Only the Sith deal in absolutes
[spoiler] I don't condone hitting women or men, but there's plenty of reason to hit either sometimes, you just don't do it because you aren't an asshole[/spoiler]
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Daniel Tosh had a good one on this. "What if you come home and your wife has drowned two of your kids and is getting ready to dunk the third one, is it ok to hit her then?"