What Justice Looks Like for a Child Soldier Turned Rebel Warlord

[@Nachtmusiks]

The line between perpetrator and victim is blurred. The woman that helped with the child soldier recruit does evil, but she was essentially forced into it. The commander was a child soldier, his experience shape him into a monster today. It's hard to root or feel bad for anyone in this story except for the actual victims who were killed for disobeying. The whole situation is just sad for Africa.

[@ArielScync]

Violence is cyclical, and the only way out is through it.

[@banduroy]

The woman (an adult with full conscience) who abducted Ogwen(a 9 year old boy_ according to her own words) into LRA authoritatively says Ogwen should die on prison, how ironic.

[@sunnesonne]

Damn those white people

[@asdasd-hx1ql]

@@banduroy thought just the same thing

[@Rosemallow]

I hate to say this I don’t want to take away from the situation but this is a regional issue not a continental one. Africa is huge you can’t generalize, you can fit all of the US, India and quite a bit of Europe in the continent and then some …..there are over a billion people. So it’s a huge generalization and African peoples don’t like it.

[@historywithhilbert]

Very interesting thank you!

[@FrederikJolle]

Nice

[@pawanramesh5980]

interesting to see you here

[@jacquesfrancois4275]

I see youre very interested in African history these days Hilbert

[@historywithhilbert]

@@jacquesfrancois4275 Interested in all sorts really!

[@BRUH-it6bg]

@@historywithhilbert owwhhh same

[@marionogueira6211]

25 years for a child soldier who was forced to follow a path he didn't choose and repented. Not only is it extremely little time and offers no real help to the actual victims, but the bussinessmen, politicians and warlords who profit from all this suffering are still at large. Fucking outrageous how the world hasn't evolved at all

[@Seth9809]

He might be locked up somewhere in Europe, being locked up could be very good for him.

[@asdasd-hx1ql]

@@Seth9809 being locked up is good for no one?

[@LatifPro]

Dominic was abducted at the age of 10. He was not help by the Uganda government. He was trained to do what he did. He did what he was trained to do so that he could survive. Now the ICC accused a man who was manipulated at a young age. The right person to stand up for trials is Uganda's warlord and tormentor Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. He took power in 1986,it is 2021 what should we call that? Democracy !!!🤔🤔🤔. It is because of these greedy men like Museveni that people like Joseph Kony will always raise.

[@SebastiandR81]

Vice viewers appreciate a video not about problems in the USA.

[@h2t26]

So the old lady who recruited the 10 old who would then go on to committee his own crimes thinks he should go to jail? Fine but what about her? She kidnapped a child and turned him into a child soldier. They brought up a good point which I really would like to hear more about. How do you punish someone who is both victim and a perpetrator? I hope they figure it out soon so more justice and counseling can forge ahead. There is so much to consider. Europe divided up Africa without taking any account of tribes. Currently they have the World Bank strangling them with loans and they are a dump site for food and textiles which kills their local famers and factories. You can't royal f a place up and not expect the people and government to be f-ed up to.

[@KARA.LupinHold]

That’s the odd part when she was 35 too 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@purpdude1646]

I would like to see this as a full length documentary :)

[@mstevens832]

Same here

[@probablyabouttoargue3264]

Makes the taliban look like kids I mean the Taliban is a horrible group but they try to hide and pretend they aren’t… These guys don’t care to admit who they are and what they do to people

[@analyticalmindset]

Africans man up and don't have time to play propaganda games .

[@Marcus-cv9gr]

Bit confused, the old lady is supposed to be 'good' even though she was recruiting for the LRA? From what I understood she sounds incredibly hypocritical and should spend the rest of her days behind bars as well as the boy she recruited.

[@dahlia878]

life is not that simple. Look at what they did to her...she was abducted. Did she have any choice in this? She was completely forced in that life ...

[@EarthShouldBeBetter]

@@dahlia878 so was he

[@GrammarPaladin]

@@EarthShouldBeBetter Yeah, and although she too was a little hypocritical, the difference between the two of them was that he eventually gained power and perpetuated the same crimes done to him to others and later denies what he has done. Whereas she had no power and looked for peace and admits to what she has done.

