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Do the ends justify the means?
Sometimes the only way to stop something terrible is to do something terrible yourself. Even then, your hands are not quite clean.
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A little context
Afraid of what your teenager might be hiding, you read their diary, and find you were right to be afraid. You're glad you know. You also know you did something you would have called a betrayal if anyone had done it to you.
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