Ethics [Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 1st period]

[sith_happened]

Rory had left for the Democratic National Convention on Sunday, which sort of explained why Anakin looked as sleep-deprived as the rest of the students when he entered the classroom a minute late.

It also explained why he had an infant in his arms and spit-up on the shoulder of his robe. Not that he knew about the spit-up. "Sorry about this," he said, "but Christopher threw a fit at the day care center, and when your baby has Force abilities...well. Now I have to replace all of their high chairs."

Temper tantrums at Anakin's house were so much fun.

"All right," he said, "onto today's ethical dilemma: If you had to choose between killing one person in order to save five others, or doing nothing even though you know that doing nothing means that those five people would die before your eyes, what would you do? And what do you think would be the right thing to do?"

Wasn't this a fun, cheerful subject, students?

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Re: Answer the discussion question [9/4]

[sith_happened]

"Keel-ee calleya ku kah," Anakin replied. "Open your eyes and learn to think, young one. The Sith have no compunction--none at all--to hold back, to be merciful, to leave things well enough alone. So the choices for the Jedi are to let them take over and leave the population to the sense of justice Sith don't have, or to fight back. It's not a religious war--it's a battle to determine how the galaxy runs."

Re: Answer the discussion question [9/4]

[suitably_heroic]

"It's a religious war and you're kidding yourself if you think otherwise," Atton said. "You don't seem to get how the distinction doesn't matter - Jedi, Sith, you both have too much power and you both cause too much damage. Hell. At least the Sith are honest about why they're making us suffer."

Re: Answer the discussion question [9/4]

[sith_happened]

"So what's the solution, then?" Anakin demanded. "Let the Jedi be exterminated and give the galaxy to the Sith?"

Re: Answer the discussion question [9/4]

[suitably_heroic]

"How about we get rid of all the Force sensitives," Atton drawled, "Or better yet, how about we just start with getting you people to stop acting like you're making things better."

Re: Answer the discussion question [9/4]

[sith_happened]

"Take us out of the equation and things get a lot worse," Anakin said. "That I've also heard repeatedly."

Re: Answer the discussion question [9/4]

[suitably_heroic]

"Keep telling yourself that," Atton said. "I hope it helps you sleep at night."

Re: Answer the discussion question [9/4]

[sith_happened]

"I have two children under four and my wife's out of town," Anakin replied. "Nothing helps me sleep at night."