Ethics [Monday, March 11, 5th period]

[sith_happened]

Anakin was leaning against the desk as the Ethics class walked in. A crumpled version the syllabus was in his hand.

"I hope you all stayed dry this weekend and kept your fish throwing to a minimum," he said. "The syllabus says that we're supposed to begin a discussion of the seven deadly sins today, but I want to get to know you a little bit first."

He was supposed to be a new instructor, after all.

"What manner of action do you find unforgivable?" he asked, his voice and manner completely unreadable. "Treason against your country or homeworld? Stealing from the defenseless? Slavery? Murder? Let's not worry about extenuating circumstances for the moment. If I were to tell you I killed children, most of you would recoil, correct? Where do you draw that line in your head? How far does someone have to go before you say 'that's wrong and there's no getting past it'?"

He avoided John's eyes as he paced around the room, finally pointing at a student. "Go ahead."

Comments

Re: Answer the discussion question

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"Are we ignoring context, then?"

Re: Answer the discussion question

[sith_happened]

"Let's assume that someone is not killing someone else because his daughter is being held hostage or he's been programmed in some way to do so. He's in full possession of his faculties and he is doing terrible things. Is that wrong?"

Re: Answer the discussion question

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"How often does that actually happen?" Schrodinger asked. "That there are people who are just completely monstorous, and completely sane? Doesn't someone doing something like that imply to begin with that they do not have full posession of their faculties?"

Re: Answer the discussion question

[sith_happened]

"It happens more often then people would like to think about," Anakin said. "They tip over that line and never come back. There's darkness in everyone. It just depends on whether they embrace it or not."