Is Everyone Possibility Of Evil

Is everyone capable of evil? Evil is described as all of the wrong doings in society, as well as the urge to do wrong (Romig). It is said that everyone has the ability to act in evil ways but don’t necessarily act upon it. Everyone has the capacity to commit evil acts, but the severity of the act and the darkness of their intent is dependent on their morals and the society they reside in.
Ordinary people have the capacity to commit extraordinarily evil acts. When people are outside of their comfort zone and away from the norm, their morals can sometimes be lost. “We face our biggest challenges not when we’re called on to behave ourselves within our family, community or workplace but when we have to apply the same moral care to people outside
When put in an abnormal situation where you must react quickly, it could cause one to lose sight of necessary morals.” The father went looking for the girl, calling out her name. When he heard the girls screams he ran to her and found the 47-year-old Flores molesting his daughter. He pulled the attacker off and began striking the pedophile in the head and neck, ultimately killing him” (Roosevelt 4). This is an example of a normal father, who acted in what would be considered an evil way due to the situation presented. He saw his daughter in distress while someone was attacking her in the most violent way, and he acted on impulse. He could have never committed a crime in his life, but this one situation flipped a switch and caused him to kill the man attacking his daughter. This is also seen in people who have returned home from war, where they see lots of evil every day. “He had no history of domestic violence, no pattern of abuse. He had no attempts to isolate her from her friends, family, or finances…There hadn’t been a red flag before Mark wrapped his hands around Kristi’s throat and squeezed”(Bannerman). This shows that after his deployment, he became more aggressive and his behavior changed dramatically. He was put in a situation where evil is all around for a long period of time, and when he came home he was different. He would have never put his hands on his wife before deployment, but after, things changed. Anyone can commit evil acts, even the most ordinary, depending on the situation they are put