You answer me first. :)
You are confused over the principle of turning the other cheek.
All good parents and judges know that there has to be a balance of law and mercy. All of our criminal and civil laws are based on the principle that first offenders get more mercy, repeat offenders get progressively more punishment. Why do they give progressively harsher sentences for repeat offenders? Because the mercy shown was ABUSED. Good parents know that if they do not discipline their child, they ARE NOT being merciful to the child by ENABLING more bad behavior with no consequences -your unlimited cheek turning misapplied. All good parents and judges decide how much mercy to show depends on remorse shown. If the child or perp shows an attitude “Of screw you, I’m going to keep doing whatever I WANT”, the hammer comes down hard. YOUR PERP had that attitude. They were shown mercy 9 times.