Jimmy's Shortcut

Let me start this story off by asking, why is there violence? On May 17, 2023 in the city of Little Rock, there was a kid named Jimmy who everyone liked. He had no enemies at all. When Jimmy left school one day he took a shortcut to the house. Jimmy was wearing a brand new green hat his dad just bought him. As he was walking he noticed a group of boys. One of the boys saw that hat and complimented .n He asked Jimmy if he could buy the hat. Jimmy slightly hesitated and said no. The boys asked Jimmy again for the hat and he said no with fear. Jimmy tried to walk away and the boys surrounded him and started pushing him around. Then, one of the boys took Jimmy's hat. Jimmy tried to get it back. The boys started to toss the hat to each other. Jimmy was getting irritated with the boys and tried forcefully to get his hat back, yelling, "My dad just gave me that!" Jimmy was enraged, so he pushed one of the boys. They stopped and looked at Jimmy and one of the boys decided to start hitting Jimmy. Then all of the boys brutally beat Jimmy. Jimmy was on the ground bleeding rapidly from his face. Jimmy's parents were worried about why he wasn't home yet, so his parents went looking for him. As his parents were looking for him, a lady walked by and saw Jimmy on the ground. She called an ambulance for Jimmy. Jimmy was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Later on, Jimmy's parents were notified that he was in the hospital. They rushed down there speeding through the streets. About three months later, Jimmy recovered and from then on his life was different. Jimmy started hanging out with dangerous people. He started to look for the boys who brutally beat him to get retaliation. Jimmy took that same shortcut every day. One day, he saw the green hat his dad gave him on one of the boys' heads. Jimmy walked up to the boys and they didn't recognize him. Jimmy asked politely to have his hat back and they said, "who are you?" Jimmy said, "I'm the boy you beat three months ago for that hat." Jimmy asked again for his hat and the boys said no. Jimmy pulled out a gun and shot one of the boys. The other boys ran with extreme caution and fear of death. Jimmy kept shooting at the boys. Jimmy killed 3 of the boys, paralyzed one of them, and the last boy was shot and had to get his leg cut off. After realizing what he had done, Jimmy called the police on himself and sat at the crime scene. Jimmy was charged with murder and was sentenced to life in prison. After 20 weeks in prison, Jimmy hung himself. Jimmy died on February 21, 2024.

Moral: Violence begets violence

-Jashun Britton