Why do philosophers say things such as "There's no wrong way to respond to abuse"? Obviously there is a wrong way. If, for example, your response to genuine abuse is to murder random strangers from the same racial group as your abuser, then you've responded in the wrong way.
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I understand this sort of bald statement might be useful for the purposes of defending victims, etc. But... There is also the question of whether it's true. And it's obviously not true. You're not in an anything goes situation just because you've been abused.
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As I have occasionally mentioned, my brother was murdered, so in a sense my family was the victim of a crime (as was Chris, clearly). Would it have been wrong for us to go after the perpetrator? Obviously, yes. Victimhood doesn't magically remove you from the moral universe.
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