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Cyntoia's Story Analysis

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The YouTube video Cyntoia’s Story was very sad. It was horrible that a young 16-year-old girl had to experience so many bad things. It was unacceptable what Cyntoia did, and the same time, it was unacceptable what Allan did. Unfortunately, Cyntoia and Allan paid a horrible price for the crimes that they both committed. I feel that Cyntoia should have not gotten life in prison and tried as an adult because she was only 16-years-old. I feel she shot Allan because she was frighten and thought her life was in danger. The person that should be going to prison is the man that forced her into prostitute. The pimp took of advantage of Cyntoia; He is just as responsible as she is. One thing that I found shocking in the story even though Cyntoia was

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