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[–] Nilay@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah, I really can't forgive them either. It's not only about deterring others from doing the same it's also because we have empathy. In normal brains, the empathy circuits (like mirror neurons and prefrontal areas) work as they should, so we feel the pain others cause but for some people that system is broken or wired differently from the start. Still society has to hold them accountable.