Ryan Ke
Section 1
Week 8
In the article “I
am a man with a heart,” Andrew details his life experiences with crime and
incarceration despite being an excellent student. Andrew’s family fled Cambodia
to the US as refugees when Andrew was only six years old. His parents were
hardworking and emphasized the importance of education. However, Andrew got
caught up in stealing, and has been in and out of juvenile hall and jail.
This article was
interesting to me mainly because it was shocking to hear that it was a
possibility for Andrew to be deported. He has lived in America since he was
six, and describes himself as being able to get along with any crowd. Still,
because of his family background, he was threatened with being deported to a
country he knew nothing about. From this article, it really seems that Andrew
has changed through his faith and his family’s support. Yet, despite having
many recommendation letters and being clean for a couple years, Andrew had an extremely
hard time convincing the feds that he had rehabilitated. I realize that they
are simply trying to ensure that a former criminal has truly rehabilitated before
setting them free, but it seems too strict in this case. Do you think it is too
difficult for a convict to prove rehabilitation? If yes, how could our justice
system be improved in this respect?
This cartoon was amusing to me because it showed how difficult it can be for a convict to show rehabilitation.
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