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ChildSoldiers
Inthefieldachildiswalkingthroughholdingagun,onlyitisarealone.Childsoldiers
arevictimsandshouldbegrantedimmunityfromprosecution.Thisisbecausechildsoldiersare
forcedtojointhemilitary.Alsobecausetheyarebrainwashedsotheydonotknowrightfrom
wrong.
Somepeoplethinkthatchildsoldiersarenodifferentfromchildcriminals.Childsoldiers
jointhewarwillingly.Theycommitactsofrape,mutilation,andmasskillingsofcivilians.
However,mostchildsoldiersareforcedintothemilitaryandareforcedtocommitthesehorrible
acts(ChildSoldiers,Prosecution.).
Childsoldiersarevictimsbecausetheyareforcedtojointhemilitary.Whenchildrendo
jointhemilitarywillingly,itisbecausetheythinkfightinginthewarwillbeeasierthanfighting
hungerandpovertyathome.Theyalsodonotfullyunderstandwhattheyaregettingintowhen
theyjointhemilitary.Mostchildrenareforciblyrecruited(ChildSoldiers,Prosecution).
Childsoldierarevictimsbecausetheyarebrainwashedsotheydonotknowwhatisright
fromwrong.Therecruitersofchildsoldiersusedrugsandalcoholtomakechildrenmore
compliantandenablethemtocommitactstheywouldnotordinarilycommit(ChildSoldiers,
Prosecution).Childsoldiersthinkoftheircommandersasparentalfigures.Whentheeffectof
drugswearsoff,thechildrenfeelarushofemotions,andmaywakefromtheirsleepscreaming
interrorofwhattheyhaveseen.(Analysis:ShouldChildSoldiersBeProsecutedforTheir
Crimes?)

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Inconclusion,childsoldiersarevictims.Thisisbecausetheyareforcedtojointhearmy.
Alsobecausetheyarebrainwashedsotheydonotknowwhatisrightfromwrong.

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WorksCited
"Analysis:ShouldChildSoldiersBeProsecutedforTheirCrimes?"
IRINnews
.N.p.,n.d.Web.
11Mar.2015.
"ChildSoldiers,Prosecution."
Debatewise
.N.p.,n.d.Web.11Mar.2015.

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