concerning.
Police have also tried calling Michele Yu’s cellphone and say while it has been on and off sporatically; no one has answered the phone or responded to messages

[sandikosh]

Can someone post a pic of her. I don't want to go to facebook.

[Pchiu]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/p480x480/560450_398195096868492_398192830202052_1374385_244 859080_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/p480x480/546241_398227660198569_398192830202052_1374439_341 394597_n.jpg

[XtremeModder]

Maybe she filled a new prescription before leaving?

The whole situation is really strange, hopefully everything works out

[eudaii]

Good luck finding her. She looks like half of the GTA. Plain-jane Asian.

you are incredibly rude

Please find Michelle Yu! She is beautiful and missing

[Dilton]

Wouldn't it make more sense to post this on sites catering to Toronto's Asian community rather than here?

[NoFixedAddress]

Wouldn't it make more sense to post this on sites catering to Toronto's Asian community rather than here?

Seriously? The girl is missing. So any forum is good to post on. Post to the masses NOT just the classes!
WOW

[Teh_Canadian]

Wouldn't it make more sense to post this on sites catering to Toronto's Asian community rather than here?

Like rfd?

[gretzky99]

Michelle Yu is an RFDer.

[alias_neo]

you are incredibly rude

Please find Michelle Yu! She is beautiful and missing

I fail to see how being beautiful is any extra grounds for looking for a missing person over any other missing person. I cant help but get the impression that this whole ordeal reeks of MWWS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_white_woman_syndrome) (replace with asian). The fact that she's an adult (confirmed with money) and clearly ran away with intentions for whatever reason irks me most about this. It doesn't matter whether she has a heart condition, she is an adult that knows the consequences of not taking medication and I wouldnt be surprised if she took her pills with her.

Krakillin pretty much summed it up


According CP24 video, the detective said it "appears" that...
- she left willingly
- she was last seen at a bank (that she doesn't usually go to) near a bus terminal
- she has her cellphone (her phone is connected intermittently)

My guess maybe she met someone on the internet, she wants to meet him, but parents disapprove... or she got a "A-" on a test, knowing that her parents would be pissed she didn't get the "A+"...

[NoFixedAddress]

I think her family probably pressed the police to find her. They know it is not like her to just leave, not call etc
Seems like she has taken off.....perhaps an over-bearing father or mother
She planned to leave. This is why it IS out of the ordinary. She wanted to drop out of their lives

But as a few stated here; she is 18, she can do what she wants

[Dina_E]

i cant believe mods arent locking this thread.

borderline click to vote type deal.

she is 18
she hates her strict fob parents and ran away.

deal with it!

[AcidBomber]

:!: Lets keep the comments respectful; else, infraction/ban may be imminent.

[rainor94]

I fail to see how being beautiful is any extra grounds for looking for a missing person over any other missing person. I cant help but get the impression that this whole ordeal reeks of MWWS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_white_woman_syndrome) (replace with asian). The fact that she's an adult (confirmed with money) and clearly ran away with intentions for whatever reason irks me most about this. It doesn't matter whether she has a heart condition, she is an adult that knows the consequences of not taking medication and I wouldnt be surprised if she took her pills with her.

Krakillin pretty much summed it up

Read these articles and watch the videos:
http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/201657--michele-yu-s-friends-go-downtown-online-to-help-find-teen
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/04/19/toronto-teen-michelle-yu-missing.html

There are mistakes in the CP24 article and video.
1. Police DO NOT believe this is a run away.
2. Her cell phone has not been turning on and off as CP24 originally stated.
*These 2 things have not been reposed or said since this morning by any media outlet.


According to http://www.newstalk1010.com/News/localnews/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10372915
she is likely out of pills.

[Jyeatbvg69]

I fail to see how being beautiful is any extra grounds for looking for a missing person over any other missing person. I cant help but get the impression that this whole ordeal reeks of MWWS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_white_woman_syndrome) (replace with asian). The fact that she's an adult (confirmed with money) and clearly ran away with intentions for whatever reason irks me most about this. It doesn't matter whether she has a heart condition, she is an adult that knows the consequences of not taking medication and I wouldnt be surprised if she took her pills with her.

Krakillin pretty much summed it up

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/197/179/watch-out-we-got-a-badass-over-here-meme.png

[rainor94]

i cant believe mods arent locking this thread.

borderline click to vote type deal.

she is 18
she hates her strict fob parents and ran away.

deal with it!

Please read some of the articles online.

Visit http://www.findmichelleyu.com/ or the alternative site: http://andryou.com/findmichelleyu/ for more information.
The Facebook page created is https://www.facebook.com/FindMichelleYu

[di2agonbee]

any thing after 48 hours is pretty much means dead...

[cheapmeister]

If she has no pills, what will happen to her heart? Can she get a heart attack?

[Mr.Sea]

any thing after 48 hours is pretty much means dead...

Thats if she was forcefully taken.

[aplayaz2000]

any thing after 48 hours is pretty much means dead...yep.

[paradigmGT3]

Michelle Yu is an RFDer.

what is her username? we can check when she last logged in and have the mods do an ipsearch on her. she may have logged on recently to read about herself.

[CSK'sMom]

This is reminiscent of a recent thread... A so-called level headed, mature, responsible Mom disappeared at a Home Depot. It turned out the Mom had just had enough and needed time away...

[paradigmGT3]

This is reminiscent of a recent thread... A so-called level headed, mature, responsible Mom disappeared at a Home Depot. It turned out the Mom had just had enough and needed time away...

I remember that. I hope that in either case they are charged with serious fines and other criminal offences if it is a publicity stunt.

[paradigmGT3]

anyone remember the baloon boy

[cheapmeister]

anyone remember the baloon boy

Yes

[alias_neo]

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/197/179/watch-out-we-got-a-badass-over-here-meme.png

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFqt7QzMIG4/T0heUS8pEgI/AAAAAAAAALI/fJmBycy6P-k/s1600/internet_white_knight_colored_4350.jpg

But in all seriousness, I hope her family finds her even though I still believe she ran away.

[Pochacco]

Wouldn't it make more sense to post this on sites catering to Toronto's Asian community rather than here?

RFD is Asian :cheesygri

[fyreefly]

Just saying - the schoool she was at, The ppl there ARE goodie goodie C: but they're also seem to have more lenient parents.. :s by looking at her parents i doubt their "tiger parents"
the neighborhood's not even full asian, and its a nice neighbourhood, the asians there are pretty white washedC:
not that thats bad, they're nice ppl there
but basically.. thats kinda prejudice to go and say its cuz of a "tiger mom..." i think her friends are pretty worried...

[Junigenmukyoku]

I think the difference in this case other than a 18 yr old running away is that the she needs her medication and she doesn't have it.


Wouldn't it make more sense to post this on sites catering to Toronto's Asian community rather than here?

Uh, does it matter, a person is missing.

[Corleone187]

RFD is Asian :cheesygri

I've met about 20 RFD members in real life and I can honestly say that EVERY single one was Asian so I can confirm this :lol:

[Dina_E]

I think the difference in this case other than a 18 yr old running away is that the she needs her medication and she doesn't have it.


she is 18 and got accepted into university, she is smart enough to understand the repercussions of not having medication. she ran away and doesn't want to be found yet.

maybe the family needs to look within to see why she might of ran away.

[BluePhirePB]

If this is indeed a case of over bearing parents hence her choice to runaway, then I say good for her. It takes real courage to do something like that. Chinese parents are absolutely ruthless when it comes to raising their kids and the way they structure their parenting, it's always:

1) Guilt tripping
2) Reverse psychology
3) Paranoia

Living with these types of tactics really messes with your mind and it'll come to the point where you break. Some Chinese kids choose to rant about it to their friends and remain defiant. Others completely fold and deal with it and consequently, severely reduce their self-esteem and confidence. The sad part is, Chinese parents can't be reasoned with. They are complete hypocrites. They'll criticize you for something and they'll do the exact same thing but then explain that their case is different from yours and then proceed to bring up a past infraction you made and then continue to open the flood gates, bringing in other negative traits you have. They punish failure and rarely reward success.

[gretzky99]

This is reminiscent of a recent thread... A so-called level headed, mature, responsible Mom disappeared at a Home Depot. It turned out the Mom had just had enough and needed time away...

are you talking about this thread, where that OP was convinced she had to have been kidnapped :

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/what-relief-shes-home-now-not-sure-what-ensued-but-good-ordeal-over-1150418/

[Jyeatbvg69]

If this is indeed a case of over bearing parents hence her choice to runaway, then I say good for her. It takes real courage to do something like that. Chinese parents are absolutely ruthless when it comes to raising their kids and the way they structure their parenting, it's always:

1) Guilt tripping
2) Reverse psychology
3) Paranoia

Living with these types of tactics really messes with your mind and it'll come to the point where you break. Some Chinese kids choose to rant about it to their friends and remain defiant. Others completely fold and deal with it and consequently, severely reduce their self-esteem and confidence. The sad part is, Chinese parents can't be reasoned with. They are complete hypocrites. They'll criticize you for something and they'll do the exact same thing but then explain that their case is different from yours and then proceed to bring up a past infraction you made and then continue to open the flood gates, bringing in other negative traits you have. They punish failure and rarely reward success.

Generalization and stereotype of peace

[CSK'sMom]

are you talking about this thread, where that OP was convinced she had to have been kidnapped :

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/what-relief-shes-home-now-not-sure-what-ensued-but-good-ordeal-over-1150418/

That's the one!

I'll just add for everyone mentioning her medication... well at 18 it's her decision whether or not to take it. She can't be forced to take it. It looks to me like she has chosen not to take it as most folks who require daily medications and choose to take them carry at least some of it with them. ;) Typical undeveloped brain behavior of can't process the consequences of the actions chosen. ;)

[starkiller2010]

If this is indeed a case of over bearing parents hence her choice to runaway, then I say good for her. It takes real courage to do something like that. Chinese parents are absolutely ruthless when it comes to raising their kids and the way they structure their parenting, it's always:

1) Guilt tripping
2) Reverse psychology
3) Paranoia

Living with these types of tactics really messes with your mind and it'll come to the point where you break. Some Chinese kids choose to rant about it to their friends and remain defiant. Others completely fold and deal with it and consequently, severely reduce their self-esteem and confidence. The sad part is, Chinese parents can't be reasoned with. They are complete hypocrites. They'll criticize you for something and they'll do the exact same thing but then explain that their case is different from yours and then proceed to bring up a past infraction you made and then continue to open the flood gates, bringing in other negative traits you have. They punish failure and rarely reward success.


Damn man, its like my entire childhood flashed before my eyes. Thanks for speaking the truth hahaha. Yes I concur with this assessment :(

[congeetime]

If this is indeed a case of over bearing parents hence her choice to runaway, then I say good for her. It takes real courage to do something like that. Chinese parents are absolutely ruthless when it comes to raising their kids and the way they structure their parenting, it's always:

1) Guilt tripping
2) Reverse psychology
3) Paranoia

Living with these types of tactics really messes with your mind and it'll come to the point where you break. Some Chinese kids choose to rant about it to their friends and remain defiant. Others completely fold and deal with it and consequently, severely reduce their self-esteem and confidence. The sad part is, Chinese parents can't be reasoned with. They are complete hypocrites. They'll criticize you for something and they'll do the exact same thing but then explain that their case is different from yours and then proceed to bring up a past infraction you made and then continue to open the flood gates, bringing in other negative traits you have. They punish failure and rarely reward success.

+1 I only know one asian family that doesnt do this and they were all born in Canada.

EDIT:
So apparently, they tracked her cellphone records and it has been used recently.... Which means the kidnapper was dumb enough to use the phone, or someone found her phone and tried using it or she herself used the phone to contact a close friend/stranger

[BluePhirePB]

Damn man, its like my entire childhood flashed before my eyes. Thanks for speaking the truth hahaha. Yes I concur with this assessment :(I don't know how many times I was called a "say-yun-tao" during my childhood lol.

[NoFixedAddress]

PRESS CONFERENCE LIVE NOW on CP24

[Jimboski]

PRESS CONFERENCE LIVE NOW on CP24

So what was the report about?

[BluePhirePB]

Here's a picture that'll strike terror into any Chinese kid.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/273_557680722921_172005188_36010380_5732_n.jpg

[arclite]

she is 18 and got accepted into university, she is smart enough to understand the repercussions of not having medication. she ran away and doesn't want to be found yet.

maybe the family needs to look within to see why she might of ran away.

Blame the daughter. Parents are never at fault.

/sarcasm

[CSK'sMom]

So what was the report about?

Nothing really, just the typical "she's a good girl and wouldn't run away" stuff and yet pleas for her to return someones phone call(s) or texts so they know she's ok.... :|

[BluePhirePB]

Blame the daughter. Parents are never at fault.Fixed.

[NoFixedAddress]

So what was the report about?

Read more here:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/04/20/michelle-yu-family.html

[Jimboski]

Read more here:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/04/20/michelle-yu-family.html

Doesn't really update much, Seems like she wants to get away.

[Junigenmukyoku]

Doesn't really update much, Seems like she wants to get away.

:facepalm:

Really man? Not enough updates, so she must want to get away?

[jaxx lite]

maybe she met a robber / mugger:

Toronto police are looking for a gunman after a spree of street robberies early Friday in which five separate women were targeted.

The robberies began at 6 a.m. Within 90 minutes, police say the same man approached women at Queens Quay and Spadina Ave., Yorkville, Albany Ave. and Dupont St., Front St. near Blue Jays Way, and Markham St. and Bloor St. W.

In each case, the man approached the woman, pointed a gun at her and demanded cash.

Investigators believe all the robberies were the work of one person, said Toronto police Const. Tony Vella.

There have been women who have been abducted, driven to the bank to get money or they ended up in the river. It happens.

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[eudaii]

any updates on the beautiful missing person Michelle Yu?


beauty and youth perished in a matter of a second. such tragedy

[congeetime]

Her mom looked really pissed off at that press conference. One thing I noticed is that they keep saying "We support you"
My guess is, she probably got accepted into an arts program or something she likes but her parents are refusing to let her go.

