03/09/2026
I am concerned that there is either a lack of comprehension or an inability to hold two thoughts at once, because something is not adding up.
Stating that murder should not have been the response is not the same as saying those boys did nothing wrong. It is entirely possible to acknowledge that the adults and children were splashing water and assaulting people, while also maintaining that murder should not have been the reaction. One can be disgusted by the conduct of both parties.
Furthermore, to say that this is a slippery slope to justifying Gender-Based Violence is not a stretch. If you believe that sufficient provocation justifies resorting to murder, you will inevitably start excusing GBV, because, as the argument goes, "you cannot police people's reactions."
