Ethics [Thursday, November 29, 1st period]

[sith_happened]

Anakin stalked into the room and slammed the door shut behind him.

"Today we talk about wrath," he said. Ignore the pointed look he gave John Sheppard. Really.

"There's something very human about giving in to our temper," he said. "It's freeing, uncomplicated."

He paused. "At least at that moment. The repercussions are always waiting."

He waved a hand and the holoprojector flipped to life. Frozen in time was a young Jedi with two lightsabers at the neck of an older, clearly defeated enemy.

"This was me," he said, pointing at the young man. "And that older man was evil and threatened my family. It didn't make the choice I made--to kill him while he knelt there--any less wrong."

He looked around the classroom making eye contact with every student before continuing. "Wrath is very, very tempting. It urges you to listen to that dark little voice inside of you--to cut loose, live without consequences."

He pointed at the holo again. "There are always consequences. This moment has stayed with me, made me the person I am. It wasn't a positive influence."

Anakin stopped pacing. "What would it take for you to get to that hazy edge? And more importantly, how do you stop yourself from giving in?"

I Shall Not Walk Alone - Ben Harper

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[sith_happened]

With your pissiest icon.

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[jedi-qui.livejournal.com]

Qui-Gon Jinn

Listen to the lecture

[sith_happened]

Yup, he admitted to killing a guy. Are you surprised?

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[jedi-qui.livejournal.com]

Qui-Gon couldn't help but flinch when as the image of the last moment of his Master's life appeared. Dooku's face wasn't blurred this time and Qui-Gon found it hard to look away.

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[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

Irulan would have been more surprised if Professor Skywalker confessed that he never killed anyone. Such as it was, Irulan was familiar that warrior occasionally had cause to take a life.

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[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River listened to the lecture and watched the hologram, intrigued. The situation and the action taken didn't surprise her, but she could certanly see Anakin's point.

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[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

Gwynn was listening to the lecture with a troubled look on her face.

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John had picked up on the pointed look and had been unable to stop himself from rolling his eyes. He wasn't at all surprised by the holo and he was too tired to pretend to be.

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[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka was really confused -- the guy was evil, right? So how was killing him bad?

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[intraspective]

... and the point of this was..? How could removing a threat to your family be a bad thing? Was this supposed to be a big deal?

Ino leaned back in her chair and looked bored.

Re: Listen to the lecture

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

It was kind of eerie to be seeing the past of his galaxy like this. He'd heard stories, seen some holos but it was nothing like this.

Re: Listen to the lecture

[honoraryphd.livejournal.com]

Victor was listening so intently. Really. Most of his life had been spent embracing wrath, so he personally didn't see anything wrong with it.

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[mrodneymckay.livejournal.com]

Rodney gulped. At times, Anakin really creeped him out.

Answer the questions

[sith_happened]

What stops you from going on a homicidal rampage through a temple, killing everyone you've ever known?

Hypothetically, of course.

Re: Answer the questions

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"It would give me a sense of peace," River replied quietly. "For the moment only. Like a drug. I know that and want to keep it in mind." Vague memories surfaced from a session at the Academy, where she had stabbed a man using the only weapon available - a fountain pen - to prove a point.

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[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

"I don't even know if I am capable of that sort of emotion," confessed Irulan, "To lose control on that level... is unimaginable to me." She paused and thought of her ancestors, "But I suppose it is in my blood. Some of my ancestors have committed unspeakable horrors in their time. I would suppose, on some level, I am also capable. But for the life of me I can't think of anything that could provoke me to such level that I would go on a rampage."

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[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"A little bit of bloodlust is good for a warrior," Sokka mused. "So long as your wrath is directed at people who deserve it, I'm not sure there's a problem."

Oh, the naïveté, it burns.

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[witchy-prue.livejournal.com]

"Thinking about how my sisters would react would make me stop." she said. Of course that would go out the window if her sisters were even remotely threatened. "They wouldn't want me to turn into a killer."

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[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"It'd be hard to live with myself in the aftermath," Gavin said, "even if the immediate sense of feeling that it was right was overwhelming."

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[honoraryphd.livejournal.com]

"Why would I stop?" Victor asked. "If they've brought me to that line, they deserve whatever I do to them."

He would add 'and more,' but Victor had a pretty active imagination about what he would one day do to those who had truly incurred his wrath. There wasn't much more that could be done to them.

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[jedi-qui.livejournal.com]

"Every death brings with it repercussions," Qui-Gon said quietly. "Even if you think someone deserves to die, their death might hurt other people who don't deserve that pain."

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[mrodneymckay.livejournal.com]

"I really have trouble seeing myself in anything remotely resembling this situation," Rodney replied. "I'm not a warrior," he said with a glance at Sokka, "and physical violence isn't a normal response for me." Strictly speaking, physical activity wasn't a normal response for Rodney. "If I was really angry, I'd be more likely to cut off someone's hot water."

Talk to the TA

[sith_happened]

Bet Qui-Gon has Views on this.

Re: Talk to the TA

[jedi-qui.livejournal.com]

Qui-Gon was quieter than usual and sat with a troubled expression on his face.

Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

As you do.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River approached Anakin after the class. "What was the consequence?" she asked.

OOC

[sith_happened]

As usual, I'm at work until about 1PST.