Hitler’s goal was to kill of all those who did not fit the requirements for his master race. This was part of the Nazi philosophy of eugenics. He believed the ideal human was blonde, blue eyed, and of no physical or mental defects. He shipped Jews, Blacks, Gypsies, Muslims, Christians, Gays, and the disabled off to his death camps, majorly, Auschwitz, and Dachau. However the Jews were the main target of Nazi aggression. After World War I, the usage of the Jewish people as a scapegoat for the German depression became popular with the German people, which was exploited by Hitler in his rise to power. The prisoners where given little food and forced to work in the factories or in some cases deranged medical experiments. However the starving is an icon reflecting the pain of the victims. “Bread, soup – these were my whole life. I was a body. Perhaps less than that even: a starved stomach. The stomach alone was aware of the passage of time.” (Elie Wiesel, Night). The most feared element of the death camps, other than the gas chamber, was the furnaces. Elie Wiesel writes: “I told him that I did not believe that they could burn people in our age, that humanity would never tolerate it . . . “. The cruelty stemmed from Hitler’s hatred based on discrimination, as does all genocide.

The discrimination against certain ethnic minorities, as seen in the Holocaust, is also the main cause of other genocides. In the Rwandan genocide of 1994 the Tutsi monarchy was overthrown by the oppressed Hutu people. The Hutus saw the Tutsis as the source of many of their hardships and responded by systematically killing the Tutsi people. The scapegoating of a race or people of a certain cultural background is very similar to what the Nazis did in Germany.

            For genocide to occur there needs to be three elements cohesively established. The first is the perpetrator. This is the commander, dictator, president, or whoever is in charge of the forces used in the systematic killings characteristic of genocide. The second is the victim. This is the group of people targeted for extermination, and is usually not equipped to resist the aggressor. “What exactly was the difference? He wondered to himself. And who decided which people wore the striped pajamas and which people wore the uniforms?”  (John Boyne). “The victims are of a certain class, ethnicity, or disposition, which at one point lived as neighbors of the perpetrators.” The last and most important element is the bystander. The bystander offers no aid to the victim, and no retaliation against the aggressor. Yehuda Bauer writes: “Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.” There are many excuses for being a bystander: fear that the perpetrator will shift to the bystander if the bystander acts; complacency with the situation; and profitability in the case of arms dealers or regimes looking to destabilize a country. In the case of the Holocaust in Germany many of the Polish and German civilians acted as the bystander. They refused to shelter the Jews from the Nazi death squads out of fear of reprisal or in some cases were paid by the Nazis to hand over Jewish refugees.  

            The root of genocide, and The Holocaust, is bigotry. To prevent further genocides, the hate needs to be extinguished. People need to be educated on how the act of discriminating against another human being is counter productive to the advancement of man. People need to be educated in a manner that accepts all cultures and recognizes their equality. Racial combatants need to be treated as a threat. “Monsters exist, but they are too few in numbers to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are…the functionaries ready to believe and act without asking questions.” (Primo Levi) Most of all, the events of the Holocaust need to be taught and reflected on. Some people belittle the importance of the Holocaust while others deny it ever occurred. This is due to widespread ignorance and anti-Semitism. Iris Chang writes: “As the Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel warned years ago, to forget a holocaust is to kill twice.” It is important that generation after generation learn of the past tragedies as an example of what can occur without unity.

            In conclusion, the Holocaust will never end if the impact of the event is denied or goes unrecognized; it may find another perpetrator, another victim, and another bystander. The trail of destruction has affected millions. It is important to teach the history to ensure it is not repeated. It is equally important to remember the factors needed to initiate genocide: a perpetrator, a victim, and a bystander. Without one, genocide can not occur. All it takes to prevent such terrible events is the memory of what took place, and the spread of that memory.

Police Chief Police General Timur (vivaNEWS) Pradopo

Commission III of theHouse of Representatives will callthe Police Chief Police General Timur Pradopo. They were askedto explain East rampant misuse of firearms among civilians.

“We’re going to make clarifications about the rampant use of firearms. It is also relatedto the operating licenses of firearms,” ​​said a member of Commission III, Syarifuddin Sudding in South Sulawesi, Sunday, May 6, 2012. The call willbe made after the recess is completed. According to him, misuse of firearms has been disturbing thepublic. Psychological community has been disturbed, because of anxiety into the fire that gun crime target.

“The actions in the mini market is already using a firearm. Yet another robbery,” said Syarifuddin. Apparatus, said Sudding, must act decisively and selective in issuing permits the use of firearms. “For those who alreadyhave a license yet abusing their use, then the license should be withdrawn,” he said.

