71. The Oversteegen Sisters: Is it ever OK to kill?
From school girls to executioners: Truus and Freddie鈥檚 lives take a violent turn.
During the German occupation of the Netherlands two shy teenagers, Truus and Freddie Oversteegen, were recruited into the Dutch Resistance. They quickly went from circulating illegal newspapers to seducing Nazis and German collaborators in bars before luring them into the woods鈥�
In this episode of Bad People, recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe, Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen tackle ethical questions: When should children be allowed to take part in war and under what circumstances? And is killing ever justified?
This episode contains audio from 成人论坛 Reel.
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence, genocide and murder.
CREDITS
Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen
Producer: Louisa Field and Marnie Chesterton
Assistant Producer: Kate White
Editor: Erika Wright and Anna Lacey
Music: Matt Chandler
Academic Consultants for The Open University: Dr Sarah Laurence and Dr Ailsa Strathie.
Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland
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Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a 成人论坛 Audio Science Production for 成人论坛 Sounds.
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True crime stories and insights into why people do bad things.
