young boys ages 8-13 who are clenching a gun being ordered to kill against their will? It’s understood that others opinions about the dangers of child soldiers being free are only because they don’t want to risk anything but, isn’t life all about taking risks? You risk your life leaving the house, and breathing. Also, countries should not prosecute child soldiers for the crimes they committed during wartime. There also should not be an international minimum age of criminal responsibility for war crimes
Child Soldiers Most Americans don’t want war in America, the sad fact is that it is already here. In the sad issue of child soldiers first arose in World War One and has stuck around in many foreign countries. America has fought the war of deciding whether or not the child soldiers should be put on trial for killing American soldiers. The issue of Child soldiers is complicated and there are very plausible point for both arguments. Many ask, imagine being in the judges situation, what would happen
Child Soldiers across the world are being forced to fight against their will in order to survive. In recent years, “The number of children affiliated with fighting has more than doubled.” (Geert Cappelave) Not only are these kids sent to war, they are abused, sexually and mentally. A Child Soldier is a minor, that is forced to fight for their country without safety and rehabilitation. The employment of Child Soldiers has grown, and many of these soldiers are at a high risk of death if they do
Though they go through brainwashing and are forced to fight child soldiers should be prosecuted for their crimes. First child soldiers are like child criminals. If kid did any bad crime such as murder in America they could be tried as an adult and go to jail for a long time. Next, not prosecuting child soldiers would encourage commanders to use them more. If there isn’t any punishment to using them why would they stop. Last, The kids go through irreversible trauma so they could never normal again
In many war-torn countries, seeing children on the war front is quite common. Some believe that these child soldiers should be punished for their actions. These people believe that the child soldiers should be treated as criminals. Others believe that child soldiers should not be punished for their actions, instead treated fully as victims. However, while the child soldiers can be committing crimes, they are also victims. They are oftentimes forced into the army and forced to commit the crimes that
Child Solders are a breach of Human Rights and is an issue in many countries. There are many organizations that try to help these kids, but unfortunately this trend is often looked past by people living in the developed world. This report will discuss the sad truths behind the use of child soldiers, where in the world they are predominantly used, and why this issue is worth all the attention, if not more attention. The reason why people use children as soldiers is because they are relatively
Many child soldiers have done very bad things to innocent people.Child soldiers are responsible for the deaths of thousands of people. Many may argue that drugs and alcohol influenced the children to make the decisions that they should not have made. It takes too many resources to figure out if they are still a threat to our society. Even after intense counseling and therapy, we will never know for sure that they are cured unless we let them into the public's eye. Child soldiers should not deserve
you'll become a dedicated front-line soldier. You did this all when you were twelve. Sadly, this isn't an unusual occurrence for many children around the globe. Worse, the recruiting of child soldiers is nothing new. In ancient times, it was customary for children in the Mediterranean to serve as aides, charioteers, and armor bearers to adult warriors. The idea of child soldiers is also brought up in many stories from the Bible, and Greek Mythology. More recently, child
suffering has been escalating exponentially. Children in many countries are spending their childhood fighting as soldiers. They are forced into doing dirty things that no child should have to see. These children have to deal with living their life under constant fears of being trapped in an ambush, landmine or gun fires. Greater attention and action against the worldwide use of child soldiers need to be addressed by the world community because children are being forced out of their homes, traumatized
Worldwide, the use of child soldiers is a huge issue. Today, there are over 300,000 child soldiers worldwide. Every one of these soldiers are heavily armed and dangerous. They have been becoming a threat to America and the world. No matter their age, they have done terrible thing in behalf of terrible causes. Even as America continues to bring these kids to back in hope to rescue them, most if not all attempts to civilize them have failed. These kids have been swindled, drugged and brainwashed. There