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    It is not the case that Standing to forgive is grounded in the particular authority that victims possess over their own moral claims against wrongdoers (Hieronymi, Pettigrove).

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    • 1.Wrongdoing creates moral claims not only against victims but in the moral community generally; society has standing to condemn wrongs regardless of victim forgiveness.
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    • 2.Victims may lack epistemic access to all morally relevant facts about wrongs; their authority shouldn't override objective moral truth about wrongdoing.
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    • 3.Grounding forgiveness solely in victim authority risks enabling wrongdoers when victims are coerced, manipulated, or lack resources to demand accountability.
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    • 1.Only victims suffer the wrong directly; thus only they can authentically release the moral claim that wrongdoing creates against wrongdoers.
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    • 2.Moral authority over one's own claims is fundamental to agency and dignity; denying victims this authority treats them as passive moral patients.
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    • 3.Third parties forgiving on victims' behalf risks patronizing victims and erasing the distinct injury only they experienced.
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