JUSTIFYING ILLEGITIMATE ACTIONS • Denial of responsibility. The offender will propose that they were victims of circumstance or were forced into situations beyond their control. • Denial of injury. The offender insists that their actions did not cause any harm or damage • Denial of the victim. The offender believes that the victim deserved whatever action the offender committed • Condemnation of the condemners. The offenders maintain that those who condemn their offense are doing so purely out of spite, or are shifting the blame off of themselves unfairly • Appeal to higher loyalties. The offender suggests that his or her offense was for the greater good, with long term consequences that would justify their actions, such as protection of a friend . Suggesting that their actions were committed in their youth and they are reformed characters
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 18:44:00 +0000