Directions: The critical reasoning question given below consists of a passage followed by three statements and a question. You must read the passage, question, and statements carefully to choose the correct alternative.

Passage: The sense that justice requires punishment for wrongs runs deep and is not the same as a mere thirst for revenge or a desire to get even. On the contrary, punishment plays an important role in any healthy moral ecosystem.

Statements:

(A) Healthy moral ecosystem is desirable.

(B) Forgiving is a bad practice. 

(C)Punishment at times is given to the wrong people.

Question: Which of the above three statements is an assumption implicit in the passage?