often prefaced by smaller scale killings which lower the barriers for further aggressive acts. The invasion by the Tutsi from Uganda resulted in a reaction by the Hutu to retain their place of prominence at any cost. Individually, killing became a routine. One farmer is reported as saying that the local Hutu leader had a list each day of the people to be killed and the Hutu went out and killed these people. The farmer said he did it because he was being loyal to his country. Periodic killing of Tutsis had gone unpunished in the past, so there was no fear of retribution in doing it now.
Rwanda had a social system left over from its colonial days and this helped the killing take place (Untitled, 2005). Citizens were expected to give two days service a month to the government - another enabling factor. Even the children were coaxed to kill in Rwanda, motivated by the need to survive, the need for food, the need for protection. They are susceptible to being attract
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