Imagine growing up your whole life being around nothing but abuse and drugs and when you finally turned 16, you start being sex-trafficked by a pimp and getting drugged and raped by multiple different men. One day, a 43-year-old pedophile took you to his house for sex and you finally got the courage to fight back. Instead of you being placed in therapy for your brave act, you are imprisoned for life without parole until age 69. This is the story of Cyntoia Brown, a 16-year-old girl who shot, and killed her molester. Because of the sick world that we live in today, this young girl, who is a victim, wasn’t given the justice and therapy that she deserved. The court needs to hold the pimp accountable for his actions, if he never would have put
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According to National Bureau, those who experience maltreatment such as abuse, or neglect tend to be involved in crimes at an early stage in life, also they are more likely to be arrested as both juveniles and as adults. Helplessness can lead people into doing the unthinkinkable like committing murder. In Brown’s case, she had no help from her real family, so her only hope was her pimp. She trusted him to protect her, but he ended up betraying and using her for his own benefits. When she finally came to her breaking point and killed 43-year-old Johnny Allen, she was tossed in jail, but her pimp wasn’t arrested for all the emotional and physical damages. Her action was a cry for help, she wanted someone to pay attention to her and give her the help that she needed. Not having family around to love you (ask professor if I can use word “You”) and point you in the right direction can cause serious damage to a child’s life which can urge them to do things that could ruin their life forever. Judges should take into consideration that some kids just don’t get up and decide to kill, there are reasons behind why they turned out the way they did, and as a child you are force to endure the things you come encounter with because where else could you go? This is one the reasons why teens should not be
According to National Bureau, those who experience maltreatment such as abuse, or neglect tend to be involved in crimes at an early stage in life, also they are more likely to be arrested as both juveniles and as adults. Helplessness can lead people into doing the unthinkinkable like committing murder. In Brown’s case, she had no help from her real family, so her only hope was her pimp. She trusted him to protect her, but he ended up betraying and using her for his own benefits. When she finally came to her breaking point and killed 43-year-old Johnny Allen, she was tossed in jail, but her pimp wasn’t arrested for all the emotional and physical damages. Her action was a cry for help, she wanted someone to pay attention to her and give her the help that she needed. Not having family around to love you (ask professor if I can use word “You”) and point you in the right direction can cause serious damage to a child’s life which can urge them to do things that could ruin their life forever. Judges should take into consideration that some kids just don’t get up and decide to kill, there are reasons behind why they turned out the way they did, and as a child you are force to endure the things you come encounter with because where else could you go? This is one the reasons why teens should not be