[jaxx lite]

she is 18 and got accepted into university

which university?

if it's a faraway university
maybe she went to check it out

=

[MostTrustedBrand]

She probably decided to run away and take some time off. She's 18, in her senior year of highschool, and with University coming up (not to mention all those applications and other important decisions one would make during that period of time) I imagine the stress level would be pretty daunting.

Definitely not the smartest move though.

[Pochacco]

I've met about 20 RFD members in real life and I can honestly say that EVERY single one was Asian so I can confirm this :lol:

Same on RFD Chat..


100% Females Asians

97% Male Asians

and lately, every newcomer that comes into the chatroom are all :-0 Asians :)

[NEMESIS_2008]

If this is indeed a case of over bearing parents hence her choice to runaway, then I say good for her. It takes real courage to do something like that. Chinese parents are absolutely ruthless when it comes to raising their kids and the way they structure their parenting, it's always:

1) Guilt tripping
2) Reverse psychology
3) Paranoia

Living with these types of tactics really messes with your mind and it'll come to the point where you break. Some Chinese kids choose to rant about it to their friends and remain defiant. Others completely fold and deal with it and consequently, severely reduce their self-esteem and confidence. The sad part is, Chinese parents can't be reasoned with. They are complete hypocrites. They'll criticize you for something and they'll do the exact same thing but then explain that their case is different from yours and then proceed to bring up a past infraction you made and then continue to open the flood gates, bringing in other negative traits you have. They punish failure and rarely reward success.

This is the saddest yet true statement. Well said. I feel every Asian kid's pain because I went through it all in my childhood until I moved out.

If this is indeed the case, then good for her. Asian parents will never admit guilt and its their childrens fault always by default. But hey, at least if its true that Michelle ran away due to parental freak control, at least it didn't end up like the JENNIFER PAN incident!!!!

[Jyeatbvg69]

lol @ all the hatred with chinese parents itt. I swear you guys are so sensitive about your own race it makes me sick, trying to lash out and generalize all chinese parents like what they do is a crime.

Questions -

1. Is there a better way to get your child to do work other than guilt tripping, reverse psychology, and paranoia? Parents' roles are to set us up for a successful life (IMO) and if your kid is unmotivated (like a lot of them are), wtf are you supposed to do? bribe them like white parents? (see what I did there, generalized white parents)
2. Are you employing that non-chinese parents don't use these tactics to motivate their children?


Seems like we have a bunch of asians itt who just couldn't handle their academia years and are living out their long-lost desire of running away from home through Michelle Yu. Because I'm sure if your parents did this to you and you're in good standing, you wouldn't be making these complaints.

in b4 sensitive chinese rdfers lash out and this becomes epic race-oriented thread and people forget there's a girl missing (nothing new on RFD anyways)
http://vicorientation.ca/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AndHereWeGo.gif

[BluePhirePB]

lol @ all the hatred with chinese parents itt. I swear you guys are so sensitive about your own race it makes me sick, trying to lash out and generalize all chinese parents like what they do is a crime.

Questions -

1. Is there a better way to get your child to do work other than guilt tripping, reverse psychology, and paranoia? Parents' roles are to set us up for a successful life (IMO) and if your kid is unmotivated (like a lot of them are), wtf are you supposed to do? bribe them like white parents? (see what I did there, generalized white parents)
2. Are you employing that non-chinese parents don't use these tactics to motivate their children?


Seems like we have a bunch of asians itt who just couldn't handle their academia years and are living out their long-lost desire of running away from home through Michelle Yu. Because I'm sure if your parents did this to you and you're in good standing, you wouldn't be making these complaints.

in b4 sensitive chinese rdfers lash out and this becomes epic race-oriented thread and people forget there's a girl missing (nothing new on RFD anyways)
http://vicorientation.ca/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/AndHereWeGo.gifIf you're telling us your parents did this to you and you saw this as a viable way to be raise then I applaud you. To be able to see past their tactics and ultimate see they meant good for you and to mold you into a useful person of society is really mature. I actually have no intentions to lash out at you for your view.

In fact, good job my man. I'm assuming you're an adult now and moved out? If so, I'm willing to bet you now have a close relationship with your parents as I do (after I moved out lol).

[pnyknights]

any updates on the beautiful missing person Michelle Yu?


beauty and youth perished in a matter of a second. such tragedy


Is there something you know that we don't???

[jj0829]

Please help find this girl. Whenever you are shopping, visit your friend, go to the park, trial...... please keep in mind there is one girl missing and need your helps.
Anyone who abducted her, please let her go. No one wants this kind of tragedy happen on his/her own kids, sisters/brothers,relatives. So please let her go. Nothing can't be solved.

[masterhapposai]

This is the saddest yet true statement. Well said. I feel every Asian kid's pain because I went through it all in my childhood until I moved out.

If this is indeed the case, then good for her. Asian parents will never admit guilt and its their childrens fault always by default. But hey, at least if its true that Michelle ran away due to parental freak control, at least it didn't end up like the JENNIFER PAN incident!!!!

+1

[masterhapposai]

Please help find this girl. Whenever you are shopping, visit your friend, go to the park, trial...... please keep in mind there is one girl missing and need your helps.
Anyone who abducted her, please let her go. No one wants this kind of tragedy happen on his/her own kids, sisters/brothers,relatives. So please let her go. Nothing can't be solved.

Dude, all the public statements from her family and friends so far indicate that its a runaway.

They also imply that she was being abused.

[Syne]

+1

Why not A+ ?

[peanutz]

What actually happened to that Jennifer Pan thing?

[peanutz]

She was unable to escape her family so she hired people to kill her parents

They entered her house and shot her parents
her father survived
her mother diedWas she actually convicted? Last I heard, she was only charged.

[BluePhirePB]

Was she actually convicted? Last I heard, she was only charged.Charged with first degree last I heard.

[NEMESIS_2008]

Her mom looked really pissed off at that press conference. One thing I noticed is that they keep saying "We support you"
My guess is, she probably got accepted into an arts program or something she likes but her parents are refusing to let her go.

Sounds like there was a difference of opinion about one of her choices she made and her parents disagreed. Why else would they say "we support you?" Support what? If I was in there shoes I would be saying something along the lines of "we love you" or "we miss you."

[Jimboski]

What actually happened to that Jennifer Pan thing?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2010/11/23/markham-home-invasion4465.html

[Corleone187]

I consider parents that demand A+ tame, there is still some breathing room

Parents that demand you be "the best" , that can be claustrophobic :confused:

[yao416]

This LG has a tattoo....

[sweeper]

Dude, all the public statements from her family and friends so far indicate that its a runaway.

They also imply that she was being abused.

elaborate

[jacobe]

Do we really know for sure that she ran away? Or are we making assumptions based on the fact that she's Chinese therefore she has strict parents therefore ran away from home to seek freedom? :|

[peanutz]

Charged with first degree last I heard.Charged isn't the same as convicted, though. What happened in court?

[NEMESIS_2008]

Do we really know for sure that she ran away? Or are we making assumptions based on the fact that she's Chinese therefore she has strict parents therefore ran away from home to seek freedom? :|

http://www.canada.com/mobile/iphone/story.html?id=d54bcf16-7b87-43df-993a-610b1538e5e2

[sweeper]

"Things will change"

Right.

Runaway.

[MostTrustedBrand]

"If you're listening, and if you're out there and can see us, please come home. Things will change. We support you."

I think we've found the answer! Good job, RFD detectives.

[NEMESIS_2008]

I think what's left is for Michelle to go to the local police station and tell them that:

1. She is ok.
2. Stop searching for her because its a waste of police resources.
3. She stockpiled on meds and is ok health wise
4. Tell the media to stop.

Its not like she commited a crime or anything because she is eighteen, but I think its morally wrong to tie up police resources and make her friends and family worried. Once she is declared ok, we can start a new thread about how asian parents and their controlling and dictating ways wreak havoc on their childrens minds (ie. Jennifer Pan).

[jaxx lite]

I think its morally wrong to tie up police resources and make her friends and family worried.

Right
if she ran away
she should have left a note

"I'm leaving.
Don't call the police."

Maybe she's selfish and inconsiderate
= like her parents.

-

[sweeper]

Right
if she ran away
she should have left a note

"I'm leaving.
Don't call the police."

Maybe she's selfish and inconsiderate
= like her parents.

-

People who run away from home aren't exactly the shining beacons of rational thought.

[MostTrustedBrand]

People who run away from home aren't exactly the shining beacons of rational thought.

+1

[eudaii]

she did not run away she is missing and her parents wants her home safe, so she can go back to school. it isn't summer yet

[chickenbones]

If you are pushed so far as to actually run away from your family, being considerate is probably the last thing on your mind. Cut her some slack. She probably didn't even think her family would get the police involved.


Right
if she ran away
she should have left a note

"I'm leaving.
Don't call the police."

Maybe she's selfish and inconsiderate
= like her parents.

-

[jaxx lite]

start a new thread about how asian parents and their controlling and dictating ways wreak havoc on their childrens minds

It's not an Asian thing

It's a mental disorder or mental illness thing
= sad, sad world

http://htpprints.yorku.ca/archive/00000022/01/NPDQuotes.htm

net search Narcissistic Parent

http://www.google.ca/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=Narcissistic+parents&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

- Demands automatic and full compliance with his or her expectations;

- Is "interpersonally exploitative", i.e., uses others to achieve his or her own ends;

- Devoid of empathy. Is unable or unwilling to identify with or acknowledge the feelings and needs of others;

- Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudes coupled with rage when frustrated, contradicted, or confronted.

=


http://www.positive-parenting-ally.com/narcissistic-parents.html


You see, the child becomes a means for the parent to live out his or her own unfulfilled needs. Often these unfulfilled needs go all the way back to their own childhood.

Also without being consciously aware of it, they place a huge responsibility upon their children's shoulders.

The child's job is to live out the lifelong dream that the parents themselves never got around to or had the opportunity to.


However, the narcissistic parent will attempt to perpetuate this dependence to the point where the child is not permitted to develop his or her own identity but is rather forced to become 'one with' the narcissist until there is no perceived difference (on the part of the narcissistic parent) between the parent and the child.


These children are molded and shaped to realize their parent's dreams, goals, and fantasies. It is 'life by proxy'.


Narcissistic Parents Must Always Be in Control

Parents with narcissistic personalities exercise controlling behavior by telling their children how they should feel, how they should behave, and what decisions they should make.

The result may be that these children never really develop their own interests because they are always being told what their preferences should be. In this way the space for children's autonomy is very little.

As children grow, the natural desire is to pursue the development of their personality, independence, and boundaries.

However, independence is a threat to a narcissist parent because the consequence is that they will not be needed anymore. Remember, children are the source of narcissistic supply or self-esteem.

In an attempt to maintain status quo, narcissistic parents might resort to various types of controlling behavior and control mechanisms in order to enforce compliance and prevent autonomy.

Very unbalanced narcissistic parents will often be engaged in criticizing their children and then justifying these actions by saying that they are just trying to help because they 'know what is best'.

They tend to make demeaning comments and might use favoritism or comparison between siblings or friends as a form of manipulation. They will constantly exalt one child and list all their good points with the implication that another child is unworthy or does not measure up.

=

[BluePhirePB]

It's not an Asian thing

It's a mental disorder or mental illness thing
= sad, sad world

http://htpprints.yorku.ca/archive/00000022/01/NPDQuotes.htm

net search Narcissistic Parent

http://www.google.ca/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=Narcissistic+parents&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

- Demands automatic and full compliance with his or her expectations;

- Is "interpersonally exploitative", i.e., uses others to achieve his or her own ends;

- Devoid of empathy. Is unable or unwilling to identify with or acknowledge the feelings and needs of others;

- Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudes coupled with rage when frustrated, contradicted, or confronted.

=


http://www.positive-parenting-ally.com/narcissistic-parents.html


You see, the child becomes a means for the parent to live out his or her own unfulfilled needs. Often these unfulfilled needs go all the way back to their own childhood.

Also without being consciously aware of it, they place a huge responsibility upon their children's shoulders.

The child's job is to live out the lifelong dream that the parents themselves never got around to or had the opportunity to.


However, the narcissistic parent will attempt to perpetuate this dependence to the point where the child is not permitted to develop his or her own identity but is rather forced to become 'one with' the narcissist until there is no perceived difference (on the part of the narcissistic parent) between the parent and the child.


These children are molded and shaped to realize their parent's dreams, goals, and fantasies. It is 'life by proxy'.


Narcissistic Parents Must Always Be in Control

Parents with narcissistic personalities exercise controlling behavior by telling their children how they should feel, how they should behave, and what decisions they should make.

The result may be that these children never really develop their own interests because they are always being told what their preferences should be. In this way the space for children's autonomy is very little.

As children grow, the natural desire is to pursue the development of their personality, independence, and boundaries.

However, independence is a threat to a narcissist parent because the consequence is that they will not be needed anymore. Remember, children are the source of narcissistic supply or self-esteem.

In an attempt to maintain status quo, narcissistic parents might resort to various types of controlling behavior and control mechanisms in order to enforce compliance and prevent autonomy.

Very unbalanced narcissistic parents will often be engaged in criticizing their children and then justifying these actions by saying that they are just trying to help because they 'know what is best'.

They tend to make demeaning comments and might use favoritism or comparison between siblings or friends as a form of manipulation. They will constantly exalt one child and list all their good points with the implication that another child is unworthy or does not measure up.

=OMFG ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!

THERE'S A LEGITIMATE EXPLANATION?!?!

I've been trying to search for the words/reasons for years!!!!

EDIT: I guess this means the majority of Asian parents suffer from this condition lol.

[peanutz]

^ Describes my (Asian) Mom to a tee.

[MostTrustedBrand]

If you are pushed so far as to actually run away from your family, being considerate is probably the last thing on your mind. Cut her some slack. She probably didn't even think her family would get the police involved.

KID GOES MISSING FOR DAYS WITHOUT CONTACTING ANYBODY



EXPECTS FAMILY TO FIND HER ON THEIR OWN


:rolleyes:

[chickenbones]

While she's 18 and her family probably knows she ran away. They did say "things will change." I suspect that the mom is trying not to say she ran away, 'cus the police won't be looking for her if she did.


