Ordinary people can commit extreme brutality under the right circumstances

Evidence

Gone finds its power in the revelation that under the right circumstances, people of any age can find themselves doing the most unthinkable things. — Farrar, Straus and Giroux Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone- Memoirs of a Boy…, 1

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Farrar, Straus and Giroux Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone- Memoirs of a Boy…, 1
• XREF: connects to: Chronic noise conflict has driven ordinary people to lethal violence — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 48; Recognizing one’s potential for evil can lead to greater self-respect and resistance to oppression. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 168; Survival under extremity can require moral transformation — Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky, 15 (+18 more)

Broader Connections

• Chronic noise conflict has driven ordinary people to lethal violence #exemplifies (0.90) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 48
• Recognizing one’s potential for evil can lead to greater self-respect and resistance to oppression. #expands (0.80) — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 168
• Ordinary physical punishment correlates dose-dependently with severe violence #corroborates (0.70) — , The Rod and the Child, 9784
• Human emotions protect civilians by restraining lethal military force #complicates (0.60) — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 1135