Genocide

Task #2:
• Why is dehumanization used in genocide?

In each case of genocide we studied and others I have personally looked into some form of dehumanization is used. From examples of the Holocaust: All Jewish people identified and forced to wear the yellow Star of David on there sleeves and front of clothing, they were given numbers in the concentration camps, had businesses and property stripped away from them because looking alike, numbers rather then names, no property, and other things done by Hitler and the Nazi’s all lead them not to be human. They were numbered like cattle, human’s own things, and individualism is something prided by humans of all times. In Rwanda the difference between the Hutus and the Tutsis was defined by the Dutch who favored the Tutsis but left the Hutus in charge when they left the country. They defined them by the size and length of their noses; height, skin tone, and forced the Tutsis to wear scarves. Like in the Holocaust they continued to force them to wear scarves even after the Dutch left. The differences up held even after the Dutch rule had ended. The Tutsis we’re referred to as Cockroaches a way to make them seem not human because cockroaches are only nasty dirty bugs. In Iraq the Kurds were defined by the region they lived in, the religion they practiced, and the language they spoke. There was not as much dehumanization used in Iraq though some practices we’re still used.

Task #3:
Article 1:
Section 1- The act of Genocide will be defined as the deliberate, systematic, planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group. Any so person tried by the world court and found guilty of the act of genocide will be punished as defined below for the severity of their crime and involvement in the acts committed.

Article 2:
Section 1- If a group of people or country asks another country for assistance because of Genocide the action should be looked into and the people assisted if possible. The UN should be informed and as the issue is looked into a dession should be made on weather it is actually Genocide or not.
The country asked for assistance has the objection to refuse to help because of political, social, economic reasons, and so forth however if the UN insists they assist the people in question failure to do so in punishable as decreed under the UN sanction for not abiding the UN request.

Section 2- Once the UN declares a state of Genocide countries should do their best to assist in the ending of the event by sending troops to help, money, and spreading awareness. Countries are not required to assist but will be noted for assistance and activism in event and their involvement may be considered in the court for what they did to assist.
Section 3- The UN on declaring Genocide will offer support in military, humanitarian efforts, and economic support for the person’s downwardly effected. The support will be dictated by the approate area’s (IE military from military, humanitarian from human resources) If support is not able to assist and bring an end to the genocide in question then the UN may call on more nation support from UN nations. If the conflict continues to worsen and the countries asked for assistance do not assist the country(ies) in question may be under decree for punishment from the UN.

Article 3:
Section 1- The accused will have the right to a quick and speedy trail before the world court under UN counsel. The ruling shall be decided having the verdict of guilty or not guilty any undecided or questioning voters will induce another vote until a compromise can be reached or a 2/3rd decision can be called in which a majority vote of 2/3rds will be the ruling.

Section 2- The accused shall be punished as decided by the world court based on their action. It may include life imprisonment, execution (method determined), or may be sanctioned over to the county and people involved to be decided by them and approved by the court. The method must be under digression of cruel and unusual punishment (IE no thumb crusher *tears*)
Article 4: (may be decide by the UN as which method to use)
Section 1- If the conflict of genocide cannot be resolved I recommend we nuke, atomic, or destroy the area in question both sides to permanently end the conflict.
Section 2- I recommend we instate Susie Hulse in charge of the area so she can take charge and rule in her dictator fantasy with the assistance of Noelle Johnson.

Task #4:

I really liked this unit and though I knew a lot about the Holocaust and Rwanda already was glad to learn about the Iraq genocide and am interested in learning about the others we talked about in class. I liked all our discussions about the different forms, methods, and covering the other information. I’d like to have talked more because the things we discussed we’re the things I used most. I do like movies like any teen but I didn’t like how many we watched and the problem with movies is we can’t watch them all in one class. I missed a day and part of a class so I miss almost all the information on Iraq other then what the articles I skimmed said. I also would have liked to cover more genocides because frankly I feel when you say ‘genocide’ everyone only thinks of the Holocaust. We can look at Rwanda, Iraq, but what about the genocides else where, someday you’ll be able to do it with Darfur. But what about the many other genocides practiced though out all time? You could easily get information on those the Roman’s dictated, or even Stalin. I would rather learn about those I don’t already know anything about then those I’m familiar with. I know its probably just my bottomless pit of information speaking but I’d rather not do the Holocaust which we do in school and am not to found of Rwanda for the same reason. I really just would like the opportunity to choose if I want to do Iraq, the Holocaust, and Rwanda, or if I want to cover the Catholic persecution(genocide) of the Jewish people in Spain, or the America (English colonist settlers) killing of the Native America Indian’s. I over all like the unit though would like less video (namely on Iraq because I got board with the part I saw) and more class discussion because it seems we got/get more from the talks then just watching the television.