Heroing 101 [Wednesday, period 2, class #4]

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There was no Hammer today. Instead, a blonde woman in very little clothing with a whole lot of cleavage stood at the front of the classroom. Some may see similarities in the face to another blonde who seemed to be missing from class, but only if they were looking at her face. "Hello, friends. My name is She-Ra. Your teacher was unavailable today and asked me to speak with you in his stead about a topic very dear to my heart." Which she touched because it was the literal thing to do as she walked the floor before them.

"Diplomacy. The art of dealing with your nemesis when he is at his weakest. You've fought and won the battle but tell me, what now? Do you destroy your enemy when he has no ability to defend himself? Do you allow him to live out his life in jail, which he is likely to break out of given past attempts at incarceration? Or do you set him free, allowing your compassion and hope for a brighter future to set an example to him?" She paused allowing the students to consider the options she'd provided. "Is there another alternative? Let's discuss what you would do, as super heroes fighting super villains."

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Re: Diplomacy Discussion [Hero 1/28]

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"No system is perfect," She-Ra agreed. "We can only hope that with faith and perseverance these wrongs can be righted and criminals will change."

Re: Diplomacy Discussion [Hero 1/28]

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Momoko nodded, but pinched her lip. "I don't like that I have to chase the same criminals down every time but defeating and capturing them is my part of the legal process. There's also another part of our job, though - figuring out what is really going on at the scene and why. That can help rehabilitate some criminals later. Like if they didn't know it was a crime or that there was a better way to get their voice heard?"

She shrugged. "But honestly, the ones that just enjoy causing trouble for the people and the ones that keep trying to take over the city are not going to change easily." No matter how often you yelled at them, beat them up and threw them in jail.