KID GOES MISSING FOR DAYS WITHOUT CONTACTING ANYBODY



EXPECTS FAMILY TO FIND HER ON THEIR OWN


:rolleyes:

[eudaii]

i don't think she ran away! she was probably taken by an unidentified man

please don't stop looking for Michelle Yu. she's missing

[xlc_88]

Another thing I'm puzzled about is that she requires "vital heart medicine"...which means she'll have to return eventually back home for more medicine.

I don't think you can pick up "vital heart medicine" anywhere. I dunno...I hate to be morbid but I hope she really did bring some medication because I can't imagine her fleeing far without her medicine.

[Jyeatbvg69]

If you're telling us your parents did this to you and you saw this as a viable way to be raise then I applaud you. To be able to see past their tactics and ultimate see they meant good for you and to mold you into a useful person of society is really mature. I actually have no intentions to lash out at you for your view.

In fact, good job my man. I'm assuming you're an adult now and moved out? If so, I'm willing to bet you now have a close relationship with your parents as I do (after I moved out lol).

http://www.miscupload.com/upload/831469322451206928124291.gif

[cheapmeister]

"If you're listening, and if you're out there and can see us, please come home. Things will change. We support you."

I think we've found the answer! Good job, RFD detectives.

Yea I saw the press conference, and I didn't hear her parents say they 'love her'. I thought this was very strange.

[Jimboski]

Yea I saw the press conference, and I didn't hear her parents say they 'love her'. I thought this was very strange.

If they don't love her why do they care now!?

But yeah on a serious note hopefully she's ok.

[the_fm]

If they don't love her why do they care now!?

to save face?

[sweeper]

to save face?

good luck with that if this turns out to be a runaway.

[NEMESIS_2008]

Another thing I'm puzzled about is that she requires "vital heart medicine"...which means she'll have to return eventually back home for more medicine.

I don't think you can pick up "vital heart medicine" anywhere. I dunno...I hate to be morbid but I hope she really did bring some medication because I can't imagine her fleeing far without her medicine.

My dad takes heart meds. Its available at any pharmacy. Meds like heart meds are easy to get with a prescription with auto refill.

[gman]

My dad takes heart meds. Its available at any pharmacy. Meds like heart meds are easy to get with a prescription with auto refill.

After you provided the medicine slip to the first pharmacy, it is not easy to get refill from another pharmacy.

[BluePhirePB]

Yea I saw the press conference, and I didn't hear her parents say they 'love her'. I thought this was very strange.Chinese parents NEVER use the word LOVE towards their children. It's not because they don't. It's because it's "understood" hence does not require to be mentioned. It's the same reasoning they use for not complimenting their kids. "If you already know it, why does it need to be said?"

[CSK'sMom]

After you provided the medicine slip to the first pharmacy, it is not easy to get refill from another pharmacy.

Actually it's as simple as walking into another pharmacy and asking to transfer the script. ;) Another easy way is to walk into any walk-in clinic, urgent care or even ER and say you are out and need an emergency refill....

[Dina_E]

Actually it's as simple as walking into another pharmacy and asking to transfer the script. ;) Another easy way is to walk into any walk-in clinic, urgent care or even ER and say you are out and need an emergency refill....
And because she is 18 the doctors or pharmacist are binded by patient doctor confidentialiality so the parents or police will never find out.

[the_fm]

good luck with that if this turns out to be a runaway.

obviously

[NoFixedAddress]

CP24 BREAKING NEWS!

Missing teen Michelle Yu located in B.C.

Missing North York teen Michelle Yu has reached out to her family, saying she is safe.

Yu, 18, was last seen Tuesday afternoon at York Mills and Chipstead roads, east of Bayview Avenue.


MORE:
Sun Apr 22 16:32:16 EDT 2012
Missing Toronto teen makes contact with family
Missing Toronto teen Michelle Yu has made contact with her family, a family friend told CP24 Sunday afternoon.

[45ED]

CP24 BREAKING NEWS!

Missing teen Michelle Yu located in B.C.

Missing North York teen Michelle Yu has reached out to her family, saying she is safe.

Yu, 18, was last seen Tuesday afternoon at York Mills and Chipstead roads, east of Bayview Avenue.

Got the breaking news e-mail on it just so.

...I guess we know where that TD Bank money went.

Also -- people can criticize her and/or her parents all they want for whatever reason, but the most important thing is that at least she's alive and that they can move on from this.

[elton5354]

:facepalm: She wanted to be alone. The family knows that yet they sent the entire country trying to find her. Wouldn't that make her less likely to show her face?

[NoFixedAddress]

Got the breaking news e-mail on it just so.

...I guess we know where that TD Bank money went.

Also -- people can criticize her and/or her parents all they want for whatever reason, but the most important thing is that at least she's alive and that they can move on from this.

Hey me too, got in an email through CP24.......but NOTHING about finding her on cp24 or news televised. strange

And yes. awesome she is safe. Guess she had her reasons. But wow, to just get up and go like that, to leave everything. I wonder if she met a man on the internetssssssssssssss. YIKES!

[45ED]

Hey me too, got in an email through CP24.......but NOTHING about finding her on cp24 or news televised. strange

And yes. awesome she is safe. Guess she had her reasons. But wow, to just get up and go like that, to leave everything. I wonder if she met a man on the internetssssssssssssss. YIKES!

They like to shoot things out via e-mail before it gets published on their site. It keeps in tune with the intention of "breaking" news before anyone else does (ideally). After all, it's faster to shoot out a quick message (via e-mail/twitter) than a short write up that is then posted to a website. It works best if it's local and they're on top of it as opposed to something overseas - it's how I found out, for example, about Layton's passing.

[Jimboski]

Nice that she's safe.. Clearly she wanted to get away.

[Xpwmata]

She must have travelled with VIA Rail.

[NoFixedAddress]

She must have travelled with VIA Rail.

Totally. That's what I thought also. Close to Union Station. Taking out money. bla bla bla
I also wondered why they didn't check Union Station's camera's around the time she was at the bank machine

[MostTrustedBrand]

I find it rude and selfish to purposely hide for days and let your friends, family, and virtually the entire city worry over your whereabouts.

Just stating what I truthfully feel.

[NoFixedAddress]

I find it rude and selfish to purposely hide for days and let your friends, family, and virtually the entire city worry over your whereabouts.

Just stating what I truthfully feel.

Yep. But I wonder if she met someone from the 'hair-club-for-men' online and he dominated her every move.
Calculated and told her how everything would go down. Just sayin''''' :cheesygri

[Jyeatbvg69]

I find it rude and selfish to purposely hide for days and let your friends, family, and virtually the entire city worry over your whereabouts.

Just stating what I truthfully feel.
Agreed, but at least she's safe. Now we can get down to business as to why the heck she's in BC! Better be a good reason..!

[MostTrustedBrand]

Agreed, but at least she's safe. Now we can get down to business as to why the heck she's in BC! Better be a good reason..!

Well, I believe she either ran away or met some dude online from playing MapleStory.

[Jimboski]

Well, I believe she either ran away or met some dude online from playing MapleStory.

If it were to be a guy from a game then WoW would be my guess lol.

[elton5354]

People in this group (https://www.facebook.com/FindMichelleYu) are way too defensive.

https://www.facebook.com/FindMichelleYu

[Dilton]

What a waste of server/bandwidth space this topic has been.

[mcg]

^ lol. let's hear her side of the story before pointing fingers and judging

[xlc_88]

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1166022--missing-toronto-teen-michelle-yu-makes-contact-with-family?bn=1

Police believe she is somewhere west of Ontario.

[BluePhirePB]

I'm willing to bet the minute she gets home (if she decides to come home) her mom is going to whip her ***** like never before. Then her mom's gonna make her wear long pants and shirts to school so people can't see the whip marks.

[Jyeatbvg69]

I'm willing to bet the minute she gets home (if she decides to come home) her mom is going to whip her ***** like never before. Then her mom's gonna make her wear long pants and shirts to school so people can't see the whip marks.

Then she's gonna run away again.

[BluePhirePB]

Then she's gonna run away again.Foo me once, shem on Yu. Foo me twice, shem on me.

[Mr.Sea]

I read on CTV that she went to BC. Probably to hook up with an internet troll.

[sweeper]

LOLOLOLOL Pathetic.

She ruined it for people who do get abducted, quite selfish and pathetic.

[gman]

The outcome is kind of expected and fortunately, it is also the best case scenario.

[Bskll]

Agreed, but at least she's safe. Now we can get down to business as to why the heck she's in BC! Better be a good reason..!

she is in bc for some D***, pretty simple and straight forward.

[at1212b]

Obvious dysfunctional family, even for immigrant standards.

Pay no more attention to these people.

[sweeper]

The outcome is kind of expected and fortunately, it is also the best case scenario.

Turns out it was the only possible scenario, couldn't even last a week by herself. Amateur.

[Jyeatbvg69]

Obvious dysfunctional family, even for immigrant standards.

Pay no more attention to these people.
http://gifs.gifbin.com/sw50sw8sw578.gif

[starbright]

Glad she's safe, but the family's response kinds of irks me. You urged people to spread this like wildfire through multiple news media outlets, Facebook, twitter, websites and discussions forums and now they don't want to explain what happened? I hope there's more follow-up.

[sweeper]

THat's racist gif

How? Immigrant families have been documented to suffer from intra-famililial conflicts due to new environment, employment, etc. at higher rates than native families. It's a no brainer.

[obernewtyn]

Glad she's safe, but the family's response kinds of irks me. You urged people to spread this like wildfire through multiple news media outlets, Facebook, twitter, websites and discussions forums and now they don't want to explain what happened? I hope there's more follow-up.


Totally agree with you and that's how I felt too.

They tell everyone to get into their business and help their situation on finding this girl and now it's solved, they want everyone to leave them alone.

I'll give it sometime for them to settle down and offer an explanation on what happened. They better offer a public statement as to what happen.

[45ED]

Glad she's safe, but the family's response kinds of irks me. You urged people to spread this like wildfire through multiple news media outlets, Facebook, twitter, websites and discussions forums and now they don't want to explain what happened? I hope there's more follow-up.

Well she just recently contacted her family. Perhaps it's too early to get an answer from Yu - she's is (was?) in BC and they're in Ontario. If they push too hard or do something, maybe they're afraid she's so skittish that she'd up and leave for another location and not contact them again (or delay contacting them for a longer period.

[starbright]

Well she just recently contacted her family. Perhaps it's too early to get an answer from Yu - she's is (was?) in BC and they're in Ontario. If they push too hard or do something, maybe they're afraid she's so skittish that she'd up and leave for another location and not contact them again (or delay contacting them for a longer period.

I'm not suggesting that they call a news conference tomorrow, but instead of just saying 'Michelle is safe, thanks for your concern' the family's statement ends with "the family requests that you respect their privacy at this time." After how much publicity they sought on so many mediums, it seems weird that they're just shutting the door to questions and coverage like that.

Now this is pure speculation, but what if she did run away to escape some sort of parental abuse? If people feel uneasy about this, there may be a good reason. In the Shafia murders, people kept trusting the parents and letting them deal with their daughters' complaints privately. Maybe Michelle just wanted to get some time away to herself, she wouldn't be the first. But the emphasis on 'it's all good, leave us alone now' just gives me a bad vibe.

[UrbanPoet]

LOLOLOLOL Pathetic.

She ruined it for people who do get abducted, quite selfish and pathetic.

We shouldn't jump to conclusions. Your thoughts are common.

We don't know what really went on. Perhaps she was fleeing physical or mental abuse. Perhaps she was fleeing the pressures of being a young adult. 18 year olds (and people in general) don't just run away without a trace for no reason. Very rarely does this happen to children from positive/supportive homes.

We don't know. Its all speculation. But I think it would be a bit unfair to paint the runaway as a 'spoiled brat', which many would like to say.

[BluePhirePB]

I'm not suggesting that they call a news conference tomorrow, but instead of just saying 'Michelle is safe, thanks for your concern' the family's statement ends with "the family requests that you respect their privacy at this time." After how much publicity they sought on so many mediums, it seems weird that they're just shutting the door to questions and coverage like that.

Now this is pure speculation, but what if she did run away to escape some sort of parental abuse? If people feel uneasy about this, there may be a good reason. In the Shafia murders, people kept trusting the parents and letting them deal with their daughters' complaints privately. Maybe Michelle just wanted to get some time away to herself, she wouldn't be the first. But the emphasis on 'it's all good, leave us alone now' just gives me a bad vibe.The family requests that you respect their privacy at this time so they can whoop their daughter's ***** in peace.

[Jyeatbvg69]

I'm not suggesting that they call a news conference tomorrow, but instead of just saying 'Michelle is safe, thanks for your concern' the family's statement ends with "the family requests that you respect their privacy at this time." After how much publicity they sought on so many mediums, it seems weird that they're just shutting the door to questions and coverage like that.

Now this is pure speculation, but what if she did run away to escape some sort of parental abuse? If people feel uneasy about this, there may be a good reason. In the Shafia murders, people kept trusting the parents and letting them deal with their daughters' complaints privately. Maybe Michelle just wanted to get some time away to herself, she wouldn't be the first. But the emphasis on 'it's all good, leave us alone now' just gives me a bad vibe.

To be fair I don't think the parents wanted this to be in the spotlight in the first place. They never formally asked for everybody to cloud social media or for news crews to show up at their house. It was mostly Michelle's friends who (and impressively I might add) started twitter, facebook, poster campaigns across the city. Plus, there is obviously something the general public doesn't know that the family knows (and doesn't want us to). It is because of this that the family wouldn't have wanted this to go mainstream in the first place.

[at1212b]

The family requests that you respect their privacy at this time so they can whoop their daughter's ***** in peace.

With a belt no doubt. :lol:

Don't forget chopsticks to the wrists too.

[VintagePhick]

Clearly something really messed up was going down in that home for this girl to not tell anyone where she was for 5 days after she ran away. Most people her age would tell their friends or tell mom and dad one or two days later.

I do agree with the posters that the family is crazy if they think people will stop speculating just because they told everyone so. Seeking out a bunch of attention for your missing kid then shunning it when s*it hits the fan is ironic.

Nonetheless I do think that there is a guy somewhere involved in this story. Glad she's okay.

