Imagine being a soldier in a war and you're being attacked. Finally, you find the shooter, capture him, and it turns out to be a nine-year-old boy. What do you do? This is a situation in many countries around the world, adolescents as young as nine fighting in wars. Their families have been killed and they’ve been drugged so they become the perfect soldiers; they are cheap, loyal, and expendable. Commanders of armies who have child soldiers drug them to get rid of their emotions and kill in front of them to get rid of their innocence. The child soldiers become desensitized to killing. When these teens are freed from their circumstances, should they be given amnesty or be punished for the crimes they committed as soldiers? Some might think they
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Commanders drugged, scared, and abused the kids to make them killing machines, removing all signs of innocence. This was confirmed on the talk show “The Hour” by former child soldier Ishmael Beah who stated, “when I was a child soldier, I was constantly given drugs to get rid of emotions or any controversial thoughts.” Additionally, the article “Child Soldiers Invisible Children” explains how once kids are recruited they become brainwashed through the use of drugs and alcohol. Child soldiers are brainwashed and don’t kill out of their own free will. Therefore, they should be given …show more content…
The person they choose to be could provide useful feats that help the world. For example, Ishmael Beah was a child soldier, but when he was freed, he became an author and raises the awareness of child soldiers around the world. On an interview with Ishmael Beah said: “I wish I had a normal life like in America.” In the article “Child Soldiers The Invisible Children” it says “child soldiers are sold into the army due to the family being poor.” They might have been sold into the army but if they are saved from their circumstance the should have the same chance as everyone else at life. As a nation, we should strive to give everyone the same chances to be successful no matter
Commanders drugged, scared, and abused the kids to make them killing machines, removing all signs of innocence. This was confirmed on the talk show “The Hour” by former child soldier Ishmael Beah who stated, “when I was a child soldier, I was constantly given drugs to get rid of emotions or any controversial thoughts.” Additionally, the article “Child Soldiers Invisible Children” explains how once kids are recruited they become brainwashed through the use of drugs and alcohol. Child soldiers are brainwashed and don’t kill out of their own free will. Therefore, they should be given …show more content…
The person they choose to be could provide useful feats that help the world. For example, Ishmael Beah was a child soldier, but when he was freed, he became an author and raises the awareness of child soldiers around the world. On an interview with Ishmael Beah said: “I wish I had a normal life like in America.” In the article “Child Soldiers The Invisible Children” it says “child soldiers are sold into the army due to the family being poor.” They might have been sold into the army but if they are saved from their circumstance the should have the same chance as everyone else at life. As a nation, we should strive to give everyone the same chances to be successful no matter