WeaponsYou might complain about doing chores, parents not taking you to the movies or the mall and even complain about going to school and having homework. Places around the world like Iraq, Mali, Myanmar, Afghanistan, and the Central African Republic, a war zone where children are fighting as soldiers. These kids have been taken from their homes or have been sold for money because their parents believe it is the best way to keep them and their children safe. Most of the children have never been to school because they were too busy fighting of their lives, The child soldiers often become brainwashed with drugs and violence, and because of this the older soldiers say they are the perfect weapon once they cooperate and do as they order. In places like Chad, military commanders say that child soldiers are the perfect weapon for war, they don’t complain, they don’t expect to be paid, and if they were told to do something, for example kill, they would, which is the reason why child soldiers are often wanted as recruits for either the rebel groups or government because they can easily be intimidated and indoctrinated. Child soldiers for the most of the time are not acting on their own free will, they are being commanded by their leaders. Second of all even after the fighting the child soldiers are being affected. Most have to live knowing the fact that they killed people. Some lost limbs, that will always remind them of their time fighting for a cause they may not have believed in. While most or if not all of them were emotionally wounded due to rejection from their families and communities. Even if they do not fight anymore they are scared, that most still stand as a threat to society. Child soldiers are suffering and being used because they are said to be expendable and easily manipulated. They are hurt and brainwashed to believe in a cause that they may not. Most if not all are threatened to help in the war in their country. When people come and say they should pay for their crimes of hurting people, most should know that if they didn’t do as they were told they could be tortured or killed. These are just a few reasons as to why child soldiers are victims and they are to put through that life, but sometimes after a child soldier becomes stable and is conscientious their leader might pay them to stay if they are very good at the “job”. They girl child soldiers are forced to be wife of an older soldier. “Girls may be forced into sexual slavery. Many are abducted or recruited by force, while others join out of desperation, believing that armed groups offer their best chance for survival. Another reason that child soldiers is victims is that child soldiers are still childrens, they deserves a childhood. “These children also miss out on fundamental parts of what it means to be a child-Education, Social learning and play. This is not a childhood.” just because they are soldiers they does not mean they don’t deserve to have a normal childhood and education. So in conclusion child soldiers are victims for a few reason such as, being kidnapped, brainwashed and treated violently. For example Kadar is half blind in one eye, wounded any severely burned in battles. And he still gets treated horribly. |