>"What does that make me?"
Understand that evil is but an anomaly, existing solely for the purpose of resolving it and replacing it with good.
You don't need darkness to understand light. You can grow in all aspects just fine without any darkness. This is the direction we are heading in.
As long as you defend against them, you can theoretically forgive all the evil doers. The question is, can they forgive themselves, if they are not corrupt to the very core.