Essays on Murder

The Rwandan Genocide: A Lesson in Humanity The Rwandan government adopted a law in 1994 allowing members of the Hutu majority to murder members of the Tutsi group. There were about 800,000 civilian deaths. This was a memorable example of how people's responses to genocide taught us important lessons about humanity....

The Assassination of John F. Kennedy In the afternoon of November 22, 1963, one of the most tragic events of the twentieth century occurred in Dallas, Texas: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK). The Official Story and Conspiracy Theories Since that fateful afternoon at Dealey Plaza, official investigators, historians, researchers, conspiracy...

Kurt Eisner, Bavaria's first prime minister, was assassinated in February 1919, shortly after the monarchy was abolished. An anti-Semite coordinated it at the intersection of Kardinal-Faulhaber-Straube. The odd monument was erected in 1989 and has since served as a memorial to the tragedy. Erika Maria Lankes created and developed it....

Mill considers justice to be a component of morality. He claims that justice entails violating the rights of certain individuals in order to ensure that others who deserve other rights the most are awarded them. On the 17th of February 2016, early in the morning, a guy called the police...

The Death Penalty: Should It Be Abolished? The act of imposing an unpleasant or unwanted outcome on a person or group of individuals is referred to as punishment. The penalty is imposed by authorities, and it can range from child discipline to criminal law (LaFollette, page 475-501). It is used to...

Turnus murders Pallas, a close friend of Aeneas and a super mortal with amazing skills, near the end of the Aeneid's passage as retaliation for telling him that he thinks he could kill one of his soldiers and just walk away while wearing his riches. Turnus acts in a barbarous...

Introduction When we are introduced to varied barbarousness histories, something in our instincts wants us to see these killers as far from typical. We like to imagine them as vicious creatures, stereotyped criminals who slaughter innocent people for enchantment and pleasure. In "Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final...

The Charleston Church Shooting The Charleston church shooting occurred in June 2015 at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. An assassin known as Dylann Roof massacred nine people at the prayer meeting, including the state senator and the senior pastor. Following the attack, authorities apprehended the assailant, who admitted to carrying...

Every person in the US now lives in fear of another mass shooting, never knowing where the next victim will be found. Over 30 mass shootings have occurred in American history; the most recent one occurred at the Mandalay Bay Resort during the Harvest Music Festival. Stephen Paddock carried off...

Terrorism is a global issue that many countries are concerned about. Terror groups are thought to arise as rebel organizations or people against a specific country or culture (Pras et al., 2016). Terrorists instill fear by attacking and killing innocent civilians. There are various terror groups operating across the continent....

This is a term used to describe violence directed at members of a national, racial, ethnic, or religious group with the intent of destroying or eliminating the entire group. While the situation in Darfur is complex, the co-factors relying on and underlying this humanitarian disaster/pandemic bear a striking resemblance to the...

Anyone who has lost a relative due to a murder crime or who has suffered pain at the hands of kidnappers and rapists understands the significance of the death penalty. The concept of punishing legal offenders with legal penalties has been controversial, particularly on moral grounds. Some argue for the...