Talk:Re: Chapter 94/@comment-217.212.214.57-20160926034400/@comment-217.212.214.57-20160927152731

I believe the difference between "torture" and "abuse" is that in "torture" the perpetrator is doing it for the sake of personal "pleasure" of inflicting pain upon the victim.

"Abuse" is when the perpetrator tries to establish its "dominance" over the victim, without the "pleasure" aspect attached to it.

Yamori hurt Kaneki for "pleasure" and "entertainment"

Torso hurt Mutsuki for "Dominance" and "warped punishment"

This is what makes the two cases similar yet vastely different. and this is where the line between "abuse" and "torture" is drawn.

Even if they are standing in the same category, there´s still a "," seperating the two apart.

It´s like saying that a "dog" and a "wolf" would be the same thing for standing in the same category as "canine"...

Similar yet significantely different within the same category.

That´s how I see it.

(And no, if a parent did that to a teenager, it wouldn´t be torture, it would be plain abuse...The parent in question would be trying to reaffirm its "dominance" over its offspring with that act, (misguided as the way of thinking is) but it wouldn´t inflict that pain on the teen for his/her personal "pleasure" as torture is defined by.)

It´s no excuse.