[rainor94]

Clearly something really messed up was going down in that home for this girl to not tell anyone where she was for 5 days after she ran away. Most people her age would tell their friends or tell mom and dad one or two days later.

I do agree with the posters that the family is crazy if they think people will stop speculating just because they told everyone so. Seeking out a bunch of attention for your missing kid then shunning it when s*it hits the fan is ironic.

Nonetheless I do think that there is a guy somewhere involved in this story. Glad she's okay.

Please don't begin to speculate. There will likely be a statement by the police once everything is know and everything has settled down. You and the rest of the people on this page should be a little bit more respectful to the parents and family. Remember she called her family today and only her family to tell them shes is safe and ok (from what what was said in the media at least). This family has been through a lot in the last week and I'm sure they would appreciate it if people could give them some time and space to figure everything out. If her friends who care about her can give her and the family space and time so can the general public.

[congeetime]

I had a feeling she went to vancouver. Doesn't it usually take like 5 days by bus to get there anyways? But either way...

SOON.
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/273_557680722921_172005188_36010380_5732_n.jpg

[jaysfan4life]

All this drama and all she did is run away. The next time an 18 yr old goes missing the cops won't care.

[Dina_E]

"Things will change"

[jacobe]

I am glad that she is safe although it is quite unfortunate that she feels like she has to run away from home in the first place. For a parent, one of the worst feelings in the world is not knowing where your kids are. At least they know she is safe even though they have a lot of issues to deal with.

[Dilton]

I'm delighted that my tax money was used to pay for police and other services to search for her just because she had her little spat with her parents. The police should send the bill to her family.

[jaxx lite]

Agreed, but at least she's safe. Now we can get down to business as to why the heck she's in BC! Better be a good reason..!

Vancouver, BC = mountains and the ocean


travel to BC= pass by the Prairies, Rocky Mountains, Alberta


maybe she wanted to check out University of British Columbia
because she wants to live near the ocean


apparently there are a lot of homeless people in Vancouver??
they want to live near the ocean and the mountains, etc
and the weather is not so cold

-

[coolspot]

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/273_557680722921_172005188_36010380_5732_n.jpg

+1. That's an amazing stand.

[sweeper]

"Things will change, we'll let you major in English/French Literature."

[eudaii]

this girl PLAYED me...there i was posting her picture to my facebook and encouraging others to find her, and i even yelled at people who said she ran away!
GIRL PLAYED me. I even called her beautiful.

this girl is despicable!!! she wasted valuable resources and time.

[di2agonbee]

FAMILY MUST FEEL EMBARRASSED

Michelle prob cant return to finish the rest of her school year either, oh the shame!

[a-tree]

I hope things do change. This s**t isn't healthy.

[at1212b]

She's 18 yet is still treated like a child. She is a FULL Independent adult.

Now let's see if she can weather the storm of beatings waiting for her at home like an adult .

Also, who here thinks there is a guy involved? I would be very surprised if there wasn't.

[rainor94]

this girl PLAYED me...there i was posting her picture to my facebook and encouraging others to find her, and i even yelled at people who said she ran away!
GIRL PLAYED me. I even called her beautiful.

this girl is despicable!!! she wasted valuable resources and time.

You did the right thing by informing your friends and the public of her disappearance. Be thankful she is safe. We don't know what happened and why/how she got to BC. She is/was a missing person and no resources or time were wasted when it came to finding her. This is simply a good outcome.

[masterhapposai]

We shouldn't jump to conclusions. Your thoughts are common.

We don't know what really went on. Perhaps she was fleeing physical or mental abuse. Perhaps she was fleeing the pressures of being a young adult. 18 year olds (and people in general) don't just run away without a trace for no reason. Very rarely does this happen to children from positive/supportive homes.

We don't know. Its all speculation. But I think it would be a bit unfair to paint the runaway as a 'spoiled brat', which many would like to say.

I called it that she ran away and was abused.

1/2 so far, and abused is very likely.

[jaxx lite]

I saw Michelle's parents at their first news conference
and they look old

so she was probably born when they were old

doctors recommend having a baby before the age of 35

I know a couple who had kids when they were in their late 30's to 40's
all their kids are weird or odd (like Michael Jackson)
and the couple didn't spend much time with their kids
probably because they were old
and didn't feel like playing with the kids

So I'm guessing that Michelle doesn't feel a lovey-dovey bond with her parents
- she probably sees them as strangers who yell at her

-

[NEMESIS_2008]

Ok so my assumptions were correct all along then..... I knew she ran away because ive been in her shoes. My sister ran away but she had the decency to leave a note. I moved out and gave them ample notice. I think there has to be more awareness of this ever rising problem.

Still, Michelle Yu owes everyone an appology for wasting their time looking for her when a simple note would of made the situation more clearer.

[NEMESIS_2008]

I had a feeling she went to vancouver. Doesn't it usually take like 5 days by bus to get there anyways? But either way...

SOON.
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/273_557680722921_172005188_36010380_5732_n.jpg

I'm surprised all the fluff and feathers are still intact! Meaning that was definitely not shot from an asian home lolol

[congeetime]

I'm surprised all the fluff and feathers are still intact! Meaning that was definitely not shot from an asian home lolol

Your gonna have to ask BluePhirePB. He posted that picture earlier in this thread xD I'm pretty sure this is just a new one replacing the old one that probably snapped in half after a good wooping.

[peanutz]

this girl PLAYED me...there i was posting her picture to my facebook and encouraging others to find her, and i even yelled at people who said she ran away!
GIRL PLAYED me. I even called her beautiful.

this girl is despicable!!! she wasted valuable resources and time.............................................. ...........

Get over yourself, please.

[NEMESIS_2008]

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/2012/04/22/toronto-teen-michelle-yu-contacts-family.html

Ok its official now.

/thread ok?

[biee]

I did not know VIA Rail can go all the way to BC.

Glad she's okay though.

[Insane_Pikachu]

I wonder how this would reflect her job prospects in the future. Interviewer: "hey I remember you were on the news a few years ago." How awkward would that be?

[starbright]

I wonder how this would reflect her job prospects in the future. Interviewer: "hey I remember you were on the news a few years ago." How awkward would that be?

In the old days you could just lay low for a few years or move two towns over.

The age of Google searches is far less forgiving. Poor girl.

[alias_neo]

this girl PLAYED me...there i was posting her picture to my facebook and encouraging others to find her, and i even yelled at people who said she ran away!
GIRL PLAYED me. I even called her beautiful.

this girl is despicable!!! she wasted valuable resources and time.

http://i.imgur.com/WxFEQ.jpg

[iridium001]

Isn't this considered public mischief?

An obvious domestic dispute turns into a missing persons report, considerable resources were spent looking for her. Numerous media got involved, a clear cry for public support and campaign to look for her... then we find out she ran away.

Didn't anyone find it suspicious that she was filed as missing less than 24 hours on the same day?? Don't you have to be unreachable for at least 24-48 hours before you're considered legally missing? I've gone a full day when I was in my teens without making any contacts with my own parents as I am sure a lot of us have as well.. They didn't freak out and called the police, because they TRUSTED me. Her parents clearly have issues with her growing up and most likely wanting more independence. Why else would they file a missing report less than 12 hours of when she was last seen??

What's more is how she was seen at the TD Bank. If she was kidnapped, the suspects would not have gone to her for money but to her parents for ransom! I had a feeling from day one that she ran away..

She should be charged with indirect mischief and fraud as she made her own choice to disappear without telling anyone. Wasn't Farquan charged as well when we discovered he was hiding out in Niagara Falls?

I'm glad she's safe and all but this is stupid, did she not think of the consequences? I'm sure if she is as smart as they say she is, she could have seen this coming a mile away of what would happen!

You can say I'm being disrespectful and an ***** , but she was never ever in any physical danger here. She made a conscientious choice to run away. If this isn't a cry for attention, I don't know what the hell is.

[Bskll]

Vancouver, BC = mountains and the ocean


travel to BC= pass by the Prairies, Rocky Mountains, Alberta


maybe she wanted to check out University of British Columbia
because she wants to live near the ocean


apparently there are a lot of homeless people in Vancouver??
they want to live near the ocean and the mountains, etc
and the weather is not so cold

-

doesn't make sense to avoid parents, take out money secretly, and travel by yourself to a province that you'd like to live in. Its pretty clear that she was looking for D*** in BC.



She's 18 yet is still treated like a child. She is a FULL Independent adult.

Now let's see if she can weather the storm of beatings waiting for her at home like an adult .

Also, who here thinks there is a guy involved? I would be very surprised if there wasn't.

I said it before, she's looking for D*** in BC. not much else would compel one to go so far.


Isn't this considered public mischief?

An obvious domestic dispute turns into a missing persons report, considerable resources were spent looking for her. Numerous media got involved, a clear cry for public support and campaign to look for her... then we find out she ran away.

Didn't anyone find it suspicious that she was filed as missing less than 24 hours on the same day?? Don't you have to be unreachable for at least 24-48 hours before you're considered legally missing? I've gone a full day when I was in my teens without making any contacts with my own parents as I am sure a lot of us have as well.. They didn't freak out and called the police, because they TRUSTED me. Her parents clearly have issues with her growing up and most likely wanting more independence. Why else would they file a missing report less than 12 hours of when she was last seen??

What's more is how she was seen at the TD Bank. If she was kidnapped, the suspects would not have gone to her for money but to her parents for ransom! I had a feeling from day one that she ran away..

She should be charged with indirect mischief and fraud as she made her own choice to disappear without telling anyone. Wasn't Farquan charged as well when we discovered he was hiding out in Niagara Falls?

I'm glad she's safe and all but this is stupid, did she not think of the consequences? I'm sure if she is as smart as they say she is, she could have seen this coming a mile away of what would happen!

You can say I'm being disrespectful and an ***** , but she was never ever in any physical danger here. She made a conscientious choice to run away. If this isn't a cry for attention, I don't know what the hell is.

ones should be charged is parents, not daughter. pepole have the freedom to go missing if they want to. the problem rests with the parents who clearly knew what was going on but weren't willing to talk about it.

[iridium001]

doesn't make sense to avoid parents, take out money secretly, and travel by yourself to a province that you'd like to live in. Its pretty clear that she was looking for D*** in BC.




I said it before, she's looking for D*** in BC. not much else would compel one to go so far.



ones should be charged is parents, not daughter. pepole have the freedom to go missing if they want to. the problem rests with the parents who clearly knew what was going on but weren't willing to talk about it.

That or swinging for the same team. It's very taboo and a extremely big deal for any Chinese children to go homosexual or lesbian. I'm just purely speculating like Bskll or others here, no evidence of this.

I personally don't think she went all the way out there to check out UBC, if anything I think her parents would have approved it for her to go there. UBC is a good school and there's a big Asian community out there for support.

In any case, this was a big waste of resources looking for someone that didn't want to be found.

[time space]

She is/was a missing person and no resources or time were wasted when it came to finding her.

Is that true? Do you have a link confirming that?

[BluePhirePB]

I'm surprised all the fluff and feathers are still intact! Meaning that was definitely not shot from an asian home lololI was only hit with that a handful of times when I was young hence the condition. My mom mainly used those wooden paint stir sticks you get when you buy paint. After one would snap, she'd grab another. The guy-mo-so was more the ultimate scare tactic. As for the stand, it came with a faux katana I ordered off eBay. I took this pic a few years ago while still living with my folks.

[bleeet]

lol when i first heard about her i knew she had to have run away to a guy. the whole story about her at a bank and her phone being used plus how her mother sounded during an interview just pointed to a girl that wanted to escape her oppressive life / parents.

for the first time ever she probably had some guy tell her that he thought she was pretty and then she decided to bail out on her oppressed life to be with him .....

[sweeper]

this girl PLAYED me...there i was posting her picture to my facebook and encouraging others to find her, and i even yelled at people who said she ran away!
GIRL PLAYED me. I even called her beautiful.

this girl is despicable!!! she wasted valuable resources and time.

Well, good for you if this wasn't a runaway. Here's an internet high five for you.

But seriously? Her? Beautiful? I mean common ....

http://i.imgur.com/xdMk0.gif

[BluePhirePB]

Well, good for you if this wasn't a runaway. Here's an internet high five for you.

But seriously? Her? Beautiful? I mean common ....

http://i.imgur.com/xdMk0.gifI'm pretty sure he's being sarcastic. The beautiful part was from a joke a few pages back.

[ji2o0k]

Here is the entire story in a nutshell (my guess of course):

- 18yr old daughter feels oppressed and suffocated by her strict and overbearing parents (i.e. highly demanding of straight As, strict curfews, no leisure time)

- Daughter confronts Mom after latest episode and threatens to "runaway", Mom doesn't believe daughter has guts to do it

- Daughter runs away to BC to be with close friend (who she has known since childhood but moved away)

- Mom is outraged that her daughter is missing and hasn't contacted anyone (and doesn't believe her "good" daughter would run away still)

- Mom causes a lot of drama and involves police, family and friends to find her (also drama helps save face as Mom is perceived as "caring" asking people to look for her)

- Daughter can't believe her mom would go to the lengths of involving police and finally contacts family (she has been scared the last few days and doesn't know how her Mom will react)

- Mom is still outraged and can't wait until daughter gets back to punish her (but Mom feels assured that others will think of her as a "good" Mom given the lengths she went to find her daughter)

- Mom and her friends all talk about her daughter over games of MJ ("Aiyahhhhh, yum mo gow chow ah....), Mom's friends keep on saying how good a Mom she is given her daughter is so difficult

- Daughter goes back home, things change for a little bit but gets progressive worse over the years (like it was before) and has another episode

10 years later, Daughter writes a novel about her life and it is adapted into a film....

