1. The Yanomamo is a deeper for
punishment then the western cultures. Yanomamo, if you kill that will result in
death as long as you are a non-unokais, then you could be punished death. If
you just take a crime there are little punishments that, would not be death as
the problem solver. The western is just more easy, would it comes to
punishment, if you kill or do something that, was mad enough then you would be
hung, and if it was just something simple it would be a night or a couple days
in jail.
2. Revenge killing to some people
makes them feel good about a problem that had happened, and the grieving of
someone dying in the family, or if people know what you do to women, and look
down at you and treat you different, this can cause someone you going crazy.
Not crazy as in killing the whole culture, but just that feeling of revenge. If
someone kills someone you love like a family member a close one like parents,
sibling, or your child, the pain for it to go away for that individual would be
revenge, but by going and killing that person, its going to feel the same with
that person family. Now some people learn to just deal, and anger is only
there, and some poeple has to get even.
3. The benefit of being a unokais
is that you will not be called a murder, in fact you will be called, “warrior
hero.” To become a unokais you have to kill people, but for your own
protection, there is a ceremony held in the morning, to make sure that the
people that you kill, there spirit doesn’t come after you, this is actually for
your own protection. OK, so the unokais you always have to kill if you want to
stay a unokais, if you are a non- unokais and you kill someone you are called a
murderer. If you don’t want to keep killing then you are a non-unokais, and
will be punished for the murder of someone. If you are a unokais and there is a
revenge that you want to successed, you will not be in trouble, but a hero,
instead of non-unokais with you would be punished.
4. The law and/or who ever is in
charge, has to make sure that no one gets out of line. The only problem with
this is that the one who makes the rules and laws, don’t see everything going
on. These structures could cause a lot of problems. If everyone was just
organized and had a great status of a social life, this could keep the heat down.
The only thing is the unokais still kills, and it cause be a little problem to
some people, but was something they believed in and its legal. The Yanomamo if
very kin with their family, and very protective if anything were to happen. Even
if they have multiple wife’s they would still take care of each only, and also
there young ones. This way there is so much revenge, because if a loved one had
been died revenge would be the first thought on their mind. The Yanomamo can
have multiple wives if they wish, but some men only want one. The great thing
about this culture is they all have a perfect amount of children, which is good
there population is in good stands.
5. Well, “anti-social,” is a great
word to use, when something dramatic happens like a death in the family, some
people don’t know how to had the depression, they start ignoring people they
just want to be alone but they only problem with that is, this usually results
in a bad end, ether they will commit suicide or get revenger, but this how they
handle it. By having laws even though some people do it anyways, this still
gives some people relief, them feeling safe in away. By having the law if
someone does kill, or do a small crime, the other people know that, that one
person will hopefully learn its lesson, or get the punishment what they
deserve. This is just showing everyone that these aren’t a game and they will
do something about it.
When I was reading your post, it sounded interesting. Well we all know that this was all about revenge, this was a big issue to this culture. The people in that culture thinks its normal, and we think its insane only, because this is how we grew up. How would you feel if you lived in an environment think that, would you think you could kill someone for revenge? We are all different and couldn't stand people going through this. Well you had a good post.
ReplyDeleteI found you post very interesting, I feel that we do use laws to protect ourselves from people that feel the same as the Yanomamo in the sense that they take part in revenge killing. I also found it interesting how the Yanomamo view killing very differently from our culture
ReplyDeleteYou took a unique approach talking about the Yanomamo system of justice being harsher than ours. I appreciate the thoughtful, logical nature of your argument.
ReplyDeleteSection 2 was supposed to be a description of the Revenge Killing system itself. The psychology behind the killings is interesting, but didn't address the question.
Actually, the non-unokais can take part in revenge killings if they choose to and take part in the unokais ceremony. The role of unokais vs. non-unokais is a choice a man makes in this culture. Why would a man choose to be a non-unokais?
What is a "perfect amount of children? :-)
I'm not sure I understand your direction in the final section. Compare the reasons for killing among the Yanomamo with the reasons for killing in our culture. Is there a big difference? Is it safe to assume that people wouldn't have a reason to want to kill another person as the question states? What about for protection, resources, or status?