Before being sentenced you will probably be in a holding cell with some Numbers (South Africa’s largest prison gang). In the morning they will ask everyone to stand in a circle while the highest ranking number stands in the middle.
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What Was The Scariest Thing For a German Soldier To See During WW2?
This isn’t a regular tank. It’s a Churchill Crocodile outfitted with a super-powered flamethrower.
Many Germans in WWII were incinerated alive shortly after seeing this view. Here’s an excerpt of a first-hand account from a German who went up against a Churchill Crocodile.
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What Are “Daddy Issues”?
“Daddy issues” is a pop psychology term you’ve probably heard tossed around to describe relationship challenges faced by some women and girls. But what does it really mean?
Bushido and Surrender: The Psychological Impact on Japanese Soldiers
To understand the psychological turmoil faced by Japanese soldiers who were captured, we first need to delve into the essence of bushido—the samurai code of honor that had been adapted to modern Japanese military doctrine.
Bushido emphasized loyalty, honor, and the ultimate sacrifice for one’s lord, or in this case, the Emperor. Embedded within this code was a stark principle: death before dishonor. To die in battle was to fulfill one’s duty; to surrender was to live in shame.
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How Casinos Use the Law of Large Numbers to Ensure Profitability
The law of large numbers is a fundamental concept in probability theory and statistics. In simple terms, it states that as you increase the number of trials or events, the average outcome will converge towards the expected value.
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Why Didn’t They Just Bomb the Beaches of Normandy Before Carrying Out the D-Day Landing?
When we delve into the strategic and operational decisions surrounding the D-Day landings, the question of why the beaches of Normandy were not bombarded more effectively prior to the invasion becomes more complex. The reality is, the Allies did indeed launch an extensive bombardment campaign, but several factors influenced its perceived effectiveness.
How Do Police Sketch Artists Accurately Depict Perpetrators?
When I was a victim of an armed robbery, I was eager to get this violent criminal off the streets. Unfortunately, the Bay Area city in which this occurred did not employ a composite sketch artist, and my case was not considered high-profile enough to warrant the investigator traveling an hour to another city with me to do the drawing. This was not satisfactory. I began working with a private investigator to help find the attacker and put him behind bars where he belongs.
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False Confessions: Why Innocent People Admit to Crimes They Didn’t Commit
Thomas Perez Jr. first felt anxious that something bad might have happened to his father, Papa Tom, on an August night in 2018. Papa Tom had taken their dog, Margosha, on a quick walk to the mailbox in their Fontana neighborhood, though it was nearly 10 p.m.
But when Margosha returned alone with the leash hanging off her collar and Papa Tom was nowhere to be found, Perez’s worry began to escalate. Though initially thinking his father might have met up with a lady friend, Perez’s concern grew when there was still no word by the next day. He decided to call the Fontana Police Department to report his elderly father as missing.
That simple call for help would leave Perez a broken man. By the end of the week, under intense pressure from police detectives, he had falsely confessed to killing his father and was locked inside a psychiatric ward—even though Papa Tom was alive and unharmed.
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How Did Germany De-Radicalize Its People After The Fall of The Nazi Party?
(Force confrontation: German soldiers react to footage of concentration camps, 1945.)
The process of denazification and the trials of various war criminals in Germany was enormous. The Nazi party had 8.5 million members by the end of the war. Somewhere in the region of 18 million people served in the German armed forces during the war, many of whom had committed atrocities and war crimes. 17.2 million people voted for the Nazi party in the 1933 election. Almost 22 million had been members of the German Labour Front, the Nazi replacement for the Trade Unions. Perhaps as many as 45 million individuals were members of or associated with organs of the Nazi party. As such, the process of denazification would have to be conducted on an epic scale.
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Do Pro Fighters Have To Register Their Hands As Weapons?
(photo by Detroit Golfer)
They don’t. The idea that professional boxers, or any other martial artists/combat athletes for that matter, are required to “register their hands as lethal weapons”, is a complete myth.
It’s a silly boast that some fighters use to exaggerate their own ability.
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