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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 04/18/04
Rob from NJ said:
On April 4, 2004. Joey O Said:
"BUT in your case it was necessary to do so..."
Joey O, I believe you are confused. The only reason you should ever point a gun at something is if you intend to shoot it. Ask any police officer on the street, they are not supposed to aim there gun at anything they do not intend to shoot. Why do you feel it was "necessary" for her to point a weapon at someone that was harassing her? Why couldn't she have just walked away or called the police? If she was at a club, perhaps should could have spoken with the bouncer?
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On 04/17/04
Natilie from KY said:
what were you doing at the club any way. IT was stupid to be carrying a gun with you. As an Aesop Fables says that we read in reading class "Think Before you Leap"
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On 04/12/04
Edward Valkenaar from WA said:
she did a stupid thing, and now she has to pay for it with years of her life. it is sad, but she has a history of trouble, and that had a lot to do with her going to jail. if the gun was loaded there is little dout she would have kill them. she wanted to be a grown up at at ground up event, so know she can do grown up time for her actions.
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On 04/08/04
bill from CT said:
I think it was pretty unintelliigent for you to stick a gun at the girls unless they had a weapon pointing at you . I don't feel much sympothy for you because you made a wrong decison.
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On 04/08/04
Keisha McClincy from AZ said:
I agree in adult prison there is worse people then her. There are even merders in there and at 15 she has to be put in there for just thretining some poeple! Well yay I think that she should go to juvi but not for 21 years or in an adult prison. Both my parents work at an adult prison and it is no place for a 15 year old!!!!
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