Ethics [Thursday, October 30, 2019]

[sith_happened]

If you were looking closely, you'd notice some orange blood on the edges of Anakin's robes today.

"Today we're going to talk about the ethics of violence," he said. "In related news, if you are very much against violence...avoid town today. The clowns are back and are extremely aggressive." He began walking around the classroom as he continued speaking. "There's a variety of positions to take regarding violence: you can object to it in all forms, you can decide to hit people who hit you first, you can support the government's use of violence against aggressors without wanting to be specifically a part of it yourself...you could be an angry clown in town and decide that everyone's hearts belong to you."

He shrugged. "Personally, I don't agree with that last one, but as always, this class is about finding out where your line is. Is it fine to shoot at a drive through window because they forgot your barbecue sauce? I think that's kind of insane, but you might disagree."

He clasped his hands together. "So. Violence. Where do you stand?"

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Re: Discuss!

[mylandmyrules]

Nell shrugged. She didn't mean to come across as flip, but thinking about the time she'd killed a man by feeding him to her land always made her very uncomfortable. "I don't like the idea of violence, but sometimes you ain't got a choice. Iffen someone attacks you, I think you need to fight back."

She had.

Re: Discuss!

[sith_happened]

Anakin nodded. "And what counts as an attack? Does it have to be physical?"

Re: Discuss!

[mylandmyrules]

"Can't see me hurting somebody else, 'cause they called me a bad name," Nell said.