David Mondondo: Was Tsotsi Guilty?

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We are here today to decide whether or not a young black boy by the name of David Mondondo, also known as Tsotsi, is guilty or innocent. I hereby declare that Tsotsi is guilty but deserves alternative sentencing. What he has done in the past makes him guilty, but what he has done in the present is what makes him not guilty enough to spend his whole life in jail. He must spend time in jail but also have some type of counseling to help him, since he was indeed traumatized. He is guilty because he had planned the murder of Gumboot Dhlamini and took part in it, he had conspired the murder of someone else but didn’t go through with it: he was the mastermind, and he beat up someone up the point to where he was almost killing him. Although, those crimes were in his past he has still committed them with the help of others but in his …show more content…

He is guilty for participating and planning the murder of Gumboot Dhlamini. For example, on pages 10 and 11 state, “Gumboot had made three mistakes. -- Firstly, he smiled. -- His second mistake was the tie. -- And there, the third mistake. He bought the ticket with money from his pay ticket.” This evidence goes to show that Tsotsi was observing, no stalking someone, waiting to find the right person to kill, the person who he had thought made mistakes. In Tsotsi’s eyes, Mr. Dhlamini had made three mistakes that sealed his fate. These were all things Tsotsi didn't like because they were signs of happiness, emotions and feelings: things he didn't that have. Because of simple things like that, small things Tsotsi’s gang had killed Mr. Dhalmini on the train. Each member in Tsotsi's gang took a part in the crime. Die Aap held the man down, Boston stole his wallet, Butcher had the knife that he had used to stab and kill Mr. Dhlamini, and Tsotsi finished it off by whispering in his ear, while he was practically dead. This proves that he is guilty for participating and planning the murder of another human

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