[@dahlia878]

@@EarthShouldBeBetter His war crimes were inordinately much more heinous

[@mistahshade]

She would've been killed if she refused.

[@404_profile_not_found]

I recall when people on facebook thought they were solving a problem or being heroes by sharing the Kony 2012 video and then patting themselves on the back. Almost as useless as using prayer to solve problems.

[@t.a.ackerman4098]

If it helped to bring world attention to the story then it was beneficial.

[@dcastnick7064]

Prayer is definitely more useless!

[@sarahvand3628]

Sharing helps to build community pressure for the higher ups to act

[@MrJJacks7]

@@t.a.ackerman4098 No it wasn't. Bring attention to real problems doesn't solve them. Solving them requires more work than buying a kony 2012 sticker. We are aware of what's happening with the uyghurs, Yemen, DRC, Libya, parts of Mexico, and Afghanistan yet spreading awareness on college campuses has not stopped a single bullet. It makes people feel better without actually doing anything

[@t.a.ackerman4098]

@@MrJJacks7 Would not sharing the video have made the situation better or worse? Did it have any effect at all?

[@mishmeow3195]

I hope these reporters at least bought that poor old woman a cow

[@happynilo1731]

Nah,they just film it,and go somewhere else,they are there just to record it,not to help

[@Sleepy_Joe_]

why don't you fly over to her and buy her a cow?!

[@onetrueindian1]

@@Sleepy_Joe_ He is not the one who has a job that captures misery through a camera for the world to see and react .. he is reacting ... Don't blame him for that...

[@aj-sz8mu]

@@onetrueindian1 imagine if someone asks tells you, i hope you bought that homeless person a house, or some food, or something, while you work as a volunteer somewhere. You won't think the comment is unwarranted? No one has responsibility to do anything to anyone.

[@scm903]

Sadly, seems like things will never change.

[@andrewthen8998]

It certainly won’t with that attitude! Hope exists in us

[@abomariah403]

Africa was and will remain a sh1tty place. No hope for this continental

[@dazizemanatu98]

@@abomariah403 bruh thats mean, firstly they need to change their mindset and get more education.

[@dazizemanatu98]

@Masha Scream ok, yes colonialism has bring bad to its colonies so stop whining and find a solution

[@x0q4]

@Masha Scream you’re hilarious

[@crimsonJerom]

Africa is a sad place. Difficult to even have an opinion on this story, it's just messed up. Currently, Ethiopia's Tigray rebels are proudly displaying their child soldiers with the New York Times praising the rebels' resolve. What a sad world we live in. Live lost or ruined mean nothing as long as wealth is accumulated in the process both for the warlords and those far away from the tragedy.

[@notknown6605]

Everywhere is a sad place. Don’t refer to Africa as if it is a country.

[@Skyhulk95]

So sad things like this happen

[@samsara_pheonix]

it was not even his fault he became like that

[@user-hs6zk3ul2x]

we know but the things he did are still bad

[@Matthewgriffiths18]

No but he is responsible for hundreds of innocent deaths,kidnap,recruitment of child soldiers surely you agree he deserves to go the jail

[@samsara_pheonix]

@@Matthewgriffiths18 i know he does but in all reality that was how he pretty much grew up.

[@dingding6745]

Well the west pretty much went into Africa to do things like this and not bother to fix anything up so one day we’ll people like this will continue to pop up no matter what.

[@vengeancewillbemine3440]

@@Matthewgriffiths18 no I think you are just jail hungry. With no empathy ,what would you have done? Let them kill you as you refused to participate in the rebellion? You think it was ez for anyone to just say no to lay down they weapons? When they been brainwashed from childhood and tortured and dramatized more then you ever been in your soft ass life?

[@BuggsOp]

More reuploads love it...

[@shakurl9742]

Ongwen is just a scapegoat, ICC never charges the army and its dictator leader for their atrocities. Uganda army isn't excluded.

[@richthepup]

100% the whole trial is performative. After he is sentenced, the global community will feel like they've done their job and go back to ignoring what's happening there

[@5urg3x]

The fact that anyone has to live like that, manually doing agricultural labor to survive, at a time when there are more billionaires worldwide than ever before…pretty disgusting.

