"She has devoted her life to seeking vengeance, and I think that lust for vengeance has ruined her spirit."

FWIW. Shortly after high school, one of our classmates was kidnapped off the freeway in Detroit after her car broke down, and subjected to all sorts of sexual abuse for several days by a gang of young men. They were all arrested and sentenced to substantial prison stretches; the gang-leader was given life without parole. However, after almost forty years, the state of Michigan decided that maybe it wasn't worth the expense of holding him. My former classmate attended the parole hearing, told in detail the crime against her, and concluded by saying (paraphrasing), "I wanted you know exactly what he did. I don't know if he should be released or not; I leave that decision to you." The parole board released him with strict conditions, and my classmate accepted that. We have not kept in touch, but I gather that she has devoted much of her life to both her own healing and helping other victims of abuse - but, from anything I've seen, not to vengeance or even "victims' rights". She seemed to have taken some criticism for not being outraged at the release of her erstwhile tormentor ....