Monday, October 8, 2007

HW:18 "least favorite blog"

Response to "Hearts of Darkness, In Congo They Rape Three Year Olds."
http://jezebel.com/gossip/hearts-of-darkness/in-congo-they-rape-three+year+olds-308412.php at http://www.jezebel.com
I found this article to be the worst article posted in the last seven days. This article was heartbreaking. In the Congo a group of men called the Rastas are raping little girls and women. This is disgusting to me. Little girls? Let alone rape at all. What kind of person could do these things to someone who cant help themselves or fight back, what kind of person would do this at all? "Many have been so sadistically attacked from the inside out, butchered by bayonets and assaulted with chunks of wood, that their reproductive and digestive systems are beyond repair." That is awful not only are they scared emotionally, but physically also and for the rest of their lives. The article states that the type of terrain found in the Congo, is ideal for committing these heinous crimes. There are so many hiding spaces due to the massive jungle. The article comments that this group of men seems to be doing this because they are bored. How is this a form of passing time? The thought that crosses my mind is how could a man do this when it could be his daughter, sister or his wife? What justifies this to them? The most disturbing quote was in the last paragraph."they do it to three-year-olds and generally burn the babies who are too young to rape." This gave me goosebumps. Burned babies? How? Why? I just don't understand what runs through their minds as they are doing this. This article really bothered me and really made me question the true nature of some people.

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