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In response to
"Does it absolve her for responsibility of her actions? No, and that's what we're saying."
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musubi
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I never made this leap, at least knowingly. I don't believe it absolves him of all fault.
Posted by
Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz)
Jan 20 '10, 09:30
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I do believe in the PR context, it lessens the mob mentality.
We know simply that when you can classify something as a disorder, people forgive you moreso for it. You were weakened by something abnormal and thus challenged beyond the normal to live a functioning life. We understand that, it causes sympathy...and lessens the sting from the otherwise no-defense "Cheated cuz you could". Does he still have the responsibility to conduct himself in a manner befitting a well-adjusted person, of course...it's just harder.
It's still his duty to comport himself properly but people invariably dull the knives when a person is showing they were challenged above and beyond the normal. Becuase we're naturaly sympathetic as humans.
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