The voice of witness reader 9-84

The book started off with an introduction of the background of the book and what the organization is about. It has steps of advice on the process of interviewing someone so the interview can run smoothly. There are many steps of what to do and what not to do in an interview in order to make the person being interviewed feel comfortable. The introduction also has small stories about interviews that had already happened. The first interview was on Chris Ochoa who was pressured into taking blame for murder and rape and sentenced to life in jail. He talks about his childhood and when he was charged. He took us through the process of being interrogated and how he lived in jail. The second story was about Beverly Monroe who was charged with murdering her boyfriend. Beverly was considered a suspect even though it was ruled a suicide. She ended up confessing for the murder even though she was innocent. Her daughter ended up helping her get out of jail.

The intro to the book was something I liked. It gave me basic knowledge on what to do when running an interview. The Chris Ochoa story definitely shocked me. I could not believe that the detectives scared him to the point where he began to make up stories. Chris was intimidated when he thought of being raped in jail so he lied which is intense. The amount of fear that he had to make up a lie is what grabbed my attention.

Online source #4 & #5

A Polish Catholic named Karski fought for Jewish rights. He believed that not everyone hated Jews, there were still individual people who cared for them. Karski risked his life many times in order to save Jews. He states that it is wrong to think the world is against Jews because many Christians help save Jews and not all of them hate Jews. When he was growing up, he was raised to think everyone was equal and that's what he continued to fight for. The second section was about a rescuers life.It talks about what it takes to become a rescuer, and how the background of each person gives them a reason to become a rescuer. Being a rescuer means taking notice in what is happening and understanding it. The rest of the text talks about the reasons rescuers did what they did.

I liked the first source and how he explained that not all people hated and wanted Jews killed. The second source had many points.