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Hi, my name is Cindy and I’m 15 years old. It’s my first day in jail, adult jail, and boy am I scared! I was at juvenile jail once and this isn’t anything like that place! I still can’t believe how fast all of this happened. One night I’m out dancing at an after hours club and wham, now I’m in prison for up to 22 1/2 years! I suppose you’d like to know how this happened. Well, I was leaving the after hours club when these three girls from the north side were messing with me. My friends had already left so I was alone. I pulled out my pistol which, by the way, wasn’t even loaded, and pointed it at them and told them to leave me alone. I didn’t mean anything by it. I wasn’t going to shoot them. I just wanted them to leave me alone. But I got arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. (How deadly is a gun with no bullets I asked, but that didn’t mater) Anyway, I guess last July a new law makes it so that kids that get charged with certain crimes have to go to adult jail instead of juvenile jail. Well, I’m one of them, on my way to adult prison at age 15. I won’t get out of jail until I’m almost 40 years old!"
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On 07/05/04
josh from CA said:
[Dont trip] alot of people run in to the same problem your going through .I fill you , Iwas
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On 06/30/04
Lorna from Othr said:
Hi i wanna say that i think Cindy is in the right, although she is only 15 and she was in an after hours night club, she was right to protect herself and she coudnt really hurt noone the gun werent even loaded. 22 years is too long for that crime. if u read this Cindy i just wanna say Keep Your Head Up and dont let this get you down.
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On 06/20/04
Gods Angel from MD said:
It is awful that you received a 22 year sentence for possesing a weapon which you did not even fire. however, you should have not been out alone at night, especially in a club, and why would you carry a gun and where did u get it? You deserve to be punished but not so severely. If you were my child i wouldnt have let you out on the streets like that and would definetly have been more aware of your life. Your parents are greatly at fault for not knowing what they child is doing anf where she is. Im reading these stories and am shocked to hear what you kids are commiting. Good Luck!
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On 06/18/04
Michael from Othr said:
"three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon."
I was under the impression that the word "assault" implies attacking somebody. What kind of a lawyer couldn't even prove that you weren't shooting at them?
Sentencing a 15 year old to 22 1/2 years in prison for waving around an unloaded firearm is the most disgusting thing I've heard in a while.
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On 06/15/04
Guy from IA said:
I am not sure if this will ever get to cindy or if you even have the means to check messages that have been posted with regards to your story. I am disgusted by some of the things people say as a comment about Cindy's story. "Your missing out". Anyway what I want to say to you is Keep your head up and don't let this situation get the best of you. You can make it through whathever the system throws at you. And for those who are pointing the finger... Let thee who has commited no sin throw the 1st stone.
(KEEP YA HEAD UP!!!)
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