[iridium001]

Here is the entire story in a nutshell (my guess of course):

- 18yr old daughter feels oppressed and suffocated by her strict and overbearing parents (i.e. highly demanding of straight As, strict curfews, no leisure time)

- Daughter confronts Mom after latest episode and threatens to "runaway", Mom doesn't believe daughter has guts to do it

- Daughter runs away to BC to be with close friend (who she has known since childhood but moved away)

- Mom is outraged that her daughter is missing and hasn't contacted anyone (and doesn't believe her "good" daughter would run away still)

- Mom causes a lot of drama and involves police, family and friends to find her (also drama helps save face as Mom is perceived as "caring" asking people to look for her)

- Daughter can't believe her mom would go to the lengths of involving police and finally contacts family (she has been scared the last few days and doesn't know how her Mom will react)

- Mom is still outraged and can't wait until daughter gets back to punish her (but Mom feels assured that others will think of her as a "good" Mom given the lengths she went to find her daughter)

- Mom and her friends all talk about her daughter over games of MJ ("Aiyahhhhh, yum mo gow chow ah....), Mom's friends keep on saying how good a Mom she is given her daughter is so difficult

- Daughter goes back home, things change for a little bit but gets progressive worse over the years (like it was before) and has another episode

10 years later, Daughter writes a novel about her life and it is adapted into a film....

ROFL LMAO that is classic!! :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[whampoa]

Here is the entire story in a nutshell (my guess of course):

- 18yr old daughter feels oppressed and suffocated by her strict and overbearing parents (i.e. highly demanding of straight As, strict curfews, no leisure time)

- Daughter confronts Mom after latest episode and threatens to "runaway", Mom doesn't believe daughter has guts to do it

- Daughter runs away to BC to be with close friend (who she has known since childhood but moved away)

- Mom is outraged that her daughter is missing and hasn't contacted anyone (and doesn't believe her "good" daughter would run away still)

- Mom causes a lot of drama and involves police, family and friends to find her (also drama helps save face as Mom is perceived as "caring" asking people to look for her)

- Daughter can't believe her mom would go to the lengths of involving police and finally contacts family (she has been scared the last few days and doesn't know how her Mom will react)

- Mom is still outraged and can't wait until daughter gets back to punish her (but Mom feels assured that others will think of her as a "good" Mom given the lengths she went to find her daughter)

- Mom and her friends all talk about her daughter over games of MJ ("Aiyahhhhh, yum mo gow chow ah....), Mom's friends keep on saying how good a Mom she is given her daughter is so difficult

- Daughter goes back home, things change for a little bit but gets progressive worse over the years (like it was before) and has another episode

10 years later, Daughter writes a novel about her life and it is adapted into a film....

J, is that also your life story in a nutshell?

[ji2o0k]

J, is that also your life story in a nutshell?hahah nah...

I didn't have the guts to run away...all I did was follow all the rules and be a "good" son...lol!!

[bleeet]

Here is the entire story in a nutshell (my guess of course):

- 18yr old daughter feels oppressed and suffocated by her strict and overbearing parents (i.e. highly demanding of straight As, strict curfews, no leisure time)

- Daughter confronts Mom after latest episode and threatens to "runaway", Mom doesn't believe daughter has guts to do it

- Daughter runs away to BC to be with close friend (who she has known since childhood but moved away)

- Mom is outraged that her daughter is missing and hasn't contacted anyone (and doesn't believe her "good" daughter would run away still)

- Mom causes a lot of drama and involves police, family and friends to find her (also drama helps save face as Mom is perceived as "caring" asking people to look for her)



yup exactly lol

during an interview the mother seemed like she knew something that she wasn't telling anyone else. The way she was talking wasn't like the dad or what a "normal" parent would say.

[Madchester]

Wasn't Farquan charged as well when we discovered he was hiding out in Niagara Falls?


Again, he ran away because he was facing charges for theft at his (former) workplace. He stole computer equipment while working at IBM, I believe.

[time space]

- Mom causes a lot of drama and involves police, family and friends to find her (also drama helps save face as Mom is perceived as "caring" asking people to look for her)

That is a very perceptive observation.

[aplayaz2000]

any thing after 48 hours is pretty much means dead...loll

[Jyeatbvg69]

http://t.qkme.me/3ox9uf.jpg

[MostTrustedBrand]

http://t.qkme.me/3ox9uf.jpg

:lol:

[arclite]

http://t.qkme.me/3ox9uf.jpg

and so it begins...

[NoFixedAddress]

As someone stated here, does Via Rail or Greyhound take you to BC?
The police here contacted Vancouver Police so that they can verify she is indeed 'safe' and actually in Vancouver

I bet you she is still in Ontario and told her parents she was in Vancouver so that they wouldn't be able to drive to her
Just sayin'''''''':razz: ....... I mean she let it go so long in contacting them, probably because she wanted to decide on what to tell them when she called. A lie......Thoughts?

[at1212b]

Not sure if anybody has posted this or likely many people have not seen it, but here is the pic of her at the bank machine.

http://citytv.rdmmedia.topscms.com/images/a7/0a/801cf16f400095c727131cb32489.jpg

Sure looks like she's in distress... distressed about sneaking out and 'running' away to the other side of the country from her crazy oppressive Mom.


From another angle:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lswFoZjU9TY/ShADlr4YeRI/AAAAAAAAAEw/nEsWNuaWaGc/s400/DSC03191_.jpg

[UrbanPoet]

As someone stated here, does Via Rail or Greyhound take you to BC?
The police here contacted Vancouver Police so that they can verify she is indeed 'safe' and actually in Vancouver

I bet you she is still in Ontario and told her parents she was in Vancouver so that they wouldn't be able to drive to her
Just sayin'''''''':razz: ....... I mean she let it go so long in contacting them, probably because she wanted to decide on what to tell them when she called. A lie......Thoughts?

Its actually cheaper to fly.

[time space]

Its actually cheaper to fly.

You need ID.

[whampoa]

http://t.qkme.me/3ox9uf.jpg
Did she got a chance to meet the Sedin sisters?

[BluePhirePB]

Here is the entire story in a nutshell (my guess of course):

- 18yr old daughter feels oppressed and suffocated by her strict and overbearing parents (i.e. highly demanding of straight As, strict curfews, no leisure time)

- Daughter confronts Mom after latest episode and threatens to "runaway", Mom doesn't believe daughter has guts to do it

- Daughter runs away to BC to be with close friend (who she has known since childhood but moved away)

- Mom is outraged that her daughter is missing and hasn't contacted anyone (and doesn't believe her "good" daughter would run away still)

- Mom causes a lot of drama and involves police, family and friends to find her (also drama helps save face as Mom is perceived as "caring" asking people to look for her)

- Daughter can't believe her mom would go to the lengths of involving police and finally contacts family (she has been scared the last few days and doesn't know how her Mom will react)

- Mom is still outraged and can't wait until daughter gets back to punish her (but Mom feels assured that others will think of her as a "good" Mom given the lengths she went to find her daughter)

- Mom and her friends all talk about her daughter over games of MJ ("Aiyahhhhh, yum mo gow chow ah....), Mom's friends keep on saying how good a Mom she is given her daughter is so difficult

- Daughter goes back home, things change for a little bit but gets progressive worse over the years (like it was before) and has another episode

10 years later, Daughter writes a novel about her life and it is adapted into a film....BWAHAHAHA OMFG perfect! That's exactly how it's gonna play out (minus the novel since her mom would probably guilt trip her saying how writing a novel will show how inconsiderate the daughter is being despite all the mom's done for her over the years ... then proceeds to whip out stories of her faults from yester-year).

[Jyeatbvg69]

Did she got a chance to meet the Sedin sisters?

Of course...they all have something in common - pulling off great disappearing acts.

[di2agonbee]

Who ever started this thread must be Regretting it now. Lol

[iridium001]

Who ever started this thread must be Regretting it now. Lol

I'm more annoyed at all the people who shared the link about her missing on FB/Twitter, plastering posters all over downtown - all for what, a wild goose chase because her parents couldn't fess up on their internal domestic problems.

I'll say it again, you must be out of contact 24-48 hours before declared illegally missing. She was declared missing by her parents less than 12 hours after her parents couldn't get a hold of her, even less. (She was last seen at Don Mills station at 3pm, by 8-9pm there was already a Amber alert and it was all over local Toronto news site.)

Can you say control much?? It's like she has to consistently report in to her parents on her whereabouts, no wonder she got upset and ran across the country.

[congeetime]

Of course...they all have something in common - pulling off great disappearing acts.

LOLL horrible

[yao416]

Probably went to see Peter Chao and ChengMan

[a-tree]

I'm more annoyed at all the people who shared the link about her missing on FB/Twitter, plastering posters all over downtown - all for what, a wild goose chase because her parents couldn't fess up on their internal domestic problems.

I'll say it again, you must be out of contact 24-48 hours before declared illegally missing. She was declared missing by her parents less than 12 hours after her parents couldn't get a hold of her, even less. (She was last seen at Don Mills station at 3pm, by 8-9pm there was already a Amber alert and it was all over local Toronto news site.)

Can you say control much?? It's like she has to consistently report in to her parents on her whereabouts, no wonder she got upset and ran across the country.

She has a medical condition.

[BluePhirePB]

I'm more annoyed at all the people who shared the link about her missing on FB/Twitter, plastering posters all over downtown - all for what, a wild goose chase because her parents couldn't fess up on their internal domestic problems.

I'll say it again, you must be out of contact 24-48 hours before declared illegally missing. She was declared missing by her parents less than 12 hours after her parents couldn't get a hold of her, even less. (She was last seen at Don Mills station at 3pm, by 8-9pm there was already a Amber alert and it was all over local Toronto news site.)

Can you say control much?? It's like she has to consistently report in to her parents on her whereabouts, no wonder she got upset and ran across the country.
Remember the first rule of Chinese Parent Club: *Nothing is ever your fault.

[the_fm]

I'm more annoyed at all the people who shared the link about her missing on FB

that group is so freaking defensive! they deserve to be slap 'til pigs fly :mad:

[at1212b]

She has a medical condition.

Didn't realize her parents are holding her meds.

[ji2o0k]

Actually, just thinking about this entire ordeal/situation and I think it will have a few profound effects:

- Mom gets outed as an overbearing parent but Mom won't change her ways...which further strains the daughter/Mom relationship and causes further issues for the daughter? Might require counselling or therapy

- Michelle Yu's face and the entire situation/ordeal has been plastered all over the Internet.....this will follow her for the rest of her life (during Uni, employment and anything in the future)..her current friendships might be strained since they got involved...

- Michelle's future employment possibilities is now up in the air because if it turns out she really did run away and had issues....what employer would want to employ her as she might bring those issues into the workplace... A simple Google search will turn up her name/photo..."oh that is her!"...she will be forever known as "The runaway daughter"

- Calling it now that she writes a tell-all book as a ways to cope and rebel against her parents...she will probably marry someone that her parents strongly disapproves of...

OR....

- Michelle resorts to abusing alcohol and drugs as a means to cope with.....and blames her parents for everything while contributing nothing to society and living off welfare...

[Jyeatbvg69]

that group is so freaking defensive! they deserve to be slap 'til pigs fly :mad:

I dare you to post in that group "we deserve to know why she's in BC" and see what happens.

[MostTrustedBrand]

- Michelle Yu's face and the entire situation/ordeal has been plastered all over the Internet.....this will follow her for the rest of her life (during Uni, employment and anything in the future)..her current friendships might be strained since they got involved...

- Michelle's future employment possibilities is now up in the air because if it turns out she really did run away and had issues....what employer would want to employ her as she might bring those issues into the workplace... A simple Google search will turn up her name/photo..."oh that is her!"...she will be forever known as "The runaway daughter"


Yup. Her decision to run away actually backfired on her and will haunt her for years. How ironic.

[Tabooger]

Of course...they all have something in common - pulling off great disappearing acts.

Okay guys /end thread. :lol::lol:

[jacobe]

Actually, just thinking about this entire ordeal/situation and I think it will have a few profound effects:
- Michelle Yu's face and the entire situation/ordeal has been plastered all over the Internet.....this will follow her for the rest of her life (during Uni, employment and anything in the future)..her current friendships might be strained since they got involved...

- Michelle's future employment possibilities is now up in the air because if it turns out she really did run away and had issues....what employer would want to employ her as she might bring those issues into the workplace... A simple Google search will turn up her name/photo..."oh that is her!"...she will be forever known as "The runaway daughter"


She could always relocate to Asia or the States for future employment (maybe school too). She can change her name. Plus, she looks like a pretty average Chinese female and there are so many Chinese people that she could just blend into the mix and never be found out about again... I kid of course but hey it isn't really the end of the world for her.

Michelle's runaway just brought a flashback of Evelyn Lau's "Runaway: Diary of a Streetkid." A memoir I read back in high school.

[projectmoonlightcafe]

- Mom and her friends all talk about her daughter over games of MJ ("Aiyahhhhh, yum mo gow chow ah....), Mom's friends keep on saying how good a Mom she is given her daughter is so difficult

Chinese moms don't want to embarrass themselves to their peers. Chances are, mom's friends talk about her daughter behind her back over MJ is more likely.

[the_fm]

I dare you to post in that group "we deserve to know why she's in BC" and see what happens.

no way. it's a freaking dictatorship over there

[gman]

- Michelle Yu's face and the entire situation/ordeal has been plastered all over the Internet.....this will follow her for the rest of her life (during Uni, employment and anything in the future)..her current friendships might be strained since they got involved...

I doubt it will affect her significantly. The name Michelle Yu is a dime a dozen. Her face can be changed by some hair work, make up, different glasses.
e.g. the picture is the facebook web site and the ATM one already looks different.
Nobody will remember about Michelle Yu's face after a year.

[gretzky99]

I can guarantee you Michelle Yu has been logging into her RFD account and having a good 'ol belly laugh reading these comments on this thread. :cheesygri

It's time to ban her from RFD and deport her out of this country.

[mjl_toronto]

In retrospect, it all makes sense now. Michelle skipped town because she wanted to attend the 420 festival in Vancouver! Her parents obviously disapproved. The reason police were involved is likely 'cuz her parents said she was engaging in a prohibited act.

[d182]

Yup. Her decision to run away actually backfired on her and will haunt her for years. How ironic.

I guess she can always change her name!

[appleb]

I doubt it will affect her significantly. The name Michelle Yu is a dime a dozen. Her face can be changed by some hair work, make up, different glasses.
e.g. the picture is the facebook web site and the ATM one already looks different.
Nobody will remember about Michelle Yu's face after a year.

Agreed. She's probably changing her name to Michelle Smith anyway, after she marries her internet boyfriend in BC.

