Evidence

March11,2015
*Bothgroupscanreferenceoffofanything*
*Keepinmindthatwhenpeoplebringupforgivenessthinkoftime*

Claim:Revengeismostimmediatelygratifyingwhentakenagainstthosewhohaveactedagainstyou.

L.A.RiotsEvidence:(Group1)
showedWilliamshurlingbrickwithallhismightintothesideofReginaldDennysskull
andthendancingwithglee,joyfullycavortingorwhathehaddone.
Thetrial,whichcloselyfollowsthecontroversialsentencingoftwowhitepoliceofficers
convictedinthebeatingofRodneyKing
randomlyattackedandrobbeddozensofinnocentmotoristsatthestartoftheriotthat
followedthefirstKingtrial
Wellseehowthetwostackup.Iftheressometypeof
balance
,thenOK.Alevelplaying
field,thatswhatpeopleask.
WatsonandWilliams,whoarechargedwithassaultingsevenotherpeopleinadditionto
Deny.

Dachau:(Group2)
SixmillionjewsdiedduringtheHolocaust,30,000orsodiedatDachau
560NaziswerekilledasrevengeforkillingJews
Welltakenoprisonershere
Theyonlyknewwhattheycouldsee,hearandsmell.Walkamileinmyboots,...before
passingjudgmentonwhathappenedthatdayatDachau
Pattondismissedthemurderchargeswithaflourish,tossingalltheinvestigativefilesintoa
trashcanandtellingtheaccusedmentogohomeandgetonwiththeirlives,accordingtotwo
officersinterviewedbythebostonglobe
Afterwhatwesaw,weshotanyGermanguardswesawonsight.
Inanalmostforgottenfootnoteofhistory,Americaninvestigatorsconcludedthatsomeofthe
GlswhoroundedupelitesSStroopsduringDachausliberationwerenotheroes,butmurders
theuglyunderbellyoftheGreatestGeneration.

Columbineshooting:(Group1&2)
"TrenchCoatMafiaoutcasts"weretakingrevengeagainstthebullieswhohadmadeschool
miserableforthem.
Theirvictimswerenttheintendedtargetsatallthe
entireschool
was.Columbine,itturns
out,wasafailedattemptatdomesticterrorism.
Andsoaloopbegan,reinforcedbyfoureyewitnesseswhosaidthegunmenweredeliberately
targetingtheirvictims.Oneofferedsuchapreciselevelofdetailthekillersweretakingaim
atanyoneofcolor,wearingawhitehatorplayingasportthatitprovedirresistible,bothto
studentsandtomembersofthemedia,who(Cullenspeculates)wereoutoftheirelementinthis

teenageuniverse,andthereforewillingtorepeatthisrumorwhethertheirwitnesseshadseen
thegunmenornot.

TheTempest:(Group1&2)
Prosperowasshowntoenjoytakingrevengeonthosewhohadoverthrownhim,eventhough
hedideventuallyforgivehim,thedifferencebeinghetooktherevengeandshowedimmediate
enjoyment,butuponforgivingthosewhohadwrongedhim,hestilldidnotfullymoveon,
havingnowlosthisbrother,andstillhasnotforgivenCaliban.
Act1Scene2line247253
Act1Scene2line415422Prospero,uponpunishingCalibanfortryingtoattackMiranda,
instantlygainedaservantwhohadtoobeyhim,andnolongerhadtogiveluxuriestoCaliban.
ShouldCalibanhavesucceededwithhisplanstoProspero,hewouldvehadMirandato
himself.
ShouldAntonioandSebastianhavemanagedtokillKingAlonsoandGonzalo,theywould
likelyhavetakencontrolofthecrown,withoutrepercussionAct2Scene1line295331

BibleCounterArgument:(Onlyuseasareferencenotaclaim)
Donottakerevenge,mydearfriends,butleaveroomforGod'swrath,foritiswritten:"Itismineto
avengeIwillrepay,"saystheLord.Romans12:19

DachauCounterArgument:
ThatisnottheamericanwayoffightingIsittheamericanwaytodraftteeneagerstoawar
theyhadnopartof?
Whenforceshavesurrendered,theirhandsintheair,youdon'tfire,theysay.Ifyoudo,you
crossthelinethatseparatessolderfromcriminalYoutalkaboutsurrenderingbutyetweren't
thepeoplewhowerekilledatthecampswantedachancetosurrender,tobegivenmercybut
werethey?

JohnsonCounterArgument:
Ijusthuggedthemanthatmurderedmyson.Timewilltellifthefamilies.willalsofeel
theurgetoforgive
Ifyoufoundforgivenessinyourheartandspiritthatdelicateplacethatsonlyyoursthe
rationalpartofyouhastocommittoitandholdon,hesaid.Itcanbeeasytoloseit.It
takesawhiletoforgiveandevenmoretocommittoit.
IfeltsomethingleavemeIfyoufeelsomethingleaveyouforforgivingsomeone,don'tyou
feelsomethingleaveyouwhenyougetrevenge,inwhichonesatisfiesmore?
InstantlyIknewallthehatred,bitterness,andanimosityIknewitwasgoneArethosenot
feelingsthatrelieveyouwhenyougetrevenge,forgivenessrelievesagrudge,revengerelieves
youremotions.

TheMerchantOfVenice,Shylock:Ifyouprickusdowenotbleed?Ifyoutickleusdowenotlaugh?If
youpoisonusdowenotdie?Andifyouwrongusshallwenotrevenge?