Child Soldiers Deserve Amnesty Essay

Child soldiers do not deserve amnesty because determining which deserve it requires too many resources, many of the soldiers volunteered, and they could be dangers to society. The testing needed to determine which child soldiers deserve amnesty quires a large sum of money. This money would have to be taken from the tax money of the housing country, which will cause the tax rates to increase. Some people believe the child soldiers deserve amnesty. The people think this because some of the children were kidnapped and forced into fighting, while also being under the influence of drugs. Many of the child soldiers volunteered to fight and kill others. They believed that volunteering to fight would be patriotic and they wanted to take revenge on America. Child soldiers should not be provided amnesty because it demands too many resources, many of the soldiers volunteered, and the children could be dangers to society.
The resources required to provide testing to the child soldiers would have to be funded by taxpayers. This would consequently lead to citizens having to pay more taxes. This would most likely negatively affect the country’s economy. Also, the money being used to

provide the child soldiers with amnesty would also hinder the progress of government-funded projects. The tax money being funneled into the child soldiers would have to affect the amount of money other projects are receiving. In conclusion, child soldier amnesty would negatively affect the citizens and economy of the housing country.
Some people believe that they do deserve amnesty. The child soldiers were forced into fighting. The army recruiters drugged and threatened the children to fight. However, even if the children were forced into fighting, they are still dangers to any society they are assimilated into. The children were desensitized to violence and murder at a young age, which is when they are most impressionable, most likely have permanent brain trauma and might still have drug addictions. Child soldiers are dangers to society, even if they were forced into fighting.
Many of the child soldiers volunteered to fight in the army and kill.

The children have a hatred for Americans and their culture because it does not practice the beliefs their religion teaches. The effect of American culture on different cultures can be seen in various countries, which the Muslim extremists appall. One of the children imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba was even proud of his acts of killing American soldiers. According to “The Child Soldier on Trial at Guantanamo Bay” by Andrea Prasow on paragraph six, “[The child soldier, Omar Khadr,] claimed the day he planted land mines to kill U.S. and coalition forces was the happiest day of his life.” Although, some child soldiers are forced and brainwashed into fighting, many of them willingly fight because of their hatred of

America.
Child soldiers are not innocent. Providing amnesty takes money. Money can be spent on other things. Some people think they deserve amnesty. They are wrong. Many soldiers want to fight. They don’t like Americans. Child soldiers are not innocent children and need to be punished.