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Why were the little girls massacred?


I liked the movie but didn't really get the scene where the little girls are massacred with machine gun. What purpose that served?

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The generals tell the people that the only people they arrest are dangerous criminals.
The young girls would be witnesses and how could anyone convince the people that a bunch of little girls were criminals. Most of the children were taken for the psychological torture of their family member who were also imprisoned there anyways.

"Beat on the brat, Beat on the brat, with a baseball bat Oh yeah"

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Seems valid, thanks.

Probably my 'criminal against humanity' way of thinking is still too weak :-)

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