Evil and bad people usually have actual reasons for why they are doing bad things. They aren’t doing bad things just to do them — there is usually something bad that happened in their past, etc

  • FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
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    Having a reason for the behaviour doesn’t always excuse the behaviour. There are healthy ways to cope with past trauma so that you don’t harm other people. I agree that in most cases, figuring out the cause of the behaviour and addressing it is more productive than punishment. Still, the end goal should be changing the behaviour.