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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This is an example of "denial of the victim," where the hitman justifies his actions by suggesting that his victims deserved their fate due to their own immoral or illegal actions.

In an Interview a Professional Hitman Was Asked How He