How Cyntoia a 15 year old was tried as an adult in court (was it justice or injustice)

  At 16, Cyntoia Brown was sentenced to life in prison for killing a man. She had survived many rapes and assaults and was often sold for drug money by her boyfriend at the time. 

 Her boyfriend used to say things like, “People are born to be whores. The best thing you can do is be a good one.” This stuck with her. In 2004, Cyntoia met a man who showed her his gun collection. She ended up shooting him, then took his truck, wallet, and gun.

 Cyntoia insisted that she didn’t kill him to rob him. She was tried as an adult and spent 15 years in prison. Her case was unique and controversial. Guilty or not, the court referred to her as a “teen prostitute.” While studying for a degree in prison, Cyntoia learned about the term sex trafficking. 

 She wondered, “Why am I only now learning that there’s no such thing as a teen prostitute? Why are teenagers who are trafficked treated like they’re bad or promiscuous?” It took her ten years to realize she was a victim of trafficking. 

Now, Cyntoia uses her story to help other girls who are in the same situation she was in. I feel most sorry for the innocent people suffering in prison.