Arteriosclerosis Dbq

Two years ago, on July 17th , General Reginald Edward Harry Dyer was forced to retire the army. This retirement happened because of a catastrophic event that led to many deaths and long term suffering. The massive destruction of a perfect empire was called the Amritsar Massacre. Many say that the cause of the destruction was that he suffered from arteriosclerosis. This statement was proven faulty when he had a brilliant performance at the relief of Thal. In fact, he did not develop the disease until after the massacre occurred. Therefore, he knew what he was doing and was capable of doing it. This chaotic, bloody, madness is the reason that we no longer have a strong empire. Some of these victims have to face pain from this tragic event for

They believe that he was in a difficult position and “aggravated by physical pain”(“Source 2”) which “rendered him liable to overreact in an emergency” (“Source 2”). “There is no evidence Dyer was suffering from arteriosclerosis at the time, and Dyer's recent brilliant performance at the relief of Thal showed that he was still alert and in full possession of his faculities”(“Source 4”). In fact, he didn't develop the disease until after the massacre in the year of 1920. Also, what emergency are people trying to refer to? The killing of all these innocent people for entertainment isn't an emergency. He had a plan and brought his rifflemen with him. He wanted to kill these people and didn't care who died, only how they died. Dyer barked orders at soldiers telling them to “take your time”(“Source 5”). He was “interested more in the technique of his soldiers than in the human tragedy”(“Source 5”). He has something wrong with him but it's not the disease. What kind of person kills for pleasure? Dyer knew what he was doing and was capable of doing it. “ He lied and changed his story until he felt sure that he had people's support”(“ The last days of Reginald Dyer”). Dyer knew he broke the law so the fact that people have sympathy for him is just wrong. What about all the indian people he killed? Where's the sympathy for them? The whole arteriosclerosis deal is just an excuse to give a murderer to make them feel good about themselves. Dyer was not the victim in this madness. He caused it and so he's the true