Eemeli and others tell their story in Sami Kieksi’s documentary series.
Jani and Eemeli meet Sami Kieks in Malmi in Helsinki. Theofanis Kavvadas, Yle
Sami Kieksi’s way Treadmillin their documentary series young offenders. One of them is Eemeli16, who says he has committed quite a lot of crimes.
– Mostly I have violent crimes. There is everything else on the side: robbery and such.
Eemeli tells about his most serious crimes in the program:
-The worst of all have been under the age of 15. Then you can’t get a judgment so you can do anything.
Eemeli, who will soon be 17 years old, has just graduated from primary school. Life has not been easy.
– I’ve been placed. For the first time I was zero, I was a couple of months now, Eemeli recalls his exact age.
Most participants in the program have the same fate. Childhood has been tough. The first memory of one is when Dad tried to drown his mother into the toilet bowl. The other tells about a substance abuser father in the prison cycle.
-I was 10 years old when he got a message that he could teach stuff stuff, probably a young man waiting for a prison trip remembers.
Jan and Eemel have a message to those young people who may be considering a criminal career: not worth it. Theofanis Kavvadas, Yle
Eemeli is in traffic for a year younger friend Janin with. Friends are moving around Malmi and Tikkurila in the Helsinki metropolitan area. Jani recalls that she has been given the first child protection announcement at the age of six after she had hit another in the shelter. He says he has seen violence from a very young age. According to Jan, he has been guilty of his own father and other relatives. He got an example of solving problems with violence.
– From number one to the second class I was bullied. When I was beaten, I tried to hit the screwdriver back. I was separated from school. Since then, I’ve been committing crimes.
Kieksi today on TV1 at 7pm & Arena. See all TV shows and broadcast times on the Telku TV guide.