Thursday, October 4, 2012
Soldier child documentary response
In class we were given a documentary to watch at home called "Soldier Child" by Neil Abramson. When I first sat down to watch this, I was not prepared. I always knew this was a serious issue and I always thought it was terrible, but I did not realize just how terrible it truly is. These kids absolutely can not put up any resistance or refusal to task's given to them or they will be killed. And the tasks they are given are worse then murder, if you can believe it. They are made to kill family members and friends with hoes, Ak-47's, and sometimes, just their fists. One story that stood out to me was of Simon, age 11, and his first day in the army. He was abducted at 7 in the morning and pulled along by a rope while they collected more people. Two children showed resistance and they killed the both, one with a gun, and the other they kicked until his heart stopped beating. This documentary has really opened my eyes to the horror in this world and if you haven't seen it, I suggest you do.
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Katie-
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on all of your points. I think not many people really understand the atrocities that are being committed by this band of rebels, or even know they exist. If more people knew about this army, maybe more people would stand up for these defenseless children and hopefully put an end to this organization.
-Amanda Pierce
I can understand how you knew about the problem but didn't think twice about because I did the same until I watched the movie.
ReplyDelete- Ty ferguson