“Revenge can be justified”
Agree
- Justice demands consequences
- Deterrent against future harm
- Restores balance and dignity
- Sometimes the only recourse
- Natural human response to wrong
Disagree
- Two wrongs don't make right
- Perpetuates cycle of violence
- Clouds judgment with emotion
- Legal system exists for this
- Leads to escalation
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