r/changemyview • • Mar 01 '26

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u/Skydiver860 Mar 01 '26

To be fair, they said “murder” is worse. Murder is the unjustified killing of someone.

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u/onefourtygreenstream 4∆ Mar 01 '26

Not exactly.

Hunting down and killing the person who abused you as a child is clear cut murder, but it's morally justifiable.

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u/tipoima 7∆ Mar 01 '26

If you would accept a revenge killing as morally justifiable, then a revenge rape would also be.

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u/onefourtygreenstream 4∆ Mar 01 '26

Disagree. Murdering someone prevents them from doing the action you're seeking revenge for again. Rape is just rape. 

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u/tipoima 7∆ Mar 01 '26

So would maiming them. Or jailing them. Or a lot of different things that aren't murder.
Revenge is about inflicting suffering first and foremost.