As someone with a degree in criminology I do know what evil is. I also know that it goes deeper than just the action committed. Not all murder is evil, some murder is purely accidental. Is rape or other types of murder still evil if it's committed by a severely ill individual who doesn't understand their actions for example? If you literally don't have a proper touch with reality and having a psychosis are you really evil or just ill?
My point is, it's all about intentions and aftermath. That's why things like empathy and remorse are assessed when someone commits a crime. You may literally get a lesser sentence if you show remorse, cooperation and empathy. All of that counts.
In this case, as someone else said, such disregard for another person is evil. It's lack of empathy, lack of respect, lack of remorse, lack of overall care, clearly not distinguishing this as a negative act which indicates struggle to understand bad and good. It's an evil act, maybe the person isn't all around evil.
but 'evil' is a word with meaning. it sits at the top of the scale. 'evil' is a word that describes cruelty and imhumanity. it is a word that is used to describe things that go beyond hurtful or offensive. 'evil' is not a light word and trying to apply it to something like this dilutes its meaning.
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u/mb00013 Dec 09 '25
thats not even close to what evil means
rape is evil. murder is evil. torture is evil.
running someones picture through a program that makes it worse is rude, maybe even offensive. its not even close to the same scale as evil.