Jail is not good enough for these kids

When I first read this story I sat for an hour unable to move my pen on the piece of paper. It took me a lot of time to be able to comment because this story really touched me and hurt me too. Those who were in English 110 with me probably know I was incarcerated. During that incarceration I spent time at Howard Street, a minimum security drug and alcohol program.
My roommate at Howard Street was Amanda Harris, the Westfield girl who placed her infant son in a cornflakes box and threw him in a dumpster. Thankfully, Micheal survived. This little girl wasn't so lucky. As a mother this story made me sick. I became pregnant for Owen a month before my nineteenth birthday. I had options- abortion, adoption, or to raise my son and take responsibility for my actions. I chose the latter. One option I never had was to give birth and then commit murder. What really pissed me off though was that neither Jeremy nor China thought they did anything wrong. What sociopaths! They refused to accept responsibility. One December 29, 2006 I lost a son. I still struggle with the guilt and blame of this stillbirth today. I know that my addiction and alcoholism played a large part in that death and I accept responsibility for this. I realize that they were still young, but they were adult enough to engage in sexual relations. Jeremy justified his actions by saying that she told him to get rid of it. He could have dropped it off at a hospital or police station. China justified her actions by saying that she never saw the baby and thought she had a miscarriage. If she gave a damn she would ahve demanded to see the baby, even if she really thought it was dead. Even though I KNEW my baby was stillborn I still demanded to see and hold my baby. So- I guess that is enough said-the more I write the more pissed I get. Listen- I know I really shared a lot of personal stuff here and that some people might judge me for that. I needed to share all of that to get across how I feel. I made a lot of mistakes, and I totally accept responsibility for that. Ok so like I said, I'm going to stop and start on the next story- hopefully Hemingway won't be so depressing..