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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 03/11/04
Amanda H from AZ said:
No offence Cindy, but what compelled you to take out your gun; just some people aggravating you? Shouldn't you have just walked away? And Besides, how or why would a 15 year have a gun, loaded or not?? Think before you act. So, you were a 15 year old that was dancing at a club after hours? I think that was the beginning of your problem. I can't say i feel sorry for you, because it was your own choice to defend yourself absentmindedly. One thing i didn't know was the fact that you could be held in adult prison for 22 1/2 years! Lucky you didn't get life. You do the crime, you pay the time.bye
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On 03/08/04
watta ta from AZ said:
I think you should hang in there until you're 100 then come out and try to give us (the readers ) sumthing better to listen too.Cum on rocky u shulda boxed them all at the same time win or lose. im out l8ters.
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On 02/26/04
Cookie from NY said:
Too harsh. What will he learn by being in a place like prison? It's a horrible place and a young kid shouldn't be put in that danger. True, he used poor judgement that he obviously learned from someone, who doesn't know how to get angry effectively. I believe he should serve some community service. Perhaps a hospital for people paralyzed from gun shot wounds, if there is such a place, so that Cindy can see what almost happened to the others. He needs to learn how to manage his anger, not be punished.
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On 02/26/04
Sherry from AL said:
I don't understand this at all.My husband and myself were joy riding one day on our motorcycle.A man in a truck pulled right out in front of us we almost wrecked and my husband had to dart off the side of the road and pass him so we wouldn't wreck.Then man then gave my husband the finger and of course human like my husband returned the gesture.As we came to a stop sign the man pulled up beside us and pulled out a gun.My husband pulled away and got behind him and got his tag #. We called the police and they said they couldn't do anything aboutit.So how can some people be punished and others not
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On 02/25/04
BRINA from NV said:
I FEAL YOUR PAIN I ALMOST WHENT TO JAIL. MY PARENTS WERE OUT OF TOWN
AND MY BROTHERS WERE WATHING ME THEIR FRIENDS BROGHT BEERS OVER AND STUPID ME GOT DRUND. SOTHEN WE WHENT TO GET A MOVIE AND A COP PULLED US OVER AND WE ALMOST GOT CAUGHT. SO FROM NOW ON I WILL NOT DRINK.THANKS YOU HAVE INSPIERD ME TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
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