Earlier, Deputy Chairman of Commission I TB Hasanudin said the outbreak of the use of legaland illegal firearms from the start-gayaan style, pretentious bully, threaten and even to kill, really scary and threatening thepeace of society.

“The government should take immediate measures to curb serious,” said TB Hasanudin.

According to him, the first step must be done is to bring order and double-check procedures in each unit remains armed.

The second step, pulling all kinds of weapons from licensed holders. He said the weapons from a licensed also prone to fallto those who did not wear are responsible for committing a crime. “For the athletes shoot, so that tightened his control and keep the weapon in the arsenal is always determined,” he said.

Third, the authorities asked to continue operations or sweepingto capture and take all the legalweapons which roam over the years. Government asked not to underestimate the widespread use of firearms for criminal acts.

Author: Tsugumi Ohba

Translation: Pookie Rolf

            “Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects-and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the death note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and how Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal…or his life?” (Tsugumi Ohba, Death Note).

            Upon reading the first sentence of the books description, I didn’t really see the point in reading this book. My first thoughts were along the lines of “Oh great, another book about a bunch of teenagers.” I didn’t like what I saw. Nevertheless, I decided to check it out and see what it was about, and I am glad I did. Having seen the anime episodes before, I was already a fan of Death Note. However, anime shows and manga books tend to be portrayed differently, and sometimes, have nothing to do with each other in the end. This, however, is not the case with Death Note.

            What happens when you pit an uncatchable genius with a strong sense of justice and the power to cause anyone to die at anytime by any means he wishes, against a detective whom nobody knows the real name of, who also has a strong sense of justice and who can catch anybody? The result: Death Note. This book is all about the mental battle between the uncatchable justice-seeker Light Yagami, and the detective who can catch anybody, the legendary “L”.

            With the Death Note, a person can kill anyone at anytime, assuming they know that persons name and face. Within these rules lies a severe problem for the main character, Light Yagami, “L”. Nobody knows anything about the legendary detective L, except that he has never failed at putting somebody behind bars, giving him the illusion of being able to solve any case, and catch any criminal. Naturally, this pits the two against each other as natural enemies, forcing each to participate in a constant game of cat and mouse.

            On one side, there is Light Yagami. As “Kira”, Light Yagami is forced into a situation where he must eliminate L in order to continue his task of removing evil from the world, and creating a world of only good. On the other side, there is L. As the legendary detective, L’s real name is unknown, even to the highest authorities. With this, L has the advantage of being anonymous. However, because of the Notebook, Light leaves behind no evidence of murder from using the book, giving him the advantage of having no proof to prove him as Kira. This is a very tricky situation indeed.

            I would highly recommend this book to anybody who enjoys books that include the following: action, suspense, mystery, or anything related to police work. In saying that, I would advise against allowing younger readers to partake in this book. Reasons being, I do not believe introducing younger peoples to violence at a young age to be appropriate. I would recommend this to teenage or older readers.

Now I am blinded by hate.

Nevermind, it isn’t too late,

Wake up to the injustice.

Try and stop this corput practice.

I don’t follow any religion,

Except one called rebellion.

Go ahead, and play with fire,

You shall get burnt.

But most certainly courage,

Is what you’ll acquire.

Getting close to the sun,

One by one.

Maintaining world peace,

Piece by piece.

Let your eyes do the talking,

And let your actions speak.

Get in line,

With the evil streak.

Stop drowning in your emotions,

They are thin as water.

Don’t throw around your temper,

It can get hotter.

Words are enough,

To wound a soul.

Atleast the sarcasm,

Will eat you whole.

It is easy to ask that almighty question that possibly every human in this world has asked at some point or the other: where was God when all of this happened? If He was indeed all knowing and all-powerful, how could He sit by and watch all these happen? If He ‘claims’ to love everybody like the Bible claims He does, then where is that love when folks start dropping like flies in the onslaught of progressing evil; when little children are gunned down on the streets by total maniacs; or when well-meaning advocates for truth, love, and justice are cheated by the system or the very people they are trying to fight for, and taken to the cleaners, their homes, families, businesses, and other means of livelihood not spared in the eroding blitz?

