AN 9.30, AN 10.80: a new translation that eliminates misunderstanding

 The existing translations by B. Bodhi, B. Sujato are confusing and very misleading IMO,
see detailed analysis: 

AN 9.30, AN 10.80 Buddha seems to be telling you to commit a crime of omission

Ven. Thanissaro's make a little more sense, 

but still IMO is open to different interpretations and misunderstandings.

After consulting with Ven. Thanissaro,

and incorporating some of the ideas from the commentary,

I arrived at this translation. 

AN 10.80 Āghāta-paṭivinaya: Getting Rid of Resentment

(2025 SP-FLUENT translation by frankk‍ derived from B. Sujato‍ )

“Dasayime, bhikkhave, āghātapaṭivinayā.	“monks, there are these ten methods to get rid of resentment.
Katame dasa?	What ten?
‘Anatthaṃ me acari, taṃ kutettha labbhā’ti	1) Thinking: ‘They harmed me, but what can I possibly do [to rid my mind of resentment]?’
	[Should I really expect the entire world and everyone in it to behave properly?]
	[What can be gained by being angry and resentful? Does that help the situation?]
	[Is it possible to be helpful to the victim without being angry at the offender? Are those two events independent or inseparable?]
āghātaṃ paṭivineti,	[Reflecting like that] you get rid of resentment.
‘anatthaṃ me carati, taṃ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṃ paṭivineti,	2) Thinking: ‘They are harming me …’ …
‘anatthaṃ me carissati, taṃ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṃ paṭivineti,	3) ‘They will harm me …’ …
piyassa me manāpassa anatthaṃ acari … pe …	4) ‘They harmed someone I love …’ …
carati … pe …	5) ‘They are harming someone I love …’
carissati, taṃ kutettha labbhāti āghātaṃ paṭivineti,	6) ‘They will harm someone I love …’ …
appiyassa me amanāpassa atthaṃ acari … pe …	7) They helped someone I dislike …’ …
atthaṃ carati … pe …	8) ‘They are helping someone I dislike …’ …
atthaṃ carissati, taṃ kutettha labbhāti	9) Thinking: ‘They will help someone I dislike, but what can I possibly do [to rid my mind of resentment]?’
	[Should I really expect the entire world and everyone in it to behave properly?]
	[What can be gained by being angry and resentful? Does that help the situation?]
	[Is it possible to be helpful to the victim without being angry at the offender? Are those two events independent or inseparable?]
āghātaṃ paṭivineti,	[Reflecting like that] you get rid of resentment.
aṭṭhāne ca na kuppati—	10) And you don’t get angry over impossibilities [, such as all events which ultimately you can’t possibly control].
ime kho, bhikkhave, dasa āghātapaṭivinayā”ti.	These are the ten ways of getting rid of resentment.”

(end of sutta⏹️)

The lesson from sutta

1) you being resentful/angry
2) the criminal act being committed

Are two independent events.

The sutta is not addressing what can be or should be done about a crime being committed.

This sutta, like many others such as MN 21,  

is that anger, resentment, ill will,  are always unskillful Dharmas 

that should be removed immediately.

And with deeper reflection and direct understanding, 

then anger will never even arise, 

even in the most heinous crime.

To illustrate, note policeman stopping a criminal stealing a purse. 
Policeman has a calm facial expression and demeanor, 

showing no anger and resentment towards criminal.