In an Interview a Professional Hitman Was Asked How He

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Multiple Choice

In an interview a professional hitman was asked how he was able to live with what he had done. He argued that they were all bad people and that they had done worse things to more people. Using Sykes and Matza's theory, what technique of neutralization would this be?

• A)denial of responsibility
• B)denial of injury
• C)denial of the victim
• D)condemnation of the condemners
• E)appealing to higher loyalty

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