fandomhigh | Ethics [Thursday, October 5, 6th period]

As usual, Vader stomped into the classroom exactly on time and slammed the door behind him.

The door was looking like it had seen better days.

"There was a rebel who was captured recently," Vader began, "who possessed knowledge about where the headquarters of her wrong-headed and illegal organization was hiding. After extensive interrogation--which is next week's lesson and not this one--it was decided that extreme measures must be taken to get her to reveal her information."

Vader paused, the only sound in the room his ventilation unit.

"So we destroyed her home planet from space."

Vader paced in front of his desk, his black cape sweeping out behind him. "Today's question is not 'was that excessive' because I don't care, but how far would you go in order to get what you want. This is different from the question earlier this semester. I do not want your emotions to play a part in your calculations. This isn't to save someone you love. This is to do your job, to salvage your pride, to make sure others know you being absolutely serious."

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Vader tapped his gloved hand on her desk. "There is a...insubordinate faction gaining power," he said. "Negotiation is a waste of time. How would you make it clear that they will not get what they want?"

"It depends. Do they have any, at all, military strength? If yes, then bring in a small amount of troops and make it clear that they won't be leaving until they back down. If no? Take away their source of food/income/whatever. Make sure no one is smuggling things in. After a point, they'll either give up or die out."

"What if your superiors do not have the patience for such a drawn-out scenario?"

Alanna blinked. "If they're not a military threat, why does it matter how long it takes?"

"They are no match for your own military," Vader decided, "but they are still armed. And their...ideas have a tendency to circulate among the population. Can you stop such a thing?"

"Same as for the first group then. Bring in the military, occupy their place of inhabitance, and whatever you do, don't ban their ideas or start killing them off because then you make them martyrs."

Vader was silent. Those hadn't exactly been the Emperor's orders.

Alanna raised a challenging brow.

"Sometimes dead rebels are just dead," Vader growled, "and not martyrs at all."

"Rarely. People are impressed by those willing to die for their ideas." Alanna's tone of voice made it clear that she didn't get those people.

Vader had spent a lot of time forcing himself to forget about idealism. "People are fools."

Alanna was a little disturbed to find herself agreeing with Vader. "But they still get others to follow them and feel pity for them."

"Sometimes," Vader conceded.

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