Sarajevo Safari is the name for an alleged war tourism phenomenon during the siege of Sarajevo (1992–1996) involving human hunting. According to the reports, wealthy foreign nationals were enabled, for large monetary fees, to shoot at civilians in the besieged city with sniper rifles for entertainment purposes.

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      It goes far beyond just rich people. I think it’s unfortunately a rather large chunk of humanity in general. The rich just have the means to make it happen and get away with it.

      I grew up dirt poor, and there was no shortage of poor people beating their kids, molesting kids, beating their spouses, killing their spouses, or beating or killing others. It was the norm.

      They’d just end up in jail more often.

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    Money/power corrupts.

    If you’ve had a taste of power at work, say in middle management, you probably know what I mean. Imagine that 1000X stronger. Hand almost anyone a billion dollars, and they’ll quickly lose their compassion and empathy.

    You’re not immune, you just don’t have access.

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      "Don’t try to tell me how some power can corrupt a person

      You haven’t had enough to know what it’s like

      You’re only angry 'cause you wish you were in my position

      Now nod your head because you know that I’m right, all right?"

      Trent said it with a little more whimsy.

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    This is why cameras are importent, much harder to get away with shit like this, who know how many times things like this happened and people got away with it completely.