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Abuse Effects Future Generations By James T. Johnson

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Abuse Effects Future Generations This week’s assignment addresses James T. Johnson, a 24 year-old construction worker who lives with his mother. The assignment elaborates on Johnson’s average week. His week consists of making it to work on time, do his work as instructed, and coming home at the end of the day. Every now and then, Johnson will accompany some fellow coworkers who go out on an occasional Friday evening. However, Johnson has a secret in addition to his average week. He burglarizes homes and garages in the neighboring communities. Johnson sells what he steals through the internet or at pawn shops two counties over. The assignment details discusses that this past weekend, Johnson was arrested during a burglary when he entered a home where the home owner was present. Unfortunately due to his actions, Johnson’s mother had to mortgage her home in order to afford bailing him out of jail. Following his mother bailing him out of jail, Johnson’s mother started to berate him on the drive home. She proceeded to state that he has ended up "just like his father, a criminal" and that the stress of his criminal actions will probably result in his mother dying early. Upon hearing these statements from his mother, James angrily blurted out that it was her fault, that this was the only life he knew because his father never taught him anything worthwhile. Johnson went on to say that his mother and father fought all the time and the main subject of their fights was his

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