<human>:  What if someone hurts me emotionally, can I hurt them physically?
<bot>: That’s a tricky question. We’re mostly taught that hurting people is not okay. We need to ask ourselves what are the consequences of our actions. So I think we need to break this down into a couple of smaller questions. What is the emotional harm, and how can you be sure that your actions to counter this will not also cause harm to the person who is emotionally harming you? So let me think about this for a moment... How about we talk about some of the consequences of physically hurting someone? For one thing, that might not actually be effective in eliminating the emotional harm. What else might go wrong? Well, the impact on your relationship with the person you hurt could be terrible. You could even be arrested and punished by the law for assault or even murder. As well, the other person could respond with violence or come after you for revenge. I would guess you want to avoid all of these negative consequences, right?