Thread:Mesektet/@comment-27729149-20160128170019/@comment-3581997-20160403115941

The first thing any psychological help will do is make sure the victim comes to terms with what happens to them, which means no repression, which means no catharsis from doing it to others. The people who do get catharsis out of it have not learned to deal with some psychological baggage they have. This is also why judges usually throw the book at rapists who claim they were driven into it, by being raped themselves. Because they've never bothered to see anyone about it which means 2 things, 1: They could just be making it up "Oh how convenient, you were raped yourself, and we are not hearing about that until just now when we have you red handed." and 2: Even if it is true it means they are basically already spoiled goods, "If you got to that point and never once spoke with anyone about it you're fairly warped and while the damage isn't completely beyond repair, why would anyone even want to help since you are are rapist now?"

And law has an element of morality to it at it's core and occasionally will make exceptions to it but mostly it about order, not morality. Having a system in place to keep things in society moving and deliver consequences. Evil is a personal call and the law should remain impersonal. However the reason we have judges is specifically because a black and white reading of the law can be disastrous. So if a particularly heinous crime comes along a judge gets to make an example of someone, or if the person has some excuse or exception the judge can lighten their sentence.

As for that Face-Heel Turn, just remember that occasionally it goes into a Face-Heel Door Slam, that generally happens when it sounds so unconvincing no one trusts the reformation, or when the deed is so horrid that no one is willing to give the reformer that chance. Simply put it is called "benefit of a doubt" for a reason.