Should child soldiers be given amnesty?
Yes
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No
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Amnesty - no. But should it be taken into account during any sentencing, possibly even with sentencing knocked down to nothing? Yes. Let's face it, some really horrible things can be done by children. And indeed there really are some very very bad kids out there. It's not impossible some would truly deserve harsh punishments for crimes committed in their youths. But of course, they should be the exception instead of the rule. There are lots of other kids just doing what they're told or reluctantly going along because they don't know what else to do. Those are the ones I would give little or no sentence to. But hey, they still need what they did assessed. No one should just get a blank slate or pretend nothing happened. Side: No
I did not say the children were the ones to blame. I said guilt in the crime committed is separate from the sentencing provided for the crime and I'd support leniency in sentencing on a case by case basis. How do you turn that into I was spoiled by doting parents? You can't. That's just wild speculation by someone who never considered there could be a difference between trial and sentencing. Side: No
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