The violence here is cautionary, not gratuitous. What you see is a meditation on power.
As an overnight clerk at a low-rent convenience store, I see more than my share of crime. None of it punished or redressed. I yearn, sometimes, for the power to punish these crimes. At what cost? If I had this absolute power, would I be a leader or a despot? Would I help my people, or would I be a tyrant?
Ultimately, one thing is certain: with that sort of power, I alone would be able to redress my own injustices. For I alone could wage this war with the king...
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