The underlying disgrace is that the perpetrators have been brought up never having been taught the basics of right and wrong.
But even so, there's a differnece between being a bit of a ruffian and deliberately and repeatedly doing evil. Each individual has to be responsible for themselves - shameful acts should lead at least to a feeling of shame, and ultimately to genuie repentance - and if they refuse then they should exect a swift and profound response to teach them to mend their ways. The problem is that they don't expect anything to be done. Legitimisation again.
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