Perhaps, in fact, there may never be a surefire or definitive response to the issue it raises, but there are a lot of thoughts on the matter. This is to get us thinking: on my next article, I will offer deep thoughts on the subject and hope that they help individuals in some way or the other to find peace that may have been lacking since the loss of someone or something dear to something inexplicable. Answers and suggestions will be helpful, however, as they will lend a hand in guiding the tone and direction of the sequel to this piece…

The devil is getting so much credit for evil doing. He sits and laughs at us and his thankful that he did not have to put in all the hard work. You find yourself getting upset because no matter how much you cry , shout and plead for them to stop they just keep going. Perhaps they have a personality disorder and are exposed to hate and want you to feel what they feel. The fire burns in their soul and their time is spent finding new ways to attack you.

They have found something new to mess with you about. You try going back and fourth trying to keep your belongings safe but again it happens. You ask people for help but they either won’t or can not. Your thoughts are cluttered with anger and you are wondering how could people do acts of evil and get away with it. They really aren’t getting away because they are drowning in misery and hate. They want to hurt you but are only hurting themselves. So do not despair because they are being judged, not by you but by the King. He will make sure that there is punishment. They are to stupid to repent and to proud to admit that they are sorry. 

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The Abduction And Murder

Jamie Bulger was in New Strand Shopping Centre with his mother on 12 February 1993. His mother took her eyes of him for less then a few seconds to pay for something in a butchers shop when Jamie wandered off. By the time his mother knew and raced out of the shop in hysterics and calling his name Jamie was already befriended by Robert Thompson and Jon Venables. At the time his mother was looking for him downstairs Robert Thompson and Jon Venables had taken Jamie Bulger upstairs and outside the shopping center. The original plans for the boys to steal a child and then push the child out onto the road of busy traffic. Earlier in the day they had skipped school and had gone taken little things from shops like a can on blue paint, a troll doll, some sweets, and batteries and other items.

Instead they took Jamie Bulger on a 2.5-mile walk to a railroad side where no one would see them, if anyone asked about the crying toddler they said he was there little brother who had fallen and they were taking him home or that they found him lost and were taking him to a police station. Thirty-eight people saw Jamie Bulger that day but had no reason not to believe the ten year old boys, at the time he was normal to see young children out playing on their own so no one really knew the danger Jamie Bulger was in until it was too late. Robert Thompson and Jon Venables took Jamie to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal where he was dropped on his head causing injuries to his face. The boys joked about pushing him into the canal it’s self, that would of been an act of kindness compared to what the boys actually did to him. Jamie Bulger was then lead past Walton Lane police station where they could of taken him-even if they just had left him outside a police officer would of found him and make sure he got home safely. Instead Robert Thomason and Jon Venables took Jamie Bulger up a steep banking to a disused railway station where no one would find him and started torturing him.  Jamie’s only known words are “I want my mummy” which Robert Thompson and Jon Venables told police he said.

One of the boys threw the blue paint that they stole earlier into Jamie Bulger’s left eye, each blamed it on each other so no one really knows. Robert Thompson and Jon Venables then kicked and stamped on Jamie Bulger, threw stones and bricks at him and forced batteries into his mouth. Police believe that batteries where put in Jamie Bulger’s anus but they didn’t find any there. Then a 22 pound steel pole was dropped on his head, police feel this was the blow that killed Jamie Bulger but when his body was found him suffered some many injuries it was hard to say which was the blow that killed him. Jamie Bulger suffered forty-two injuries in total at the hands of children themselves.

Before leaving the two year old’s lifeless body Robert Thompson and Jon Venables placed his body across the railroad line and lowered his head down with rubble in hope that it could look like Jamie Bulger’s death was an accident. Jamie Bulger was found two days later and a forensic expert had said that Jamie Bulger had died before being hit by the train-a train had gone over his body and cut it in half.

Possible Sexual Assault

Police do believe that Jamie Bulger was sexually abused before his death. Robert Thompson and Jon Venables removed his shoes, socks, trousers and underpants, his foreskin was forcibly retracted and they believed batteries where placed in his anus. Of course as both boys were so young they produced no semen if Jamie had been raped and either boy mentioned any sexual activity when giving their statements so it was never proved or official known.

Robert Thompson

Robert Thompson was from a very broken family, the four older children where in and out of jail all the time for stealing, drinking, drugs, and violence. His mother sat his children from very young ages and had them watch graphic horror movies that same adults are afraid to watch-she clearly wanted her children to be violent. If she saw a child which she thought was weak or had special needs she told Robert Thompson to bully them, she also had him playing violent and graphic video games and watching pornography. In the court room she actually laughed when hearing what happened to Jamie Bulger and showed no remorse or disgust in what her son had done to the toddler. In his interview and in the court room Robert Thompson also showed no remorse yet his knew what he had done was wrong. In Robert Thompson evil or did his mother twist his mind? It is a well known fact that young children copy the actions of adults around them, is that all Robert Thompson was doing? Robert Thompson has never re-offended or been in any trouble since as he was taught and given psychological help even after he was set free. Violence was normal for him, his drunken mother would beat him, his older brothers would beat him, he knew violence was wrong but that didn’t make it any less normal for him.

