They are, of course, terrible crimes: in Australia so far this year 63 women have been murdered by partners or ex-partners. I don't think too many of them were about insurance or lovers, most seem to be about exercising power and control.
However, these crimes seem worst because they're on a small scale we can identify with: on a more detached level (which I admit is difficult) surely the Nazi Holocaust or the Khmer Rouge mass murders in Cambodia are worse? There are lots more examples: the muslim fanatics killing their own people for slightly differing religious beliefs; the christian crusades against islam ....... far more examples than I want to think about or I'll totally lose faith in the human race
What is worst in the world?
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They are, of course, terrible crimes: in Australia so far this year 63 women have been murdered by partners or ex-partners. I don't think too many of them were about insurance or lovers, most seem to be about exercising power and control.
However, these crimes seem worst because they're on a small scale we can identify with: on a more detached level (which I admit is difficult) surely the Nazi Holocaust or the Khmer Rouge mass murders in Cambodia are worse? There are lots more examples: the muslim fanatics killing their own people for slightly differing religious beliefs; the christian crusades against islam ....... far more examples than I want to think about or I'll totally lose faith in the human race