Do you know what children soldiers are? Children soldiers are guttersnipes that are taken from their families at a young age to be soldiers and learn the ways of the rebels. They are given drugs to make them more aggressive and to do things they normally wouldn’t do. They have a leader they they are brainwashed into thinking that he is the best person ever and that they need to look up to him. The parents and family had a part in this violence and also they were young and didn’t know what they were doing, but others say that it was their choice. If it was up to you would you give them amnesty? If children are not given amnesty the aftermath could be more harsh for the children because the commanders will give them the worst jobs to do.Some may say that it’s the children's choice to do all these thing and that they should all know the consequences of what could happen after what they …show more content…
In source it says that “Children are often desired as recruits because they can be easily intimidated and indoctrinated. They lack the mental maturity and judgement to express consent or to fully understand the implications of their action… and are pushed by their adult commanders into perpetrating atrocities” (Reporter in Should child soldiers be prosecuted for their crime?) This means that since the children haven’t fully matured yet they are easily manipulated. Another part from that story emphasises` ”If minor children who have committed serious war crimes are not prosecuted, this could be an incentive for their commanders to delegate to them the dirtiest orders, aiming at impunity.” This is salient because in the text it is bolded so that it shows why the commanders are putting all the dirty jobs on the younger children. This is essential because it’s the commander's choice to put certain children on certain jobs, and most likely all the kids under 18 are gonna get picked to do hard and dirty jobs for their