I am in total agreement with the article. There is no evil. There only "is". It is what it is.

Does this mean that those who harm others get a free pass? Absolutely not. Should we look at them with empathy and seek to understand - absolutely - but we have every right to protect ourselves.

These people were not created in a vacuum, in most instances there are pivotal moments in lives where the course could have been radically changed - and for the better.