[Dina_E]

why dont we deport her for scamming the tax payer for the cost of the search by the police?

[BluePhirePB]

why dont we deport her for scamming the tax payer for the cost of the search by the police?Can you deport someone that was born here?

Also, isn't involving the police/tax-payer money her parents'/friends' doing?

[gman]

why dont we deport her for scamming the tax payer for the cost of the search by the police?

Are you going to depot every runaway kid in Canada? If yes, to where? Downtown Vancouver? Did she ask police to look for her?

[ippon]

Are you going to depot every runaway kid in Canada? If yes, to where? Downtown Vancouver? Did she ask police to look for her?

have you noticed his post patterns?
he probably wants all non-whites deported out of the country.

[Dina_E]

have you noticed his post patterns?
he probably wants all non-whites deported out of the country.

lol quite the opposite.
i was a making a point in relation to another thread.

[CSAgent]

She has a medical condition.

Clearly that didn't play a factor into her running away now did it.

[BluePhirePB]

Clearly that didn't play a factor into her running away now did it.Haha how funny would it be if the heart condition was a made up fact by the mom to gain sympathy and awareness?

[Saibot]

This thread is so lols bahahaha

[NEMESIS_2008]

What a waste of:

Police resources
Time and effort from vokunteers and friends to post crap on the net
Bandwidth on rfd

Michelles parents are so controlling that they declared her missing after 12 hours. The whole medication issue was blown waaaay out of proportion. Obviously she has her meds if she is alive, right?!? Michelles parents knew first hand that there was a conflict at home that contributed to her disappearance, completly fooling the general public. All this media attention shows how controlling they are. And now that the public does their best to help and she is now found, the parents wont give the public an explaination as of why she left and asked for privacy with no graditude?

A message from the taxpayers to Michelles parents: "you're welcome?"

[cheapmeister]

At the press conference, when her parents said they 'support her,' I was thinking that maybe she was pregnant. I mean why would they say they support her? Support her for what? Only thing that makes sense is that she is pregnant. Supporting her pregnancy would make sense.

[BluePhirePB]

Michelle's weakness was contacting the family. She should have tormented them for the rest of their lives ... assuming she was strong enough to survive on her own (physically and mentally). Then again if it continued, it'd just waste more resources.

[jaxx lite]

What a waste of:

Police resources
Time and effort from volunteers and friends to post crap on the net


A little bit of police resources
= not a lot of police resources

early on, the police said on tv that the disappearance did not look suspicious
and they did not suspect foul play
and that she left on her own free will

she did waste her friends' time and caused them anxiety

-



-

[jaxx lite]

At the press conference, when her parents said they 'support her,' I was thinking that maybe she was pregnant. I mean why would they say they support her? Support her for what? Only thing that makes sense is that she is pregnant. Supporting her pregnancy would make sense.


maybe it's her dream to fly away from the nest

and her parents want her to go to a local university
because it's cheaper
(don't have to pay for dorm or apt)

Michelle is smart and athletic
very possible that she received scholarship offers
but her parents don't want her to leave home?????

-

[NoFixedAddress]

Another one gone missing.......but she is 13 years old

[TPS] - Missing girl, Sol Han, 13, Update, Photograph of missing girl released
Monday, April 23, 2012 1:58 PM
On Wednesday, April 18, 2012, the Toronto Police Service issued a news release regarding a missing girl.

Sol Han, 13, of Toronto, was last seen on Friday, February 10, 2012, in the Bloor Street West/Dorval Road area.

Police have released a photograph of Sol Han.
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/release.php?id=23315

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

Constable Tony Vella, Corporate Communications, for Detective Constable Josh McSweeney, 11 Division

[a-tree]

Clearly that didn't play a factor into her running away now did it.

Suppose not. But I was making the point why her family would be so worried.

[gman]

Suppose not. But I was making the point why her family would be so worried.

Or, the family wanted to make a point in order to make it to appear more important than it supposed to be so that police would put more effort.

[a-tree]

Or, the family wanted to make a point in order to make it to appear more important than it supposed to be so that police would put more effort.

Oh is that what it was? I thought her medical condition was legit.

[gman]

Oh is that what it was? I thought her medical condition was legit.

I was speculating only. I assume it is legit but it may not be as critical as they presented.

[Saibot]

What a waste of:

Police resources
Time and effort from vokunteers and friends to post crap on the net
Bandwidth on rfd

Michelles parents are so controlling that they declared her missing after 12 hours. The whole medication issue was blown waaaay out of proportion. Obviously she has her meds if she is alive, right?!? Michelles parents knew first hand that there was a conflict at home that contributed to her disappearance, completly fooling the general public. All this media attention shows how controlling they are. And now that the public does their best to help and she is now found, the parents wont give the public an explaination as of why she left and asked for privacy with no graditude?

A message from the taxpayers to Michelles parents: "you're welcome?"

Actually me and this michelle girl have quite ALOT of mutual friends on facebook and i started seeing the MISSING PERSON picture on facebook literally at like 9pm on tuesday... She went missing for maybe... idk 5 hours?

[congeetime]

Another one gone missing.......but she is 13 years old

[TPS] - Missing girl, Sol Han, 13, Update, Photograph of missing girl released
Monday, April 23, 2012 1:58 PM
On Wednesday, April 18, 2012, the Toronto Police Service issued a news release regarding a missing girl.

Sol Han, 13, of Toronto, was last seen on Friday, February 10, 2012, in the Bloor Street West/Dorval Road area.

Police have released a photograph of Sol Han.
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/release.php?id=23315

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

Constable Tony Vella, Corporate Communications, for Detective Constable Josh McSweeney, 11 Division

Whats up with asian going missing this past week. First michelle(found), then the asian kid with the mom(found) and now this.

[gretzky99]

Toronto teen Michelle Yu flying home from B.C.


A Toronto teen who went missing for several days will be flying home later today, CBC News has learned.

Toronto police say that 18-year-old high school student Michelle Yu will fly home from Vancouver along with her father.

Yu made telephone contact with her family on Sunday, after going missing for several days.

The Toronto teen’s father flew out to Vancouver last night to find her.

Yu had been missing since Tuesday, when she was last seen at a Toronto Dominion Bank branch in downtown Toronto.

Her family and friends were distraught that the teenager went missing and launched a high-profile campaign to alert the public about her disappearance.

[xvizardx]

What a stupid kid...

[theowne]

The Toronto teen’s father flew out to Vancouver last night to find her.

Did the boyfriend survive ?

[45ED]

Whats up with asian going missing this past week. First michelle(found), then the asian kid with the mom(found) and now this.

Folks (including children) of all races/cultures go missing everyday -- it just happens these are the ones that made it to the media.

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2810

[elmst200]

is the pic in toronto police website really the 13yr old girl? It looks like a 30-40 year old woman.


Another one gone missing.......but she is 13 years old

[TPS] - Missing girl, Sol Han, 13, Update, Photograph of missing girl released
Monday, April 23, 2012 1:58 PM
On Wednesday, April 18, 2012, the Toronto Police Service issued a news release regarding a missing girl.

Sol Han, 13, of Toronto, was last seen on Friday, February 10, 2012, in the Bloor Street West/Dorval Road area.

Police have released a photograph of Sol Han.
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/release.php?id=23315

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

Constable Tony Vella, Corporate Communications, for Detective Constable Josh McSweeney, 11 Division

[Matrixvibe]

Will we ever found out why she went to BC? :confused:

It feels like a story without an ending to it. Waiting for sequel...

[cheapmeister]

is the pic in toronto police website really the 13yr old girl? It looks like a 30-40 year old woman.

I agree, must be some crappy passport photo. This child has been missing since February, a lot longer than the 18 yr old and so little publicity. I wonder what happened to this girl?

[Dina_E]

Folks (including children) of all races/cultures go missing everyday -- it just happens these are the ones that made it to the media.

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2810

yes but white people actually admit that problems at home and abuse might be the reason for running away.

asians like to think, they did no wrong and some malicious reason is the cause for the child going missing.

early on in this case, some of her friends were claiming she was "kidnapped" "ransom" and other notions that the police clearly didnt believe.

[jaxx lite]

yes but white people actually admit that problems at home and abuse might be the reason for running away.

asians like to think, they did no wrong and some malicious reason is the cause for the child going missing.

I disagree

Could be any reason why someone goes missing:

- abduction
- murder
- suicide
- accident
- runaway

=

[BluePhirePB]

Actually me and this michelle girl have quite ALOT of mutual friends on facebook and i started seeing the MISSING PERSON picture on facebook literally at like 9pm on tuesday... She went missing for maybe... idk 5 hours?... wut ...

[Bskll]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNQRfBAzSzo

[DaVibe]

She needs to be charged for wasting the Toronto Police service's time.

[NoFixedAddress]

Didn't read the last few posts But CP24 sent this:

Right Now: Michelle Yu to address the media after returning from B.C.
Michelle Yu will make a statement at 10 p.m. on her disappearance.
Yu was reported missing on Tuesday. She later contacted family from B.C. Saturday night.

[NoFixedAddress]

K......she is back at HOME. Statement; thanks for are your well-wishes.....
And she is so sorry for putting everyone through this and happy to be home
She is NOW in TORONTO.....

Reporters asked her WHY she was in BC........she said "she doesnt want to get into it"
but also says "I just want to thank you guys for everything."

She won't get into it all all during a very very short press conference

Adding: they said she did NOT travel to BC by plane
She said she needs rest........but thanked everyone for wondering and praying etc on where she was
IT was a very very strange NEWS CONFERENCE

[Toukolou]

Who cares why she split. She`s an adult for crying out loud.

The only people who should be p****d are her friends for wasting their time and money having those ridiculous t-shirts made.

[BluePhirePB]

K......she is back at HOME. Statement; thanks for are your well-wishes.....
And she is so sorry for putting everyone through this and happy to be home
She is NOW in TORONTO.....

Reporters asked her WHY she was in BC........she said "she doesnt want to get into it"
but also says "I just want to thank you guys for everything."

She won't get into it all all during a very very short press conference

Adding: they said she did NOT travel to BC by plane
She said she needs rest........but thanked everyone for wondering and praying etc on where she was
IT was a very very strange NEWS CONFERENCE
She probably knows what's coming the second her mom shuts the front door ...

[webdoctors]

Awesome that she's safe, sucks when innocent ppl get killed.

Nice when unlikely stories have a happy ending. :)

[xlc_88]

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/202189--michelle-yu-speaks-out-after-returning-home-from-b-c

Here's the video link.

She looks tired and slightly annoyed? But that may be just me?

[theowne]

Going to be an awkward day at school.

[Jyeatbvg69]

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/202189--michelle-yu-speaks-out-after-returning-home-from-b-c

Here's the video link.

She looks tired and slightly annoyed? But that may be just me?
My reaction to that vid:

http://www.lowbird.com/data/images/2010/05/imageshack-ichgehjetztlieber.gif
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwg6i8oZFq1qzjix8.gif

[at1212b]

The truth will come out sooner or later.

Police are still investigating. Hopefully one of her classmates come out for some attention and spills the truth.

Because cases like this will only do disservice for future cases like this.


Update:
Mann, watching that news conference with her, she needs to be taught a lesson in responsibility for her own actions or something. That whole family actually.

[Krakilin0405]

Going to be an awkward day at school.

lol, she should just tell everyone she forgot to take her medication and she wasn't in control of herself...

[cheapmeister]

She should have went out and gotten drunk instead of travelling all the way to Vancouver.

[ottofly]

She probably knows what's coming the second her mom shuts the front door ...

You're hysterical and totally paranoid, seriously. Have you considered enlisting the services of a good psychiatrist?

You have umpteen posts in this thread saying the same ridiculous nonsense. Just because you grew up in a neurotic dysfunctional family doesn't mean every Chinese family follows the exact same doctrine. Grow up.

[PSiBeR]

That video didn't sit right with me. Her apology or whatever you call it seemed well scripted. She just didn't want to answer the questions. Don't even get me started.. I don't even know what the mom said..
On a lighter note, I noticed it was a good day to bust out the Yellow Canada Goose jacket today! :lol:

[BluePhirePB]

You're hysterical and totally paranoid, seriously. Have you considered enlisting the services of a good psychiatrist?

You have umpteen posts in this thread saying the same ridiculous nonsense. Just because you grew up in a neurotic dysfunctional family doesn't mean every Chinese family follows the exact same doctrine. Grow up.You are lucky. To grow up with Chinese parents that aren't strict and employing the tactics outlined in this thread is rare indeed.

[congeetime]

She looks high in that press conference LOL Probably just tired from the jet lag. But yeah, its weird how she wouldn't answer any questions. Her mom did the same thing when they had that press conference at her school. #michelleyu2012

[Jyeatbvg69]

You are lucky. To grow up with Chinese parents that aren't strict and employing the tactics outlined in this thread is rare indeed.

You are literally the worst poster on these forums.

[BluePhirePB]

You are literally the worst poster on these forums.Worst on RedFlagDeals or worst on just the Off Topic sub forums?

[jaxx lite]

But yeah, its weird how she wouldn't answer any questions.


Because she's embarrassed

and her reasons are none of our business?

Maybe she's a narcissist (selfish, lack of empathy, feels entitled to do whatever she wants, etc etc)
= just like her parents


Next time she runs away / escapes / travels
she will leave a note "I'm going on a trip. Don't call the police"
= Lesson learnt

=

[theowne]

Of course she's embarrassed. This is the 18 year old's version of throwing a tantrum in a shopping mall.

[starbright]

Of course she's embarrassed. This is the 18 year old's version of throwing a tantrum in a shopping mall.

I've been having a really tough year, so this week I bought an iPad and got Netflix. This whole situation just makes me feel a whole lot better about my life choices and coping skills.

[Saibot]

I've been having a really tough year, so this week I bought an iPad and got Netflix. This whole situation just makes me feel a whole lot better about my life choices and coping skills.

wtf does this have anything to do with anything?

back on topic: wow. she sounded like an arrogant b****.

nps tho; ill squeeze info out of mutual friends eventually >:]

[Syne]

When I was 18, I was told to get a job and help with rent or I'd be kicked out of the house. I didn't know I could just run away and I'd be welcome back to enroll into Cub Scouts.

