This 22-year-old went to prison for killing a man after hijacking the car, the 22-year-old man tried to kill himself. He took responsibility for his crime but was scared now and wanted help. During his whole life, he has been abused by his adoptive family, quit going to school, and then ended up being in the wrong crowd who taught him violence. If the 22-year-old had a good adoptive family that took care of him and cared for him would he have made the right decision by not killing no one and doing the right thing in his life?

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This 22-year-old went to prison for killing a man after hijacking the car, the 22-year-old man tried to kill himself. He took responsibility for his crime but was scared now and wanted help. During his whole life, he has been abused by his adoptive family, quit going to school, and then ended up being in the wrong crowd who taught him violence. If the 22-year-old had a good adoptive family that took care of him and cared for him would he have made the right decision by not killing no one and doing the right thing in his life?
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