I believe that the Police may have feared the Nazis or did not like the Jews either that is why they did not do anything to help stop the hate against Jews. People usually follow along with the majority of the people and what they think so if they hate Jews than other people hate Jews too fit in with the rest of the others. Two people killed shows that they do not like the Jews enough to kill them. I think the Polish should not have treated the Jews like how they did they have no reason and shouldn't have kept the hate against Jews going.
Being a bystander is just as bad as being the offender, perpetrator, criminal, or culprit. When you have the power to stop something and you don’t you allow the bad things to keep going on. A great example would be bullying if you are a bystander you just let the victim keep getting bullied. The Police allowed the Polish to treat the Jews with no respect. Allowing the Polish to treat the Jews like how they did the Polish felt that they had more power than the Jews did so they kept treating the Jews badly.
Kyle,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about bystanders being as guilty as perpetrators. sometimes it is very scary to stand up instead of stand by. We have to ask ourselves how much risk are we willing to accept. I hope I can always answer, "Whatever it takes!"
Comment by Bob Cohn
Kyle,
ReplyDeleteI agree with how you think the people who just stand by and watch are as guilty as the people who commit the act of violence. The police were probably hesitant to help the Jews considering they are being harassed and killed. Even though they had the power to stop it they were scared. They probably thought something similar would happen to themselves, had they helped.
Kyle,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your ideals about bystanders being as guilty as the other perpetrators. Although, the whole reason they didn't interfere with the Nazi's was because they would be seen as an enemy of the state if caught interfering with the fuhrer's demands. The same goes if they refused to hurt or harass the Jews.