Sunday, February 22, 2009
Part 2- Question 4
Child soldiers are young children who have weapons provided to them by the RUF. The RUF got the children to take their side and kill others by forcing them to take drugs and alcohol. The young girls would be sexually abused and used as slaves. Ishmael Beah a child soldier says that you when you are a child soldier you loose everything you have- family, community, etc. He was rescued after two years of being a child soldier and had a rough time rehabilitating to be ready to go back to society he under went therapy, learning how to sleep, living without violence, living with other people. He had to be in a center for 8 months to learn how to be civilized. He published a book in which is called “A Long Way Gone- Memoirs of a Child Soldier”.
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What is your position of the issue of child soldiers? I think it's a horrible war tactic and a larcenous act against the child's childhood memories.
ReplyDeletewhere there any laws at this time when child soldiers were instituted into the army and was it mandatory or was it by choice?
ReplyDelete"when you are a child soldier you loose everything you have- family, community, etc" this is very devastating to see how young kids have been exposed through so much violence.
ReplyDeletehow come the mothers of the childs never did something about it?
ReplyDeleteif you was in that period of time as a father or mother and they took your child away will you defend them or let the army take them away by force