[@Arbiter8114]

why should a billionaire just give money to them?

[@shapermechanist]

The billionaires become billionaires by leeching the resources of poor country. That's why you see so poverty in most of the formed colonies. How much reach ppl Netherlands have?

[@mf--]

We will still be saying this when rich people buy tickets to orbit in space and even to moons & planets.

[@richardsmith3090]

@@Arbiter8114 because billionaire's should not exist

[@MohamedShou]

What do you expect when colonialist ransacked my beloved continent for centuries and when African countries became independent they left disgusting authoritarian corrupt leaders in charge and still back many of them to this day 🤷🏾‍♂️. So of course these problems are going to continue but I see many good things happening in Africa but god almighty I see many bad things as well. The Chinese *even though they are not like the European colonialists* I’m still worried what their intentions are with the African people

[@amandarogerson9132]

I feel terrible. It's so sad. I really hope she at least gets the cow she's asking for to pull the plow. That's really all she wants is to be able to feed her family. Wow. I wish I could send her one.

[@kieran8564]

good he got sentenced but 15 years aint enough for what he has done

[@dohc22h]

The only one of the group holding himself accountable, and is clearly remorseful gets the hammer. He should be offered to serve the people that he once abused. Prove to them and himself that he has changed. Eye for an eye has never been and will never be a solution that works.

[@vengeancewillbemine3440]

And the evil man who slaughtered Uganda people still in power , the very man whose evil deeds spawned the creation of a rebel army equivalent in evils deeds. Go figure 🤔

[@taraloker6045]

Are you suggesting that their abuser/murderer/rapist/recruiter preside over them so that he can show off how much he's "changed"?

[@Seth9809]

The guy is just trying to look better for his defense and good behavior. I've seen this behavior from dictators and serial killers.

[@Anonnonner9546]

Kony will prolly surrender himself if we add more kony hastags

[@KmtNubian94]

we got to break the cycle and reunite and restart kemet.

[@gabrielebianchi161]

that's a myth LOL the original egyptians weren't black either. a lot of them were white.

[@amerika3171]

@@gabrielebianchi161 well brown they looked kinda like arabs

[@gabrielebianchi161]

@@amerika3171 yup

[@ahas7031]

@@gabrielebianchi161 One quick look at their paintings of themselves, will easily prove you wrong. Horn African people are the closest resemblance to the drawings.

[@KmtNubian94]

@@gabrielebianchi161 the truth is in Alkebulan. the paintings on the walls show the truth. and just because hyksos or arabs invaded does not mean they were the founders. white people did not create nothing but more confusion alongside the arabs. majority of the pyramids are in sudan which is and always been a "black" country. you guys can try to write your own history but it's cool. the truth is all there to see. and one day it will come back to us "blacks" reunited and you confusers wondering how we did it once again. and please realize we come in every "shade" of "black". thanks

[@themanwnoname3454]

((...we do know what makes life worth living. The people ...loved and they were loved. They were mothers and fathers; they were husbands and wives; sisters and brothers; sons and daughters; friends and neighbors. They had hopes for the future and they had dreams that were not yet fulfilled. And if there’s anything to take away from this …it’s the reminder life is very fragile. Our time here is limited and it is precious. And what matters at the end of the day is not the small things, it’s not the trivial things, which so often consume us and our daily lives. Ultimately, it’s how we choose to treat one another and how we love one another. It’s what we do on a daily basis to give our lives meaning and to give our lives purpose. That’s what matters. At the end of the day, what we’ll remember will be those we loved and what we did for others. That’s why we’re here.)) - President Obama 🔥 🔥

[@PeterPan54167]

