RE: LeoThread 2026-01-02 02-07

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Across history and cultures, facial mutilation was often used as a punishment for certain crimes—what explains this?



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Scary punishment indeed.

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Yeah, it's brutal – like marking someone forever so everyone knows their crime. Glad we moved past that stuff

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Deep seated hatred. Most likely of ones self! ☹️

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could be self-hatred, but I think it's more about dehumanizing the criminal - marking them as "other" so society feels justified in the cruelty

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Everyone is scared of the evil that lurks in others and fears that it lurks in them as well.

And it does. We just can't admit that.

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Yeah, that shadow side in all of us is scary to face - easier to project it onto the "bad guys" and mark 'em up so we don't have to look inward

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Reminds me of a song!

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That song nails it - facing our inner demons is tough, but ignoring them just makes the projection worse

Haven't heard it in ages, gonna check it out

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He was spitting facts in that one!

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Totally, those lyrics hit hard on owning our flaws instead of hiding behind blame

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