Persuasive Essay On Child Soldiers

Doesn’t it seem a little ridiculous that some children are forced to become soldiers and then are punished for the crimes they committed in war? Well, in today's world, unfortunately, there are many child soldiers fighting all over the world. The topic child soldiers has become a bigger and bigger controversy across the world today because of weather or not child soldiers deserve amnesty. The reason why it has become so controversial is because many people question if it is truly the child's fault that he or she committed the war crimes. Some people think that the child is not responsible for there crimes because they are being forced to do them and think the child soldiers do deserve amnesty. Other people think that a crime is a crime no matter how old you are and that the child soldiers should be punished for the war crime. Both sides seem to be a fair case but only one could be the answer to this growing problem. Although child soldiers do not have amnesty now they do still deserve it because child soldiers often have no choice of where to go, brainwashed, and are only given the orders to commit the crimes.
To begin, child soldiers are only child soldier because they are left with nowhere to go and no other options but to become a child soldier. In …show more content…
Despite the fact that people believe that child soldiers should be punished for there war crimes it is evident that they are innocent. First child soldiers and are left with no options and are desperate for their basic necessities so they are forced to join the military. Then child soldiers are drugged and brainwashed to fight. Finally, child soldiers are framed and accused of war crimes that they were only told to do by there commanders. With all of this being said it leaves behind one question. Is it the child soldiers fault or is it the fault of everyone else who left them in the treacherous positions they face