[starbright]

wtf does this have anything to do with anything?

back on topic: wow. she sounded like an arrogant b****.

nps tho; ill squeeze info out of mutual friends eventually >:]

Sorry to be unclear. I just mean I'm happy I found a good coping mechanism when I was stressed out versus dropping my life and getting on a bus to B.C. I'm sure a lot of people have had that fantasy, but few people act on it.

[tigerstobutter]

she's a selfish brat that needs to pay back the city for wasting our resources. seriously? you couldn't place ONE phone call in the 5 days you were away? while REAL MISSING KIDS needed the help more.

ugh.

[Saibot]

she's a selfish brat that needs to pay back the city for wasting our resources. seriously? you couldn't place ONE phone call in the 5 days you were away? while REAL MISSING KIDS needed the help more.

ugh.

tbh i wouldnt be suprised if she was getting her ***** whopped by her parents

She shows no respect and still carries herself as if she's the **** during the news conference... even after whats happened.

[BornRuff]

Stuff like this kind of kills my faith in humanity.

You guys who were spreading this everywhere, you did it because you wanted her to be safe right?

Well, she is home safe and sound, so shouldn't that be a good thing?

Did you all really just help expecting that it bought you a ticket to watch drama unfold? Don't people ever just do things for the sake of helping someone out?

For everyone who helped, you did provide help to some people who really did need the help. Her friends and parents were worried about her, and this all helped bring her home. With the way all of this went down, Michelle could have easily wound up in a dangerous situation. You guys should be satisfied that this is all resolved.

[paradigmGT3]

hah, i knew this ugly girl ran away from home.

[Bskll]

Stuff like this kind of kills my faith in humanity.

You guys who were spreading this everywhere, you did it because you wanted her to be safe right?

Well, she is home safe and sound, so shouldn't that be a good thing?

Did you all really just help expecting that it bought you a ticket to watch drama unfold? Don't people ever just do things for the sake of helping someone out?

For everyone who helped, you did provide help to some people who really did need the help. Her friends and parents were worried about her, and this all helped bring her home. With the way all of this went down, Michelle could have easily wound up in a dangerous situation. You guys should be satisfied that this is all resolved.

they all knew what was going on, she knew what was happening. they were worried but this is a domestic dispute issue, no need to drag it to the public. all the early signs pointed to a non-dangerous situation.

[bleeet]

whoa that interview did not paint a good picture of her



i doubt she will step foot in her high school now

[sweeper]

She seems to have the personality of a boiled potato. Looks like one too.

[ottofly]

Stuff like this kind of kills my faith in humanity.

You guys who were spreading this everywhere, you did it because you wanted her to be safe right?

Well, she is home safe and sound, so shouldn't that be a good thing?

Did you all really just help expecting that it bought you a ticket to watch drama unfold? Don't people ever just do things for the sake of helping someone out?



Wow, a poster who actually has an ounce of compassion. One poster! Judging by the responses the typical RFD mental lunatic would rather see her harmed in some way so they can then start another hate thread blaming her for any harmful outcome and calling her "ugly and stupid". The decline of virtues in society is mind boggling. The girl comes home safely, returns to her family and the braindead RFD psychopaths are lashing out and upset that she's safe all the while calling the family names and making accusations with zero facts. Morons here were ecstatic when a useless digital camera with useless photos was returned to it's rightful owner yet pissed that this girl was returned to her family. And the mods?? Sleeping as usual and only too happy to host 20 pages of this type of trash on a supposed deals site. Stunning just stunning.

[sweeper]

Wow, a poster who actually has an ounce of compassion. One poster! Judging by the responses the typical RFD mental lunatic would rather see her harmed in some way so they can then start another hate thread blaming her for any harmful outcome and calling her "ugly and stupid". The decline of virtues in society is mind boggling. The girl comes home safely, returns to her family and the braindead RFD psychopaths are lashing out and upset that she's safe all the while calling the family names and making accusations with zero facts. Morons here were ecstatic when a useless digital camera with useless photos was returned to it's rightful owner yet pissed that this girl was returned to her family. And the mods?? Sleeping as usual and only too happy to host 20 pages of this type of trash on a supposed deals site. Stunning just stunning.

Decline in virtues? How about wasting the public's time and resources just because you had a temper tantrum? She deserves all the criticisms and consequences coming her way.

[BluePhirePB]

Was listening to 99.9 this morning and the radio djs sounded quite annoyed with her interview too.

[Dina_E]

Only the desperate of fob Asian virgins would find her good looking.

GL to her getting into university for fall.

[ottofly]

She seems to have the personality of a boiled potato. Looks like one too.


Only the desperate of fob Asian virgins would find her good looking.

GL to her getting into university for fall.

Can the both of you psychopaths please post your pics for all to judge? My money is on both of you looking like complete trolls. Bashing others looks is a way for you to deal with your insecurities.

Now let's all see how long it takes a mod with one milligram of brain matter to delete this thread.

[gman]

Food for thought.

She went away for whatever reason. She did not mean to cause the whole public drama. Yes, she was irresponsible but she acted just like any other run away kid. She did not make this case special. Her parents did. I also suspect she took the bus. Hence, she (and other people on the bus) did not know about the news until she went to BC.

For any parents in the world, they will try their best to do whatever it takes to bring their kids home. If they can send the Marine, they will. I suspect (again just suspect without evidence to support the theory) they made the heart condition more serious than it should be to get police's attention. Again, as parents, the overkill effort is always necessary until the baby is home.

Now, they get what they really wanted. Lets see if there is any legal consequence afterward. That is if the parents lied about her medical condition.

[jimmy-j]

that's exactly what it was. a girl had troubles at home and ran away. the parents and friends made a HUGE deal about it... friends who say were her close friends obviously weren't and the parents obviously didn't have a direct line or any sort of open communication with her.

who knows. until the full story or truth comes out, it's all speculation.

my theory? she met some dude online and he convinced her to leave friends/family to go be with him.

[Corleone187]

I think the thing is that she is an adult who just went away on her free will, legally.

But everyone is treating her like a kid who ran away. :D

You can't decide what's good for people. Just say she didn't want to talk to people or explain why she left. She has that right.

I think that if I went to the beach for 5 hours to relax no one has the right to call the cops, that's my right to go to the beach for 5 hours, 10 hours or whatever since i'm 18+. I would probably consider it harassment. At least wait 24 hours! :razz:

[jimmy-j]

I think the thing is that she is an adult who just went away on her free will, legally.

But everyone is treating her like a kid who ran away. :D

You can't decide what's good for people. Just say she didn't want to talk to people or explain why she left. She has that right.

I think that if I went to the beach for 5 hours to relax no one has the right to call the cops, that's my right to go to the beach for 5 hours, 10 hours or whatever since i'm 18+. I would probably consider it harassment. At least wait 24 hours! :razz:

that's true too.

[Jyeatbvg69]

that's exactly what it was. a girl had troubles at home and ran away. the parents and friends made a HUGE deal about it... friends who say were her close friends obviously weren't and the parents obviously didn't have a direct line or any sort of open communication with her.

who knows. until the full story or truth comes out, it's all speculation.

my theory? she met some dude online and he convinced her to leave friends/family to go be with him.

I'd be honored if I went missing and my friends started a poster/social media campaign. Don't blame the friends but the parents for not disclosing there was something wrong at home in the first place (assuming there was).

[jimmy-j]

I'd be honored if I went missing and my friends started a poster/social media campaign. Don't blame the friends but the parents for not disclosing there was something wrong at home in the first place (assuming there was).

sorry - that's not what i meant. i meant that these "close" friends or family members of hers obviously weren't close enough to know that she was going to get up and gtfo. she didn't tell anyone? nobody had a clue about where she was or what happened.

i'm sure anyone would be honoured to see the type of campaign... but now that she's back, everyone's a close friend again for a week. and now that she's no longer front page news, those people are now going to go about their own business and back to life as usual.

[jshat4]

I agree that it's a bit irresponsible to disappear like that for 5 whole days without saying anything to anyone. I would feel guilty about the amount of resources being used, even if it was none of anyone's business, I think it is the police's business and if she didn't feel comfortable going to her family, she could have at least called or something. Sure, it's embarrassing, but maybe that's why you don't make such rash decisions in the first place. And even if it wasn't her fault that her family/friends started this whole thing that wasn't her intentions, it was at least partially her fault for going away without saying anything. If she has the right as an adult to leave whenever she wants, then she also has to face the consequences of her actions.

I think it's bad for employment too in the future, everyone will get stressed in the future with all sorts of things, but what does that say about you as a person when you just pack up and leave when things get bad for whatever reason?

That being said, everyone makes mistakes, and hopefully this is a lesson to everyone that there really is no free lunch. We often don't get to do whatever the hell we want. I'm not against providing support to her, but I don't think coddling her and hiding her away from reality is a good message to all the other teens out there. Not saying to burn her to the stake, but it's not a good message that "Don't say anything! We're just happy she's back!" There ARE consequences for your actions, you don't get to skip school/previous commitments to just go away and do whatever you want.

[syn3rgetic]

that's exactly what it was. a girl had troubles at home and ran away. the parents and friends made a HUGE deal about it... friends who say were her close friends obviously weren't and the parents obviously didn't have a direct line or any sort of open communication with her.

who knows. until the full story or truth comes out, it's all speculation.

my theory? she met some dude online and he convinced her to leave friends/family to go be with him.

Kinda sad but I've seen girls do that so many times. Dude online must be so attractive nowadays.

[at1212b]

So we should thank this girl and her family for when the next girl/person that goes missing, when it is a REAL case and every second counts, alot of people who got duped by this girl and family, and the public in general will first meet it with skepticism, "Is it really a Wolf?", and will not react with the same level of alertness, attention or care.

Yea, so whoever is still feeling compassion for these people, can know that the public has lost more than a step now to respond to a real situation in the future.

[zonetbh]

There needs to be a massive fine for when crap like this happens or "the boy who cries wolf" is going to be a factor with amber alerts in the future.

"Who cares, probably just some dumb 18 year old taking a trip to Vancouver"

Pure shame. Making your family issues everyone's business. Wasting the time of the police.

[yao416]

Wow. The video is full of lulz. I wanna slap her in the face.

[BluePhirePB]

I am curious what prompted her to suddenly make contact. Fear? Sudden realization of her actions? Regret? Change of heart?

[BornRuff]

they all knew what was going on, she knew what was happening. they were worried but this is a domestic dispute issue, no need to drag it to the public. all the early signs pointed to a non-dangerous situation.


Decline in virtues? How about wasting the public's time and resources just because you had a temper tantrum? She deserves all the criticisms and consequences coming her way.

This is why people need to stop speculating. They are just assuming the worst at every end of the spectrum. People are assuming that it could be a serious domestic issue, and bashing the parents, and they are assuming Michelle just had a "temper tantrum", and bashing her for that.

We don't know what happened. She could have had very good reason to run away. Her parents could have had very good reason to worry about her. Don't all of a sudden look for reasons to **** on this family because they didn't give you a good story in the end.


that's exactly what it was. a girl had troubles at home and ran away. the parents and friends made a HUGE deal about it... friends who say were her close friends obviously weren't and the parents obviously didn't have a direct line or any sort of open communication with her.

who knows. until the full story or truth comes out, it's all speculation.

my theory? she met some dude online and he convinced her to leave friends/family to go be with him.


I'd be honored if I went missing and my friends started a poster/social media campaign. Don't blame the friends but the parents for not disclosing there was something wrong at home in the first place (assuming there was).

That is assuming that what was told to the media and what was told to the police were the exact same thing, which is unlikely. It is very likely that the police were told many more details, but since this isn't all for our entertainment, they don't necessarily tell us things we don't need to know.

[sherman51]

I wouldn't charge her (no use in screwing up her life with a record for a dumb action) but she should be punished either with financial restitution or large community service hours maybe working with runaways or abuse victims (people with real issues, not this spoiled brat).

[BornRuff]

To everyone who feels so put out by this, how many of you did anything more than retweeting this, posting on facebook, or posting somewhere like this? How much were you really put out?

This seems like a scary new turn for slacktivism if this is how people react after doing so little.

[iridium001]

sorry - that's not what i meant. i meant that these "close" friends or family members of hers obviously weren't close enough to know that she was going to get up and gtfo. she didn't tell anyone? nobody had a clue about where she was or what happened.

i'm sure anyone would be honoured to see the type of campaign... but now that she's back, everyone's a close friend again for a week. and now that she's no longer front page news, those people are now going to go about their own business and back to life as usual.

Or, maybe they did know and didn't want to say anything. The close friends I mean.

I think what happened was parents went bananas first and called the police, friends then were like, omgee do we say anything? No...

They decided to keep quiet and convinced her to contact the parents and this is where the story is now.

And I totally agree, no one's going to take a missing persons case seriously at first again after this incident..

Asian parents have GOT TO STOP CODDLING their children, especially when they're ADULTS!

[kaydees]

I wouldn't charge her (no use in screwing up her life with a record for a dumb action) but she should be punished either with financial restitution or large community service hours maybe working with runaways or abuse victims (people with real issues, not this spoiled brat).

wth? She is an ADULT and is free to do whatever she wants. She didn't break the law by going to BC on her own. I'm also annoyed at all the news this got but don't see anything illegal about her actions.

[iEyeCaptain]

Hindsight is 20/20.

[ottofly]

:!: Lets keep the comments respectful; else, infraction/ban may be imminent.

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So what happened here buddy? Respectful, hell now the psychopaths here want to slap her in the face.

I guess you must be on holiday?

[iridium001]

wth? She is an ADULT and is free to do whatever she wants. She didn't break the law by going to BC on her own. I'm also annoyed at all the news this got but don't see anything illegal about her actions.

Her parents are the ones who freaked out, this case came to the public eye because of them.



*****

That's exactly what's going to happen. We're never going to hear anything but 3rd party accounts from friends of her friends.

I would go as far to say her high school life is over, she'll drop out the remaining of the year and go to university in the fall (afterall she was accepted to McGill and Western.)

That or she'll move somewhere else.

[jimmy-j]

Or, maybe they did know and didn't want to say anything. The close friends I mean.

I think what happened was parents went bananas first and called the police, friends then were like, omgee do we say anything? No...

