A commenter asks:
What about if the would-be killer is motivated by a sense of justice, albeit warped, to get of a person because that particular person is a jerk to everyone?
I mean, if the intended victim happens to be a boss who has absolutely no respect for those who serve him, would it still be a sin to harbor feelings of murder against such a fiend? Even if it means going against the law to set things right?
The textbook answer is to let it go, I’m told, but it seems that crushing such arrogant people into the ground might be more satisfying.
A famous psychiatrist once said, “A homicidal fantasy a day keeps the psychiatrist away.”
I agree with him, and in this sense, the fantasies alone may even be adaptive in promoting mental health, oddly enough, although this goes against common wisdom.
But it’s better to just think about it and not to do it due to moral, legal and self-preservation issues.
