Should He Stay Free Jimmy Valentine?

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Jimmy Valentine is a great, trustworthy man. He saved a girl’s life, and he started to make an honest living. He started his own shoe company to make money. He also fell in love with a beautiful woman. After he found love, he decided to stop robbing. I think that Jimmy should stay free. The First reason that Jimmy should have stayed free is that he stopped robbing banks. In The story, it says that Jimmy stopped robbing banks. The story also states that Jimmy Valentine stopped robbing banks because he fell in love. The second reason that Jimmy Valentine should have been set free is that he is making an honest living. He said in the story that he is a shoemaker that makes amazing shoes. Jimmy is also going to be starting a

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