learns hard truths and irreversible
consequences through
personal points of view from the
perpetrator, the victim's family
and the federal court system.
The educational video and
accompanying facilitator guide
will be distributed for screening
in schools and youth programs
throughout Georgia. The video is
suitable for middle school-aged
viewers and older.
The video was the brainchild
of Peyton Anderson Foundation
Trustee Marc Treadwell. Treadwell
is a United States District Judge
serving in the United States
District Court for the Middle
District of Georgia since 2010.
"Many defendants, particularly
younger defendants, are
completely unaware of the severe
criminal penalties that can result
from illegal possession of a gun,"
said Treadwell. "If our young
people are fully informed, perhaps
they will choose a different path
– a path that will save them, their
families and their communities
from the consequences of illegal
gun possession."
Filmed entirely in Middle
Georgia by Big Hair Productions,
the video features local actors,
Treadwell, members of the U.S.
Attorney's Office for the Middle
District of Georgia and the
Federal Defenders of the Middle
District of Georgia.
It also features a powerful
scene with Tonora Jones, the
mother of Ta'Shuntis "Tootie"
Roberts, who was lost to gun
violence in 2015.
"Our hope is that this film
will make a lasting impression
on young viewers, and they will
never forget that gun violence can
cost them their lives, literally or
through years in prison," said U.S.
Attorney Charlie Peeler.
Visit ArmedWithKnowledge.org
for more information and the full-
length video. — JESSICA WALDEN
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