Understanding Genocide

1) Define genocide.
-The deliberate killing of a large group of people, esp. those of a particular ethnic group or nation
2) List and DESCRIBE (2 sentences each) at least 2 seeds of genocide.
- One much-practised way of thinking one's way to violence is developing beliefs to back it up; some of them may head towards the absurd.
-It is mass murder deliberately planned and carried out by individuals, all of whom are responsible whether they made the plan, gave the order or carried out the killings.
3) There have been 8 genocides noted. List what countries they occurred in.
-1904 Nambia
1915 Armenia
1932 Ukraine
the Holocaust
1975 Cambodia
1982 Guatemala
1994 Rwanda
1995 Bosnia
4) NOT ON THIS WEBSITE - In what country is a current genocide occurring?
-Darfur in Sudan

Rwanda Genocide

1. Describe the roles (jobs) between the Hutu and Tutsi group.

-Hutu are the people who worked the land, while the Tutsi are the landowners.

2. What effect did the European colonists have on them?

- The effect that European colonists had on them was that some Tutsis began to behave like aristocrats, and the Hutu to feel treated like peasants

3. What is the RPF? What group created it?

-The RPF is Rwandan Patriotic Front . The group that created it was the Tutsis.

4. When was the Rwandan president killed? What were Hutu civillians told to do as a result?

-The Rwandan president was killed on April 6, 1994. As a result, the Hutu civillians were told that it was their duty to wipe the Tutsis out.

5. What method was used to communicate the plan of genocide against the Tutsis?

The methods they used to communicate the plan of genocide against the Tutsis were by radio or word of mouth.

Background to Hotel Rwanda

1) What are the two major groups in Rwanda?
-the Hutu and the Tutsi
2) What group is considered "superior?" Why?
-the group Tutsi were considered superior, because their skins were lighter and their features more European.
3) How was this group treated better?
-This group was treated better by  giving them better jobs, housing and educational
opportunities and charging them with keeping the Hutu ‘in their place’
4) How long did the genocide last? How many people were killed during this time?
-the genocide lasted 100 days. 800,000 Rwandans were killed
5) Define genocide.
-The deliberate killing of a large group of people, esp. those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

Gang Statistics

1) As of 2009, approximately how many active gang members are there in the US?
- One Million gang members
2) What percentage of gang members are under the age of 18?
-40% are juveniles
Consider - why do you think this number is so high?
-It is so high because if you recruit juveniles then it would be easier to get them into gangs.
3) Out of the boys who have been in juvenille hall, what is the ratio of them that have some type of gang affiliation?
- 9 out of 10 boys
4) When female gang members are arrested, what are their crimes usually for?
- drug use, larceny, petty theft, status offenses or domestic issues
5) What percentage of female gang members have been sexually abused?
-70%

It’s a dead end in MS-13

* Beginning of article- MS-13 is a gang that was originated in Los Angeles and their main goal is to promote the idea of being in a gang and not making money.
*One way ride- A member of the MS-13 known by the name Lucky was shot by a fellow gang member because a fellow gang member Joker thought he was snitching.
* Life is cheap- MS-13 works during the day so they can work for the gang at night. They react with violence to every little reason but the ones that are most effected by the violence are the ones in the gang.
* A deadly dis- A rival gang member David Hernandez from Sur 13 was killed by MS-13 because when he was working at a shells with his brother two gang members flashed their gang signs and Hernandez got angerd because he was shot by MS-13 few months earlier. Few moments after the fight MS-13 gave a fellow gang member a gun and told him to shoot Hernandez.
* No way out- In order to leave the gang you have to prove yourself one last tie and kill an enemy gang member with fellow gang members to witness the killing.

Burgeoning gangs behind up to 80% of crime

1. How many gang members are there in the US?
-1 million
2. In how many states is MS13 active?
-42
3. Summarize gang activity in Omaha, Nashville, and Maryland.
Omaha-last of 24 ms 13 were arrested with federal arms charges and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Nashville-during the last two years 14 ms 13 members pleaded guilty on charges ranging from murder to obstruction justice.
Maryland-federal authorites said that since 2005 they have apprehanded 42 ms13 members and over half were charged with racketeering conspiracy in which means the members were involved in robberies and beatings.

Mara Salvatrucha Background Information

1. In 1-2 sentences, describe the origins/history of Mara Salvatrucha.
-originated in Los Angeles, set up in the 1980s by Salvadoran immigrants in the city's Pico-Union neighborhood who immigrated to the United States after the Central American civil wars of the 1980s.
2. How has deportation of illegal immigrants contributed to the growing numbers of Mara
Salvatrucha?
-It makes the whole gang wide spread to different parts of the world where the ms13 members would recruit members and make their gang more populated and wide spread.

3. Discuss TWO of the publicized crimes. What happened? What was the effect?
-On July 13, 2003, Brenda Paz, a 17-year-old female, former MS member turned informant was found stabbed on the banks of the Shenandoah River in Virginia. Paz was killed for informing the FBI about Mara Salvatrucha's criminal activities. Two of her former friends were later convicted of the murder
-On May 13, 2006, Ernesto "Smokey" Miranda, an ex-high ranking soldier and one of the founders of Mara Salvatrucha, was murdered at his home in El Salvador a few hours after declining to attend a party for a gang member who had just been released from prison. He had begun studying law and working to keep children out of gangs.