• schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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    20 hours ago

    You still can hold people accountable for their actions even if those actions were inevitable given their history.

    But people obsessed with punishment like things to be simple. Bad people are born to bad things, etc.

    • Donkter@lemmy.world
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      16 hours ago

      Right, so the reaction doesn’t make sense given the context. The person asked if the pastor had atoned for their actions by reconciling with the people who’s lives they’ve ruined, which is perfectly in line with holding someone accountable for their actions.