Atrocity

Overview
An atrocity is (tentatively) defined as any act satisfying all of the following conditions:
 * great harm is committed to many people
 * relatively few people benefit from the act
 * those who benefit from the act are among those who committed it
 * those who committed the act did so knowing that it was causing harm


 * atrocities: listings and accounts of individual atrocities

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