They decided to keep quiet and convinced her to contact the parents and this is where the story is now.

And I totally agree, no one's going to take a missing persons case seriously at first again after this incident..

Asian parents have GOT TO STOP CODDLING their children, especially when they're ADULTS!


my point exactly. if, in fact, they knew well then... some close friends they are. don't even got your back - just run and hide when ***** hits the fan. if they knew, come clean and just say what it is. there would be a whole lot less fuss and nobody would give a rats ***** . she's just another girl who wanted more freedom and ran away from home.

[jacobe]

LOL this thread is still going

[bluezero]

Stuff like this kind of kills my faith in humanity.

You guys who were spreading this everywhere, you did it because you wanted her to be safe right?

Well, she is home safe and sound, so shouldn't that be a good thing?

Did you all really just help expecting that it bought you a ticket to watch drama unfold? Don't people ever just do things for the sake of helping someone out?

For everyone who helped, you did provide help to some people who really did need the help. Her friends and parents were worried about her, and this all helped bring her home. With the way all of this went down, Michelle could have easily wound up in a dangerous situation. You guys should be satisfied that this is all resolved.


That's not the point here. Of course its nice to help people out, but you have to be able to distinguish between people who actually need help and those who frankly, don't. This here is one of the latter. And for the mostpart, a person can only help so much before he/she tires of doing so, which is why this case can indirectly affect the reaction to next one that shows up like it.

I think people just want to know what went on do they can determine whether there actually was a problem, or if it was just a highly excessive/exaggerated rebellion against her family and friends in search of attention.

[a-tree]

Stuff like this kind of kills my faith in humanity.

You guys who were spreading this everywhere, you did it because you wanted her to be safe right?

Well, she is home safe and sound, so shouldn't that be a good thing?

Did you all really just help expecting that it bought you a ticket to watch drama unfold? Don't people ever just do things for the sake of helping someone out?

For everyone who helped, you did provide help to some people who really did need the help. Her friends and parents were worried about her, and this all helped bring her home. With the way all of this went down, Michelle could have easily wound up in a dangerous situation. You guys should be satisfied that this is all resolved.

Stop telling people how they should feel.

People helped for the sake of the girl, but now a lot of them feel like the family overreacted. Really shouldn't kill your faith in anything, as if you're above everyone else.

[Redguard]

wth? She is an ADULT and is free to do whatever she wants. She didn't break the law by going to BC on her own. I'm also annoyed at all the news this got but don't see anything illegal about her actions.

I agree with this.

I'm not mad at Michelle Yu. She's an 18-year old GROWN WOMAN. If she wants to just wake up one day and take a road trip to BC, that's on her. The only people who deserve an explanation from her are HER PARENTS. And that's only because she still lives with them.

She didn't ask the media and the police to go nuts searching for her. That has to do with her friends and her parents who decided to go all KONY2012 on Toronto. If anyone should be mad at anyone, let's be mad at them.

I would understand all the people wanting to "slap" Michelle Yu if she had intentionally created a scene to make it APPEAR she was forcefully kidnapped. Like a fake ransom note or a flipped over mattress. But she didn't do that.

Also, to the guy/girl that said this...

Judging by the responses the typical RFD mental lunatic would rather see her harmed in some way

That's not what it is AT ALL. And I've seen a lot people saying this crap on Twitter. Nobody is pissed because they would have "preferred to see her harmed". That's stupid. People are angry because of all the hoopla surrounding this situation when it simply turned out to be a case of an ADULT woman going on a road trip to clear her mind (or get some BC Booty). Especially since there are probably hundreds of LEGIT unsolved cases of missing children that the media has paid NO attention to. Michelle Yu's case was treated with the fervor of a kidnapped 8-yr old white girl and to learn what was REALLY going on completely dilutes the severity of kidnapping/missing person cases.

The fact that she even had to present herself at a press conference was stupid and unnecessary.

[Jyeatbvg69]

I agree with this.

I'm not mad at Michelle Yu. She's an 18-year old GROWN WOMAN. If she wants to just wake up one day and take a road trip to BC, that's on her. The only people who deserve an explanation from her are HER PARENTS. And that's only because she still lives with them.



Disagree. Regardless of law, rights, regulations, rules, policies, orders, decrees, guidelines, she should've had the decency to actually think about what her parents would do if she disappeared for 5 days. I'm 22 years old and would not have done the same thing she did just because I'm 'of age' and am a GROWN MAN, because I know that my parents would worry and probably call the police.

I laugh at all of the posters saying it's not her fault because she is 18 years old. She should've been old enough to think of the consequences.

[kennyhohoho]

Disagree. Regardless of law, rights, regulations, rules, policies, orders, decrees, guidelines, she should've had the decency to actually think about what her parents would do if she disappeared for 5 days. I'm 22 years old and would not have done the same thing she did just because I'm 'of age' and am a GROWN MAN, because I know that my parents would worry and probably call the police.

I laugh at all of the posters saying it's not her fault because she is 18 years old. She should've been old enough to think of the consequences.

This. Being over the age of 18 doesn't give you an excuse for acting like an idiot. In fact I might have sympathy if she was a little kid, but she isn't.

Stupid girl is stupid.

[kenze]

I've watched the interview and I find it ridiculous that she takes no responsability for not contacting anyone for 5 days.

What a spoiled little brat. I'm pretty sure she heard about her "disappearance" after a day or two as well.

Also, what kind of person decides "oh, I'll run away to the far west of Canada to clear my mind and relax"? It was definitely planned in advance.

Pretty sure went to BC to get laid since she couldn't explain what she did there. She should be held liable for all costs incurred.

[45ED]

Disagree. Regardless of law, rights, regulations, rules, policies, orders, decrees, guidelines, she should've had the decency to actually think about what her parents would do if she disappeared for 5 days. I'm 22 years old and would not have done the same thing she did just because I'm 'of age' and am a GROWN MAN, because I know that my parents would worry and probably call the police.

I laugh at all of the posters saying it's not her fault because she is 18 years old. She should've been old enough to think of the consequences.

To have the decency to think requires the capacity to have the decency to think (or simply to think). Some people are so incredibly short-sighted that they only look unto themselves and rather simplistic ideas of how things would carry out (E.g.: I'm 18, I have my own money, I'm an adult, I don't have to ask for permission, blah), not taking into consideration the larger picture and other elements like other people and consequences.

[starbright]

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So what happened here buddy? Respectful, hell now the psychopaths here want to slap her in the face.

I guess you must be on holiday?

Yeah, that's it, be disrespectful to the mod when he asks people to be respectful. :facepalm:

[BluePhirePB]

Yeah, that's it, be disrespectful to the mod when he asks people to be respectful. :facepalm:
Ya ... that otto fly ...

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[Bskll]

This is why people need to stop speculating. They are just assuming the worst at every end of the spectrum. People are assuming that it could be a serious domestic issue, and bashing the parents, and they are assuming Michelle just had a "temper tantrum", and bashing her for that.

We don't know what happened. She could have had very good reason to run away. Her parents could have had very good reason to worry about her. Don't all of a sudden look for reasons to **** on this family because they didn't give you a good story in the end.

That is assuming that what was told to the media and what was told to the police were the exact same thing, which is unlikely. It is very likely that the police were told many more details, but since this isn't all for our entertainment, they don't necessarily tell us things we don't need to know.

she doesn't answer tv interviews properly. she appears skittish, her parents appear skittish as well. no more mention of heart medicine at all. she was missing for only 6 hours when parents called police. she was found 3 hour later at a bank taking out money and looking calm and okay.

the social contract is that if we as a society devote time to looking for her/helping her out, we should get a story out of it. now we get nothing. she broke the social contract. or more technically, her parents did. There is no way that a set of parents as helicopter as hers were did not know what she was up to.

[BornRuff]

That's not the point here. Of course its nice to help people out, but you have to be able to distinguish between people who actually need help and those who frankly, don't. This here is one of the latter. And for the mostpart, a person can only help so much before he/she tires of doing so, which is why this case can indirectly affect the reaction to next one that shows up like it.

I think people just want to know what went on do they can determine whether there actually was a problem, or if it was just a highly excessive/exaggerated rebellion against her family and friends in search of attention.

Be honest here, did you do anything other than post in this forum, retweet some hashtag, or post a picture on your facebook timeline? How much were you really put out by this?

Do you understand that airing all of this out for the whole world is probably putting them out a lot more than posting a picture on facebook.

They will obviously need to answer questions for the police, and they will decide what to tell their close friends, but as someone who is really unrelated to this whole thing, you, and everyone else in this thread, really isn't owed anything.

Why are pretending like you need their response to determine your opinion on this, when you already definitively stated that they didn't need help?


Stop telling people how they should feel.

People helped for the sake of the girl, but now a lot of them feel like the family overreacted. Really shouldn't kill your faith in anything, as if you're above everyone else.

People don't know any details of this, so how can they make that judgement?

They just want a story and are pissed that they are not getting one. They don't seem to care that it is probably a lot bigger than just an interesting story for the family.

[BornRuff]

she doesn't answer tv interviews properly. she appears skittish, her parents appear skittish as well. no more mention of heart medicine at all. she was missing for only 6 hours when parents called police. she was found 3 hour later at a bank taking out money and looking calm and okay.

the social contract is that if we as a society devote time to looking for her/helping her out, we should get a story out of it. now we get nothing. she broke the social contract. or more technically, her parents did. There is no way that a set of parents as helicopter as hers were did not know what she was up to.

That is just sad. You don't need to pry into people's lives just because you tweeted some hash tag or posted a picture on facebook.

They have no obligation to answer personal questions to the media. It was a big step for Michelle to actually hold that little press conference to make that statement so soon after getting home.

What do you expect them to say about the medication?

[Bskll]

That is just sad. You don't need to pry into people's lives just because you tweeted some hash tag or posted a picture on facebook.

They have no obligation to answer personal questions to the media. It was a big step for Michelle to actually hold that little press conference to make that statement so soon after getting home.

What do you expect them to say about the medication?

if they don't want me to pry, they shouldn't cry publicly for help in finding their daughter.

If the medicine was as important as they had made it, they should have mentioned that she had taken her medicine and that her health was no longer at risk. but I guess that just went PFFFT. Guess we know now how important those pills were.

she didn't have an obligation, but the parents did.

[BornRuff]

if they don't want me to pry, they shouldn't cry publicly for help in finding their daughter.

If the medicine was as important as they had made it, they should have mentioned that she had taken her medicine and that her health was no longer at risk. but I guess that just went PFFFT. Guess we know now how important those pills were.

she didn't have an obligation, but the parents did.

Honestly, they don't have to tell you everything for it to be considered important. It seems pretty logical that they would have given her the pills when she got home, why does it need to be said out loud?

Did you actually do anything to help them find her beyond posting on twitter, facebook, or here?

[paradigmGT3]

Can the both of you psychopaths please post your pics for all to judge? My money is on both of you looking like complete trolls. Bashing others looks is a way for you to deal with your insecurities.

Now let's all see how long it takes a mod with one milligram of brain matter to delete this thread.

Stop being a pyched up sociopath and accept the fact that most people would consider her an ugly looking person.

[paradigmGT3]

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So what happened here buddy? Respectful, hell now the psychopaths here want to slap her in the face.

I guess you must be on holiday?



Now let's all see how long it takes a mod with one milligram of brain matter to delete this thread.

:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm: Funny you are asking for respect, yet you are disrespecting moderators directly by questioning their brain matter.

[dirkpitt]

Nothing to see here... move along folks...

Hey, OP!!! How about adding an UPDATE to the thread title?

[BluePhirePB]

I think the only way we'll get any additional updates is through our board friend here that kinda knows her.

[dirkpitt]

I think the only way we'll get any additional updates is through our board friend here that kinda knows her.I was suggesting that the thread title "Michelle yu - missing person pls spread the word!" should be updated to indicate that she was no longer missing. I don't think that we need to know the motivation or the back story. ;)

[Bskll]

Honestly, they don't have to tell you everything for it to be considered important. It seems pretty logical that they would have given her the pills when she got home, why does it need to be said out loud?

Did you actually do anything to help them find her beyond posting on twitter, facebook, or here?

if it didn't need to be said out loud now, why did they mention it to begin with? why not say nothing about the pill? were they saying pills to make it seem like a medical emergency? probably. If it was say someone who was bipolar and didn't have his/her medicine and was misssing, you can be sure that the first thing they'll publish when this person is found would be that he/she is being hospitalized and taken care of.

[BornRuff]

if it didn't need to be said out loud now, why did they mention it to begin with? why not say nothing about the pill? were they saying pills to make it seem like a medical emergency? probably. If it was say someone who was bipolar and didn't have his/her medicine and was misssing, you can be sure that the first thing they'll publish when this person is found would be that he/she is being hospitalized and taken care of.

They clearly released that info to motivate search efforts.

If she needs a pill though, and she gets home, do you really need it spelled out for you that they would give her the pill when she got home?

Sorry to tell you, but this story doesn't revolve around you. Things can happen without them telling you about it.

Again, what did you actually do to help with this? Was it anything more than posting on twitter, facebook, or other online forums?

[bluezero]

Be honest here, did you do anything other than post in this forum, retweet some hashtag, or post a picture on your facebook timeline? How much were you really put out by this?

Do you understand that airing all of this out for the whole world is probably putting them out a lot more than posting a picture on facebook.

They will obviously need to answer questions for the police, and they will decide what to tell their close friends, but as someone who is really unrelated to this whole thing, you, and everyone else in this thread, really isn't owed anything.

Why are pretending like you need their response to determine your opinion on this, when you already definitively stated that they didn't need help?

Oversaturation is also very evident in social media as well. You can keep claiming that people retweeting and sharing on facebook is not a lot of work.. and yes, it isn't in concept, but people can become desensitized by cases like these which affect their reactions in the future.

Regardless of what I did/didn't do to 'help' with the search, there were tons of other people that printed posters, made T-shirts, and it received a considerable amount of coverage on new broadcasts. To go from that much public attention to ending the story by basically stating "Oh, she just went to BC, but she's back now. We want privacy now kthx" is quite underwhelming and makes it appear like it was all a wasted effort.

[AcidBomber]

Story ended already, lets all move on.