But revenge, in turn, is about counterfactually preventing the deed you want to get revenge for. Although revenge does not “undo” that (past) deed, agents that act as if it did are victims of less wrongdoing (under plausible models of human incentive structures).
Disclaimer: Not trying to voice an opinion about this particular person, his killing, or the impact thereof, just making a general point about the decision-theoretics of revenge.
But revenge, in turn, is about counterfactually preventing the deed you want to get revenge for. Although revenge does not “undo” that (past) deed, agents that act as if it did are victims of less wrongdoing (under plausible models of human incentive structures).
Disclaimer: Not trying to voice an opinion about this particular person, his killing, or the impact thereof, just making a general point about the decision-theoretics of revenge.