In the past, there have been various occurrences of genocide, where people killed a large number of others thinking that they were below human beings. For instance, in the interview, it was mentioned that a Japanese war veteran was only able to kill others during the war thinking that they were animals or below humans, however, if he thought of them as human beings, he wouldn’t have been able to do it. Likewise, in the book Night, the Nazis refer to the Jews as rats and dogs, subsequently, they dehumanize the Jews which makes it easier for them to kill them. In the book, Wiesel mentions that the Nazis have no mercy for children as well, therefore, it presents how the dehumanization of people opens up doors to cruelty and genocide, which is also shown in the interview.