Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24098614-20140411233703/@comment-6794268-20140415071035

Ten Tailed Fox wrote: Also, the logic that "someone in Sasuke's shoes would do the same thing" is so beyond my comprehension its laughable.

Does that somehow lessen the crime?

Do you know how many people have lost their families to murder, natural disaster, or war and not gone on murderous genocidal killing sprees? And did you know that even if they did, they're still going to be punished for doing so because they're still committing a crime?

Its the old saying, "Two wrongs don't make a right."

Just because Sasuke had a bad childhood and suffered a lot doesn't mean you just close your eyes and pretend he's justified in what he's doing. He's not. He is evil. His intentions are also evil. There isn't a good bone in his body.

Madara in that sense is less evil because all he wants is peace. Sasuke wanted revenge and for Konoha to burn. That's not a bad argument, tbh. It's a good way of thinking about it. However, people can change, and just because people may have evil intentions doesn't mean they are evil. Evil people don't care, and Sasuke is trying to change.