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Question: How many people need to be killed for it to be considered massacre!?
Bosten masscacre was 3 peopleWww@QuestionHome@Com


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8 gajillion!.!.!. plus 3Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Boston Massacre wasn't really a "massacre!." The newspaper which published the story was a very anti-British newspaper, so they used propaganda (exaggerations) to make the story seem worse than it truly was!.

They did this in hopes to evoke an emotional response from loyalists and hopefully turn them to the ways of anti-loyalism!.

My point is, the term massacre is often used in exaggeration, and no matter who you ask, everyone will have a different answer based on their own beliefs!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Mass murder (massacre) is the act of murdering a large number of people, typically at the same time or over a relatively short period of time

- To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter - limited to the killing of human beings

The USA Bureau of Justice Statistics defines a mass murder as the murder of four or more victims at one location, within one event!."

The term "mass murder" refers to the killing of four or more people during a particular event!. Examples would include killing several people in the course of a robbery, or setting a crowded nightclub on fire where four or more deaths occur!.

Note that 3 people were killed in Boston on the day, with 2 succumbing to their wounds later !.!.!. the event could in theory be called a massacre (meets the criteria of 4+ killed) !.!.!.!. but there was a court case , and the defence lawyer john adams (the 2nd us president) had the soldiers acquited of murder by proving that they acted under stress and believed their lives were endangered !.!.!. ie !.!.!. the crowd werent an innocent gathering !.!.!. but rather a rowdy mob !

anyway !.!.!.!. in summary 4 or more innocent people killed in a short time !.!.!. makes a massacre


note that soldiers cant be massacred as they are not deemed to be defenceless !.!.!. eg!. the fetterman massacre was not a massacre, just a battle where the us cavalry got slaughtered !Www@QuestionHome@Com

I don't think its a matter of quantity, but a matter of force!. It's not the number of dead that count, but how it plays out!. Guys with guns vs guys with their fists!. The guys with fists didn't have a chance!. It's like when a sports team blows out their opponent, the winning team massacred the losing team!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It is subjective!. Most times, as in the "Boston Massacre," the term is used as propaganda!. It is situational and there is no concrete answer!. However most times when people are brutally killed or killed in an unjust way, the term may be used!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think the massacre can B a large group of people being killed or just a couple if they are killed ruthlessly without the opportunity to offer a serious defense!. Like groups of militants can massacre a family even if there are only couple of people thereWww@QuestionHome@Com

it depends on the situation and who's telling the story!. Tobacco kills tons of people every day!. If you call it a massacre, people think you are nuts!. Plane crashes killing 100 people, it's a massacre!.
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To the best of my knowledge the smallest Massacre on record is the Boston Massacre of 1770 in which only 5 people were killed!. Criminal courts don't have a minimum number of victims!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, in the boston massacre, onle one person was killed, but in the Texas chainsaw massacre, a lot were killed!. So I would say any amount really!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I dunno, that's a good question!. I think to be considered a massacre it would need to be extremely traumatic and very public!.!.!. Maybe body count doesn't necessarily matter!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Id say it is not how many people were killed it is where and why!. If its a psycho who went around in a bank and killed everyone then its a massacre
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Quantity means nothing, wealth and affluence means everything!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

2+ but has to be done in a short period of time and not be a disaster!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

2~massacre
or more!

2 hundreds~ millions Killing same people of group genocideWww@QuestionHome@Com

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Are you going to be there for the next massacre!? just making conversationWww@QuestionHome@Com

more than 1, but they have to be unarmed!. Or else its just a fight!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Depends on the color of their skin!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

2 1/2Www@QuestionHome@Com

2Www@QuestionHome@Com

Why, why on earth would you ask such a question!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

two now Www@QuestionHome@Com

more than 3Www@QuestionHome@Com

why do you want to know hmmmm!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

um 2Www@QuestionHome@Com

What a bizarre question!? I'll go with - 2+ Www@QuestionHome@Com