Most people know that the world is full of war, suffering, pain, and death. However, some people don’t know that children are being forced to become child soldiers, and they are the ones that are victims of pain, war, death, and suffering. Due to the fact that these children are forced to be soldiers and victims of pain, war, death, and suffering, they deserve amnesty, or legal forgiveness. Some people may say that child soldiers are perpetrators, and that they do not deserve amnesty, but these people are wrong, for multiple reasons (explained below). To begin with, child soldiers are victims and deserve amnesty because they are forced to do what they do. Children around the world are recruited by government or rebel militaries and armed
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Child soldiers are called child soldiers for a reason, and that reason is that they are children, and they are soldiers. One article, titled “Armed & Underage”, says, “So did Iran, which used boys as young as 12 to clear minefields.” The text also says, “Thousands of boys, some as young as 10, are purchased, kidnapped, or terrorized into joining the country’s army.” Both of these pieces of the article show that, around the world, children around 10 years old are being introduced to war, pain and suffering. These children deserve amnesty because they are so young when they are recruited and they are most likely traumatized, or have suffered many times due to war, and they are victims of the recruiters cruel actions. Some people say that, even though these children are young, they are still soldiers, and due to the fact that they are soldiers and that they have killed people, they don’t deserve amnesty. However, these people are wrong because they (the child soldiers) have their innocence stolen from them, they are used and they are obedient. They are too young to understand that they are doing the wrong thing, and those who are older (about 14 years old or older) who do understand should be given amnesty because they had their innocence taken away from them when they were younger. Overall, child soldiers are victims of cruel actions and deserve amnesty because they are too young to be in war, and they are
Child soldiers are called child soldiers for a reason, and that reason is that they are children, and they are soldiers. One article, titled “Armed & Underage”, says, “So did Iran, which used boys as young as 12 to clear minefields.” The text also says, “Thousands of boys, some as young as 10, are purchased, kidnapped, or terrorized into joining the country’s army.” Both of these pieces of the article show that, around the world, children around 10 years old are being introduced to war, pain and suffering. These children deserve amnesty because they are so young when they are recruited and they are most likely traumatized, or have suffered many times due to war, and they are victims of the recruiters cruel actions. Some people say that, even though these children are young, they are still soldiers, and due to the fact that they are soldiers and that they have killed people, they don’t deserve amnesty. However, these people are wrong because they (the child soldiers) have their innocence stolen from them, they are used and they are obedient. They are too young to understand that they are doing the wrong thing, and those who are older (about 14 years old or older) who do understand should be given amnesty because they had their innocence taken away from them when they were younger. Overall, child soldiers are victims of cruel actions and deserve amnesty because they are too young to be in war, and they are