Our men taking part in the executions suffered more from nervous exhaustion than those who were to be shot.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Perpetrators of violence suffer psychological harm too.
- In plain terms
- Those who carry out executions are deeply traumatized.
- What can you take from it?
- Violence harms everyone involved.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who bears the cost of violence?
- What breaks a person doing harm?
Another view
Victims suffer far more than perpetrators.
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