Victim
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A Victim is an agent who is the recipient of an unjust act.
- Context:
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- Example(s):
- a Crime Victim.
- a Mass Shooting Victim (mass shooting).
- a Bullying Victimr (bullying).
- ...
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Perpetrator.
- a Bystander.
- See: Just Violent Act, Identifiable Victim Effect, Victimization.
References
2014
- (Kapitan, 2014) ⇒ Tomis Kapitan. (2014). “The Reign of ‘Terror’.” In: NYTimes Blogs 2014-10-19
- QUOTE: ... As long as groups perceive themselves to be victims of intolerable injustices and view their oppressors as unwilling to arrive at an acceptable compromise, they are likely to answer violence with more violence. ...