the world response was slow, disorganised, half-hearted. for 20 years rwandans argued about how and why they killed each other in breath taking numbers, and the world argued about how it was allowed to happen.

the world response was slow, disorganised, half-hearted. for 20 years rwandans argued about how and why they killed each other in breath taking numbers, and the world argued about how it was allowed to happen. welcome back to "inside story", it's been 20 years since word started to get out of rwanda, that something more than garden variety ethnic conflict was occurring. other countries were careful, oar mealy mouthed to use the word genocide. because use of the word would trigger consequences. the roaming death squads were able to go on with their work. when it was over 800,000 were dead. with us for the rest of the program to look back at rwanda and the 20 years that followed in the washington studio, an independent african policy analyst. from london, ian morley, an attorney who prosecuted the rwandan genocide at the u.n. international criminal tribunalal, and in d.c., peter fome director of the islamic council. when you look back at the '90s, and how the world dithered, is it clear that we'd do something different today? . . >> if we loo

the world response was slow, disorganised, half-hearted. for 20 years rwandans argued about how and why they killed each other in breath taking numbers, and the world argued about how it was allowed to happen. welcome back to "inside story", it's been 20 years since word started to get out of rwanda, that something more than garden variety ethnic conflict was occurring. other countries were careful, oar mealy mouthed to use the word genocide. because use of the word would trigger consequences. the roaming death squads were able to go on with their work. when it was over 800,000 were dead. with us for the rest of the program to look back at rwanda and the 20 years that followed in the washington studio, an independent african policy analyst. from london, ian morley, an attorney who prosecuted the rwandan genocide at the u.n. international criminal tribunalal, and in d.c., peter fome director of the islamic council. when you look back at the '90s, and how the world dithered, is it clear that we'd do something different today? . . >> if we loo

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the world response was slow, disorganised, half-hearted. for 20 years rwandans argued about how and why they killed each other in breath taking numbers, and the world argued about how it was allowed to happen. of state and foreign dignitaries joined rwandans of all kinds commemorating events in the capitol. wailing was heard as some were overwhelmed with e motion. the mass rememberance of loved ones lost and the unified recognition of this african nation's darkest time was unimaginable 20 years ago when ethnic rivalries turned neighbor against neighbor in a grotesque rampage of cornage and murder. heal. >> to our parents, children, brothers and sisters survived, who defied the call to genocide and laws to be a voice it is you for our history. we have pursued justice and reconciliation as best we could. between april and july, stackers entered homes, killing children, elderly, entire families, anyone who stood in their way. ethnic hutan rerhondans set a cleansing of the rivals, the tutsi minority. churches were burned with hundreds of tutsie

a psychologist analysing this said it was a disorganised homicide attempt, and using a knife shows deep anger, wanting to inflict pain. again, how does something - how does something like this happen if there haven't been clear indicators in the past. >> well, again. it has to - the whole mind-set has to change in the school, and move away from the school shooter. we are so focussed on that and the gun. we need to get away from that mind-set. and in days to come, i guarantee you'll see issues come out that are going to be mental health related in this case, as we have seen in all the other cases of school shooters and threats. again, i think that remains our best opportunity to move away from just focussing on the gun, and more focus on mental health and having folks address the needs for kids. >> knives and guns can be identified by metal detectors. there's not much point using them, because many schools have multiple entrances and are simply not practical when you have 1,000, 2,000 kids trying to come to school at the same time. >> absolutely. what we found in the school safety assess