A Response to "Empire of Death and the Plague of Civic Violence"
Response By: Jonathan "Prince" Garcia
This article provided the reader with some insight into how the effects of war can have on the veterans and the people they come into contact with. The term "serial killer" was described as "satisfying a thirst for killing." The article talked about a few stories of white men; often war veterans (Vietnam War), and their thirst for killing Asians. The American military has been responsible for many of the gruesome deaths in Southeast Asia because they are not portrayed as human beings in the eyes of these ruthless killers. A common theme between the mass killers described within the article, was that they all appeared to be racially motivated, because the killers were unable to find work, or felt that the country was being taken over by immigrant people and they felt threatened. The killings of innocent civilians in Southeast Asia by the American military, had allowed for some of those veterans from the battlefield, to justify the killers' reasoning for killing immigrants here. I believe that the American government should take responsibility for the war tactics that have been used, and do a better job in the recruitment of more fit soldiers. Finally, it is also up to the leaders within the government and military, to come up with better strategies to fight a war without having to sacrifice huge amounts of life.
Question: Why are government and military officials not subject to the same standard as a murderer?
No comments:
Post a Comment