This is from formal logic. It has more certainty than the laws of physics. The contrapositive of a true assertion is always true. All bats are mammals ( A then B is true). This animal is not a mammal, it cannot be a bat (not B then not A must be true).
Legal liaibility for damages replaced endless cycles of violent revenge. The rule of law made civilization possible. People did not have to spend full time on personal safety anymore. They could engage in more productive activity. Productive activity enriched the human group.
That means legal immunity justifies violent revenge for damages (the contrapositive, not B then not A is true).
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