Ethics [Thursday, November 12, 1st period]

[sith_happened]

Anakin stalked into the room precisely on time and shut the door firmly behind him. "Today we talk about wrath," he said. "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. The students might remember the scenario from a few weeks ago.

"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?"

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Re: Answer the discussion question!

[glacial_queen]

"I know how you feel, as bit," Karla said. "My gifts--they're all for healing: the body, the mind, the heart, even the land. But--in a situation like that--what you did was justice. And a far kinder form than I wish I could mete."

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[trigons_child]

"You know why I cannot do things such as that," Raven murmured. She couldn't quite argue with the sentiment, though.

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[glacial_queen]

"I do," Karla agreed. "I still believe your actions were correct and moral. Just...you shouldn't have had to be the one who took them. Hell's fire, you shouldn't have been there at all." Her eyes swept the room. "None of you should have."

She impatiently waved that away. "That's not important now. The issue is that without your, uh, extenuating circumstances, I defy anyone to say what you did was wrong."

Re: Answer the discussion question!

[trigons_child]

Karla should not have been there, either, Raven wanted to say, but she didn't want to get into the situation too deeply with so many others there who did not know -- or need to know -- what had happened there.

"I am not certain how I would feel were it not for my...extenuating circumstances," Raven said. "I think I would still be uncomfortable with what I did. If I let my anger get the better of me, what if one day I made a mistake and punished an innocent instead of one who deserved it?"