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Originally Posted by Greyson
Do you think it is possible for a victim/survivor to be an abuser in an unrelated scenario to when they were the abused? If so, should there be help available to an abuser to change their abusive behavior and/or woundedness?
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I do because it's been documented that people who abuse people started by abusing animals. I don't know how the jump is made in their minds from an animal to a human. I don't really understand the psychodynamics going on there. I would imagine if the abuse was severe enough, the victim could easily become hardened and be abusive without even realizing it. There should always be help available for those who want to/can change. While I don't speak from a professional standpoint, it seems all abusers were at one time abused themselves. It's a cycle that just gets repeated. I do believe there are some unable to change though.
Do you believe in capital punishment for abusers who do not kill their victims?