Homicide in the Context of Killing (USP): Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

:"The study of intentional homicide is relevant not only because it is the study of the ultimate crime, whose ripple effect - efeito cascata - goes far beyond the initial loss of human life, but because lethal violence can create a climate of fear and uncertainty. Intentional homicide also victimizes the family and community of the victim, who can be considered secondary victims, and when justice is not served, impunity can lead to further victimization in the form of the denial of the basic human right to justice." (UNODC)

On the other hand, let us think for a minute. We have heard that the world's population is right now at 7.6 billion. And that quantitatively, homicide does not play a major role. But quantities have two sides. They can be regarded as rates, but also as absolute numbers. In absolute numbers, 500 000 homicide deaths are 500 000. And that is a lot more than the whole world had inhabitants in the middle of the 14th century, namely 370 million in the year 1350.