Bullshit.

[Yeah, sorry Angel. Athena just has to be blunt here.]

I know what it feels like. Having the blood of a parent on your hands. [Both, in her case.] I know the pain of losing family in a horrible way. It's awful. But that gives him to excuse to do what he did.

[She shakes her head, hands clenching and unclenching. She's not quite calm, but the metaphorical fuse has died down a bit.]

That sort of grief doesn't lead you to hurting the important people you have left.