If you have been wronged it is up to you to punish those responsible. This statement relates to the actions of Odysseus and Telemachos against the suitors in The Odyssey. Odysseus and Telemachos brutally murder the suitors of Penelope when Odysseus finally returns from Troy. Odysseus is angry because the suitors have taken over his house and courted his wife. Both he and his son Telemachos feel it is their job to rid the world of these particular men to set an example for others.
I don't agree with the statement if you have been wronged it is up to you to punish those responsible. I feel that if everybody abided by this rule then there would be a lot more violence. It would be near to anarchy, people doing things to other people because they believe they have some sort of claim to do so. Many people would abuse a rule like this, going as far as murder, like in The Odyssey. You need only to look at crime shows where victims of a crime (or family members) take matters into their own hands by attacking or killing the suspect. In turn they not only ruin their own life, but also their families lives. I'm not saying the suspect/bully shouldn't be punished, they should, but fighting fire with fire isn't a good idea.
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