This is the last of a three-part series on the topic of genocide. Last time we looked at the United States Code definition of genocide, and explored some examples. This time we’ll consider the last statutory offense listed in the statute: “whoever transfers by force children of the group to another group; or [...]
Last time we looked at genocide in the Bible. Genocide is perhaps the ugliest action against people that we can imagine. The idea of killing off ethnic groups of people is horrifying to nearly everyone. However, there are other forms of genocide which people normally don’t think of, some of which many [...]
In common usage, the word genocide refers to large-scale slaughters of ethnic groups. The literal root meaning is to “kill genes.” This can happen on a small scale. If a man is murdered without producing offspring, his genes have been killed. His genetic material has been wiped off the face of the earth. If a [...]