I'm gonna' jack it where the sun always shines (He's gonna jack it) Been spreading the word and now I need to ease my mind (Jackin' it, oh) Been planting apple seeds, and while the apples grow I'm gonna go out jackin' it in San Diego Jackin' it, jackin' it, jackety-jack Spankin' it, jackin' it, spankety-smack I don't need no shirt no, gonna' take them pants right off (He's about to jack it) On such a bright day, who needs underwear or socks? (Jack it, jack it, ho!) Been around god's country, and there's one thing I know There's no better place for jackin' it than San Diego! Jack it, jack it, jackety-jack Spankin' it, spankin' it, smackety-smack Jackin' it, jackin' it, jackety-jack Spankin' it, spankin' it, smackety-smack Jacking for the lord ! Come to San Diego There's so much to see... From the sparkling waters of Mission Bay To the warm tortillas of Old Town And after a day of sightseeing Why not try spankin' it on one of our city streets? San Diego, come, take a load off Jackin' it, jackin' it, jackety-jack Spankin' it, spankin' it, smackety-smack A-whackin' it, whackin' it, whackety-whack Spankin' it, jerkin' it, smackety-smack The cars are passing me by They honk and say hello (Hey, that guy's jackin' it!) From his window there's a guy shootin' video (Video of them jackin' it) And if the good lord Jesus comes knocking on my do' Just tell him that I'm jackin' it in San Diego Jackin' it, jackin' it, jackety-jack Spankin' it, spankin' it, smackety-smack (He's about to jack it) Jackin' it Jack, jackin' it Jack Whack, whackin' it, whackin' it Whackey, whackey, spank spank, smackety-smack

[@riccardosartori3822]

Funny how the woman who helped abduct the kid that became the warlord says he should be in jail while she who did similar things is living her life free, hypocrisy much?

[@sozbdulrhmanli3300]

I feel so bad for the victims 😢😢

[@winnieelaine8592]

Okay , he was abducted as a 10 year old. ( Too bad and painful for him) my issue is that when he turned,18 20, 25, 28. Didn't He then develop a mind of his own? These war lords inflicted incredible pain and gut wrenching atrocities that left victims scared for life. Non of them deserves a single ounce of pity. They deserve more than The ICC is giving them. Death and lethal injections.!!

[@Underjordiskentitet]

I don’t really think you have a clue about how humans work

[@pterodactylll]

I think you don't know how brainwashing works

[@AoxPanda15]

Great work. Random question for yall. Why are all the people at the Hague wearing masks when its dated 2016? Is that a typo or is that standard protocol for those situation?

[@desmond-hawkins]

I was confused about that as well so looked it up: the trial _began_ on December 6, 2016. He was only found guilty on February 4, 2021, and sentenced on May 6. The footage seems to be from across the trial and not all sequences are labeled to show exactly when they were shot. So the parts with masks are likely from 2020 and later.

[@najaepierce9655]

Could be to protect their identity

[@desmond-hawkins]

Unfortunately the most memorable part of the Kony 2012 campaign was when campaigner Jason Russell completely lost his marbles and stripped naked in the street, vandalized some cars, and started making sexual gestures towards whoever was around before getting arrested. He said this project had gone so much to his head that he felt like saving the world had become his responsibility. Sad to see that 9 years later Kony is still at large in the bush.

[@crossline0]

Except this video explains it wasn’t useless? That’s what raised enough awareness to get the international community involved in the LRA manhunts. It was better than doing nothing. Unless you expected people to fly over to Uganda and go hunting for kony in the bush themselves lol

[@jonathanmckarlison1203]

I dont think Jason "Pleasuring" himself

[@desmond-hawkins]

@@crossline0 Yes it did raise awareness I suppose, but really fell so short of its stated goal, stopping Kony in 2012. I did mean that it was unfortunate, it's great that this group had such initiative and knew how to mount a slick media campaign to build awareness, but it is disappointing that these abductions are still going on, as this VICE video explains. I don't know how much of a chance they ever had, or if this social media approach could truly work; it's great that they tried and sad that it ended this way. I just read some interviews of this campaigner and it sounds like he had a really tough time, and I'm sure he feels guilty about this episode overshadowing so much of his work and that of others.

[@ayayron7776]

*I knew this video would be made soon enough.*

[@dandygirl6]

How many rich people are there who could just buy that lady a cow pls?

[@markcollins5464]

Sad state of affairs, doesn’t seem like there’s any fix….

