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Dena Shuayto Current Issues in Psychology-Psych. 190 Dr. Wagner The Abuse Excuse In his argument supporting the existence and prevalence of the "Abuse Excuse", Mr. Dershowitz likens it to a "modern-day form of vigilantism" where the victim has "returned to a 'state of nature' in which 'might makes right'." He goes on to say, in a somewhat alarmist tone (though rightly justified), that this newly-forged vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands, "threatens the very fabric of our democracy and sows the seeds of anarchy and autocracy. The abuse excuse is dangerous, therefore, both in its narrow manifestation as a legal defense and in its broader manifestation as an abrogation of societal responsibility." He also makes reference to the marketability of many of these topics vis-à-vis the media, namely the sensational format of many daytime talk shows where the syndrome du jour is bantered over with the fervor and intelligence of...

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