The diary entry describes how the writer was forced to commit a crime. They accepted a deal from Charles Swift, a murderer they met at a bar, to rob a gun shop for $5,000 because they were experiencing financial hardship. However, while robbing the shop the writer realized the consequences of being caught and spending life in prison for money. They tried to back out of the deal but Charles forced them to go through with it. Now they are on trial and plan to plead not guilty, arguing they were forced to participate in a deal they did not want to be part of.

1. Crime Writing
[​Imagine you have been convicted to a crime. Write a diary entry explaining why you were
forced to commit the crime and how you feel about it. Use at least 5 of the terms learnt in
connection with crimes and the legal system.​]
Dear diary,
I have done a horrible mistake. I am completely rejected about my actions. Charles
Swift, a murderer that I had met in a bar once, offered me a deal last week. It consisted in
me robbing a gun shop. As a reward, I was going to receive 5000 dollars. I was suffering an
economic crisis, so I was fully imnotised by the amount of money I was going to be given.
Without even thinking or knowing my own consequences, I accepted the deal. I was an
accomplice of a serial killer.
On Saturday, I went to the shop and I started putting guns in my bug. It was the first
time I was committing a crime. At that moment, I started thinking on the consequences. I
could be trapped by a policeman and then sent to jail. I was going to expend my entire life in
prison just for money, a material thing that will disappear during a couple of months. It
doesn’t make sense. So I called my “boss” and told him I wasn’t able to fulfill the deal. He
was very angry. He forced me to commit the crime. I have no other option than being a
shoplifter.
Now here I am. In a court with a judge that will decide if I am guilty or not. I know I’m
not guilty. I am going to plead myself innocent. I will justify the fact that I robbed the shop, by
saying that Charles forced me to participate on a deal I didn’t want to be part of.
By: Juana Pérez Muñiz