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Analytical Essay: The Murder Of Cyntoia Brown

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Cyntoia Brown was a girl who just had a bad run of luck through her life, her mother having habits of substance abuse while pregnant with her and then leaving Cyntoia with a foster family. Cyntoia left that family fairly early in life, soon falling into a life of drugs, prostitution, and physical abuse, drifting from home to home as she was raped and assaulted by those around her. She eventually began prostituting under a man known under the alias “Kut-Throat” who abused Cyntoia both physically and sexually, such as brandishing firearms towards her and demanding her to strip. One night, as Cyntoia was 16 years old, she was “working” for her pimp, and was picked up by 43 year old Johnny Allan for sex. Following a brief tour of Allan’s home and a brief conversation regarding some of the items Allan owned, the two were in his bedroom when Cyntoia claims Allan went for an item under his bed, at which point she says she felt threatened, retrieved a gun from her purse, and shot Johnny before he could hurt her. However, the fact that she took Allan’s wallet after shooting him, the fact that she fled the scene, as well as evidence showing that he was asleep at the time he was killed, later gave prosecutors adequate evidence to turn Cyntoia’s self defense plea into a murder …show more content…

Regardless of whether or not she manages to be released her time in solitary confinement in addition to the criminal charge on her record, I can imagine that Cyntoia will have a difficult time adjusting to a free life, and would find it difficult to obtain a job or a home. Unfortunately, those circumstances may lead to her relapsing to her previous lifestyle of prostitution and drugs, and find herself back in

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