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Would you get revenge if...
radyag
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A loved one was hurt/killed by someone else? I've always wondered why people just accept the crap justice system, even though theyknow it's a joke. I myself would have to get revenge just to make sure proper justice is done.
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If someone were to ever do anything to my family, I may just hunt them down and kill them myself. I'm cool with going to jail for that.
Sometimes however, when you calm down, it does seem like an extreme reaction and you just let justice take its course.
Revenge is a strange thing though - there is no point in it. It would not bring back my loved one - it would stick me in jail and destroy what was left of the family - and there aren't any plus points.
But would it be worth ruining what's left of your family for revenge?. Leaving your kids without a parent for a few years, the stigma they have to face at school because one of their parents is a murderer?.
And where would it end. You kill him, one of his family decides to take revenge for that and kills you, your son or daughter decides to take revenge for your killing and kills one of his sons, a member of his family then decides to take revenge for the killing of the son so kills another member of your family etc. etc. etc.
The alternative being the innocent stumbling around blind and vulnerable to attack by criminals with 20/20 vision.
Yeah but Empirical's Family > The World.
...how would I feel if someone hurt one of my kids, raped them or murdered them...?
I'm thinking that despite my previous leanings there may be some vigilante action on my part, either wishing or in action.
No one knows how they would feel or react until it happens, let's hope it never does.
I would like to say I would let justice take it's course but in the end we are animals, we protect our own and I have a feeling if someone hurt my nieces or nephews I would probably go after the person who did it.
I do wonder about circumstances where you know a person to be guilty of an offence against your loved one, but they walk on a legal technicality or there's insufficient evidence to convince a jury.. If you can't have formal justice, it must be really hard to stomach.. Dunno how anyone could cope with the perp walking away unscathed..
Revenge and justice are not the same thing.
I wont be pissing you off anytime soon then lol
1) I get put in prison and my children are taken away from me.
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2) I get my arse royally kicked. My vengeful rage might not be enough when it comes down to a fist fight, and I wouldn't dare use a long range weapon as I'd probably end up offing someone in the next county.