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"It's been 13 years since Cyntoia Brown was sentenced at the age of 16 to life in prison for the killing of a man who had picked her up for sex. But this week, thanks the power of celebrities on social media, the case rose to national attention again, and Brown's lawyer said she was "shocked" at the renewed interest."
More at the link from NBC https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/who-cyntoia-brown-celebrities-rally-behind-teen-sentenced-life-prison-n823786
A violent sexual monster pimp named "Kut Throat" sells her to a 43-year-old sex pervert to use as he pleases for the night. She sees him reaching for something and so shoots him out of fear. She did steal the "customer's" money but was that premeditated? She had been living on the street with a guy named "Kut Throat" for heck's sake. All she knew was she had to keep Kut Throat happy and somehow had to survive day by day.
Cyntoia ran away as a teenager and hooked up with this monster of a beast.
Let's look at it from another side. Let's say Cyntoia was so tough that nothing scared her. Let's say she killed her john for the money. Killed him in cold blood.
She was 16, She was on the streets with a guy who was violent. Did she really need to be charged as an adult and sent to prison? Wouldn't the right thing to do, at the very least, is to retry her and send her to a psychiatric hospital until she is deemed not a danger anymore?
No way should she have been charged with first-degree murder. IMO. She should get a new trial.
One of my beliefs is if a human being becomes a violent danger to others that human should be locked away. The circumstances, no matter what they are, don't change the fact that this is a violent human being who kills when allowed to roam free and therefore should not be allowed to roam free. I'm not talking about Cyntoia here. I'm talking about someone like Ted Bundy. No matter what a person like Ted Bundy should never see the light of day. I get that and I support this belief first and foremost.
In Cyntoia's case she has not been given the treatment she needed to heal. Even if experts deem Cyntoia a danger to others she should be in a hospital and not in prison. IMO
Look, I get you have to look at cases without emotion and if the bare facts are Cyntoia Brown walked up and killed a man you can see where someone might say there is no excuse for her to take his life.
BUT, you have to look at surrounding circumstances and boy those circumstances are something else.
What do you think?
Tricia
More at the link from NBC https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/who-cyntoia-brown-celebrities-rally-behind-teen-sentenced-life-prison-n823786
A violent sexual monster pimp named "Kut Throat" sells her to a 43-year-old sex pervert to use as he pleases for the night. She sees him reaching for something and so shoots him out of fear. She did steal the "customer's" money but was that premeditated? She had been living on the street with a guy named "Kut Throat" for heck's sake. All she knew was she had to keep Kut Throat happy and somehow had to survive day by day.
Cyntoia ran away as a teenager and hooked up with this monster of a beast.
Let's look at it from another side. Let's say Cyntoia was so tough that nothing scared her. Let's say she killed her john for the money. Killed him in cold blood.
She was 16, She was on the streets with a guy who was violent. Did she really need to be charged as an adult and sent to prison? Wouldn't the right thing to do, at the very least, is to retry her and send her to a psychiatric hospital until she is deemed not a danger anymore?
No way should she have been charged with first-degree murder. IMO. She should get a new trial.
One of my beliefs is if a human being becomes a violent danger to others that human should be locked away. The circumstances, no matter what they are, don't change the fact that this is a violent human being who kills when allowed to roam free and therefore should not be allowed to roam free. I'm not talking about Cyntoia here. I'm talking about someone like Ted Bundy. No matter what a person like Ted Bundy should never see the light of day. I get that and I support this belief first and foremost.
In Cyntoia's case she has not been given the treatment she needed to heal. Even if experts deem Cyntoia a danger to others she should be in a hospital and not in prison. IMO
Look, I get you have to look at cases without emotion and if the bare facts are Cyntoia Brown walked up and killed a man you can see where someone might say there is no excuse for her to take his life.
BUT, you have to look at surrounding circumstances and boy those circumstances are something else.
What do you think?
Tricia