[@RandomPerson-cl4fr]

sometimes justice isn't fair....

[@vengeancewillbemine3440]

@@RandomPerson-cl4fr justice that isn't fair is not justice 😐😑 , it's called injustice duhhhh.

[@serbiastrong6238]

KONY 2022

[@vengeancewillbemine3440]

Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni needs to get more than 25 years and needs to be tried in international court also . That dictators war crimes started this crap. EVERYONE MISSED THAT POINT THOUGH 👉 .

[@jm-je4tl]

Blah blah blah. We voted for him. Get over it!

[@okbrowegetit2291]

5:25 Damn.

[@Success_Mantra82]

Nice channel 👌👌👌

[@BenjahminBlak]

All that lady needs was a cow. Vice for a very good documentary out of her. Plz be kind enough to pay for one cow for that woman. Too many people going around the world taking and not giving. Even when it's so easy to. And if you did vice. Then good work. 🙏🏾

[@Fox9582]

Someone buy that woman a cow!

[@barrywhite5577]

Lol. They have no intention to arrest Kony.

[@worldtrends3592]

Kony is no longer in Uganda. He operates in Central African Republic and Chad!

[@remymarsmovie8604]

This is unfair he was also just a child

[@anthonyferreira9059]

2:00

[@seanaaron7888]

I'm wondering the exact same thing. Who the hell is that?

[@Brotherbear75]

Horror has a face

[@tylerhackner9731]

✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

[@seanaaron7888]

So are we just gonna ignore the white dude in the wig @ 2:00 ? Who is that?

[@Ryan_7389]

re upload

[@blackmagicbroker443]

Vice news please post contact information to send this lady some cash to buy a cow.

[@eco4145]

That beautiful woman exudes GRACE ..❤️

[@josephrmancini3877]

Daktari equal Doctor in Swahali

[@josephrmancini3877]

My Chapter 13 Cost $300 a month for 36 months

[@TheBulldogsk8]

only 25 years lol

[@larryfoster8820]

Crazy how people turn to god when obviously nothing cares about their well being

[@taiton2661]

give that women a big cow

[@levanjonahperez4638]

Damm

[@M1ndfulJourney]

TPLF doing same thing

[@ayayron7776]

*The TRUTH has been set FREE!! ✊🏿✊🏿*

[@OnenThomas-cw7py]

Regina thomas president ugandans omoro kpitlcity moment's PDM yellow ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊

[@vengeancewillbemine3440]

..

[@thebestandbeast6098]

Voo yay voo yay!

[@coralienya]

[@Jass19-k2f]

She 32years old but looking a 60years old man now you can see how they rebels teach her badly. GOD BLESS YOU MOTHER BE STRONG ❤

[@mmafreak3987]

No she was 32 years old when rebel soldiers abducted her, and she was in the Bush for 15 years . She's not 32 year old could be around 50 55

[@inticaycho1295]

Wariwaripepa first

[@gl1tchxdyn4stydynasty2]

Imagine saying first on a doc and no u ain't first

[@lil----lil]

As if things couldn't get any worse, now inject Religion & Ministries - and let's not forget it was the "Lord's" army first.

[@user-hs6zk3ul2x]

Early

[@jeanakatherine9369]

U need to change ur name

[@darthashpie]

where is king T'challa when you need him

[@GravityXheavy]

if they aren't careful they'll wind up like Chicago.

[@JESUS-cv5nn]

JESUS CHRIST RETURNS, REPENT OF SIN AND CHANGE YOUR WAY O..F LIVING

[@talixius]

Shut up you're embarrassing yourself.

[@FixedFace]

this is why i loved the movie wakanda, it shows these noble people their potential, how they would live without europeans and christanity 😡

[@lordspittah8432]

I hate seeing Africans worship Jesus and not Ra and Heru

[@RandomPerson-cl4fr]

they shouldn't worship any deity at all if you ask me...non have been kind to them!!

[@holdthatlforluigi]

Egypt isn't much closer to Uganda than Israel

[@trenaceandblackmetal5621]

we wuz gyptians n shieet

[@lordspittah8432]

Fake news