Osama bin Laden Killing Fails to End Americans' Thirst for RevengeBy Hannah OsborneApril 30, 2014 12:14 BSTStill from a previously unreleased video of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.ReutersAs the third anniversary of Osama bin Laden's assassination approaches, a study has found that his death has not satisfied many Americans' thirst for revenge.The study, Vicarious Revenge and the Death of Osama bin Laden, looked at the reaction to news bin Laden had been killed by people in America, Germany and Pakistan.Published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, researchers undertook three studies to find out if the vicarious revenge associated with Bin Laden's assassination led to feelings of satisfaction and re-established a sense of justice.Newspapers after bin Laden's assasinationReutersEven Americans who were not directly affected by the 9/11 attacks saw themselves as victims and were keen for revenge,UK Nike Air Max 2011 Womens Grey White, the study found.Respondents who felt a stronger sense of justice from Bin Laden's killing also showed a stronger need to take revenge further for those responsible for the attacks on the twin towers.Study author Mario Gollwitzer,UK Nike Air Max 2012 Mens Black White, of the Philipp University of Marburg, told IBTimes UK: "We weren't really sure what to expect here. In cases of direct 'dyadic' revenge (A harms B, and B punishes A in return), we have some solid empirical evidence from earlier studies that revenge can - under certain circumstances - go along with a sense of psychological closure and a sense of justice achieved. This implies that revenge can sometimes close a chapter.A thank you note left World Trade Center site in New YorkReuters"In the present study, we seem to have found a case in which one act of revenge (the assassination of Bin Laden) did lead to a sense of justice achieved,Nike Air Max 2013 Womens Cool Grey Pink, but did not quench the desire to take more revenge. On the contrary."The findings revealed that Americans who believed Bin Laden's death sent the message "don't mess with us" were the people who believed his death helped balance the scales of justice. Assassination, rather than death in any other way, also increased satisfaction.RelatedOsama Bin Laden Son-in-Law Suleiman Abu Ghaith Guilty of Post-9/11 Terror PlotUS Navy Seals 'Took Turns Firing Hundreds of Bullets Into Bin Laden's Body'Jail Term Cut for Doctor Who Helped US Find Bin Laden9
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