If Robert Thompson had lived with a better mother and was away from the films he was watching and games he was playing would he of murdered Jamie Bulger that die? Or was Robert Thompson born evil and no matter his upbringing would he of still murdered Jamie Bulger?

Jon Venables

Jon Venables was an odd child, he was always looking for attention. His parents had divorced and his was always neglected because his parents spent so much time taking care of his two siblings both with special needs. In school he was bullied badly as well. Robert Thompson was the first person to notice him in a good way, he gave Jon Venables attention and he didn’t bully him.  Jon Venables would happily do anything Robert Thompson asked.

Jon Venables also displayed the behaviour of a sexual abuse victim, which was worse at the times he was living with his father. He was then arrested for possession of child pornography. Jon Venables had forty-four images of level one child pornography, and some level two and level three. In his police statement he said “me dad knows stuff that I don’t” and very closed up when sexual activity was brought up. Jon was very innocent about violence and sex at the time of his arrest and repeatedly said “Robbie told me too” when mentioning his part in Jamie Bulger’s death. Each pornographic image he had was of a boy with the same hair colour as Jamie Bulger’s and was around two and three years old. Was Jon Venables an abuse victim himself? Was he that afraid of losing his only friend and the only person to pay any attention to him that he would commit murder on command? Was Jon Venables’s pornography a ghost of his past? Jon Venables didn’t get any psychological help that Robert Thompson did, so could the system of let Jon Venables down in this area? Jon Venables was very remorseful about the death. Either of his parents were there at his court date so when he broke down in tears his only comfort came from Robert Thompson who gave him a hug and told him he was going to be okay.

If Jon Venables had other souces of comfort and attention would he of helped Robert Thompson? Or was Jon Venables born evil? Could his life of neglect and bulling played a part in Jamie Bulger’s death?

murder (Photo credit: kevinzim)

Scientists say these thoughts occur because we are descended from animals who killed to eat and survive, and the real question is not why people kill, but what prevents the average person from killing. Scientists say that people kill with what researchers call, “forward panic.” they have fears and the fear turns to rage in moments of vulnerability. In earlier centuries people were not as shocked about killings as we are today. They believed that babies were born into the world sinful. G.K. Chesterton wrote that the doctrine of original sin is the only part of the Christian doctrine that can be proved.

C.S. Lewis wrote that there is no such thing as an ordinary person. Every person is capable of extraordinary horrors and extraordinary heroism. Our daily struggle is to resist evil and strengthen good. Stamping out small transgressions in order to prevent large ones. If you think other people are responsible for your inner turmoil, you will wind up killing them, or whole races of them. Every good, kind person in the world who has compassion and love for his neighbors also has a latent possibility of commiting murder.

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http://socyberty.com/crime/should-teens-be-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/

http://socyberty.com/history/women-who-suffered-jim-crow/

http://socyberty.com/history/the-final-solution-at-treblinka/

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Not normal behavior

Just as you would take a sick child or one who has an infection to a doctor, you should make an appointment with a child psychologist to see if something is the matter with him. We have had several examples of child killers who have indulged in strange behavior with other children and who have also swung cats against the wall, kept a dead body in a fridge, or disemboweled his or her own pet. This is not normal behavior and should be taken seriously and investigated. No one wants to believe that someone can be that evil but history has shown that debauchery and crimes against children are alive and well everywhere in the world. No one wants it to be their child, but the reality is there for all of us. We can’t blame the child if his wiring is faulty and he needs psychotherapy, but we can do something by telling a family member who is in denial that the child needs to be examined by a doctor and seen to.

Signs to watch out for

·                    The child has no friends and does not even play with his sister.

·                    He is preoccupied with lizards and mice which he keeps in his room and eventually dissects.

·                    He is afraid of children getting too close to him.

·                    He wards off friendships with other children.

·                    He is secretive and evasive and displays no love and affection towards his siblings.

·                    His mother is afraid to chastise him or say anything and the family lives in fear and disbelief.

·                    He locks his bedroom so no one can enter.

That is not to say that every child who is broody and a little strange is a killer in the making, but it is better to err on the side of safety. You will satisfy your own mind and also protect the rest of the family by seeking professional help and sticking with the therapy for as long as it is necessary.

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