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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 04/04/04
Joey O from DE said:
hey, i am very sorry about what happened. i dont believe you belong in a real jail with real killers and rapist ect... at your age for what you did. Words cant describe what it must feel like to be in jail at that age and know you cant get out for quite some time, but hey maybe you will get out early i dont know. It is however, illegal to carry a weapon without a permit, expecially conceled, and ESPECIALLY to point it at someone. BUT in your case it was necessary to do so, so maybe a year in a juvinile prison would have been more fitting for the crime, not 20-some years. i am sorry!
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On 04/04/04
Jessica from MI said:
At the age of 15 a child should not be punished in an adult jail, especially not if the gun was unloaded. Cindy will be punished for a crime, which she should be, however, with adults, who she shouldn't be locked up with in the first place, and who did far worse than merely point an unloaded gun at three girls who were assulting her. The problem in this situation is Cindy is being punished for a crime that isn't fitting its punishment.
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On 03/31/04
Tabitha from CA said:
I think that Cindy was not very smart to bring a pistol and point it at them. She should have used some more self-control. But I think that it is wrong that she was sent to an adult prison where there are worse criminal there wher she could be badly hurt. I think that she should go to a facility where it best fits her age group. And the crime she did.I think that also the sentence is way too harsh. Twenty two yeaars for that and in and ADULT PRISON! I think that our justice system needs some imrovemet and better leadership.
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On 03/30/04
Precious from CT said:
Just be happy your not dead!
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On 03/28/04
adam from PA said:
This dosen't make sense, If you felt physically threatened, you had every right to self defense. further more, The fact that the weapon wasn't even loaded should clearly have demonstrated that you had no intention of hurting anyone. Also, I would think that actually doing something to somebody is a prerequisite for assault. you must have had a stupid lawyer
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