Ever Dined With a Killer?

Today, business ceases & Rwanda enters into mourning for 7 days. My mind is on all survivors of the 1994 Genocide Against Tutsis, may God carry you and restore what these abhorrent locusts in human form have eaten. Joel 2:25. As always, our Grief Line is open 24/7 this April.

Some months ago, I had the unfortunate misadventure of being in the same room as an immediate family member of a soon-to-be convicted Génocidaire. I was so very perturbed but seemingly, in a room of 300+ people, I was the only disturbed one. Then, it occurred to me, it was my first time coming in close proximity with these things … The elders have seen the devil face to face, literally nothing shocks them.

You will tell me, “Olivia it isn’t fair to blame the family.” In any other context, I would agree. In the case of Rwanda though, I beg to differ. We have 1 million victims killed with agricultural tools (machetes etc.) and only a couple hundreds have been convicted. A LITERAL MATHEMATICAL IMPOSSIBILITY!

This means, lots of you killers are roaming the streets, maybe even reading my blog, often hiding “in the abroad.” It isn’t exactly a stretch to say: (1) If you or your family have traditionally carried anti-Tutsi sentiment. (2) You have an immediate family member accused and/or convicted of the crime of genocide. (3) Was present in Rwanda in 1994 and of age. THEN the logical assumption follows: “It is more likely than not, you killed.” Ofc – all have suddenly become ultra converts. No worries. Allow us to escort you behind bars where you may speak in tongues 24/7… Run, run, run, BUT Iminsi y’umujura ni 40! The pickle is this: I know nd’umunyarwanda, do they?

Parting Words? Fuck every killer. Fuck every apologist. The end.