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In other cases, as Beyerstein noted, it's people who long to have their bigotries justified, and so choose lies over facts.

Glasgow City Council justified the stickers as a way to "reach out to families" where it was uncertain who had responsibility for maintaining the memorial.

Trump has said that “sometimes revenge can be justified.”

Another officer fired the shot that killed Taylor, but prosecutors said his use of deadly force was justified because Walker had opened fire first.

A percentage of those opposed to him, according to a recent poll, have conversely said that force is justified to keep him from the White House.