01-31-2015, 09:11 AM
Let us make sure the subject matter is clear. This will be a discussion about the TV show Grimm which is a fantasy. So please, no rants about vigilante cops in the real world. OK?
It has come up before on the show and in discussions on this forum. Just how far should Nick and the Crew go when dealing with wesen? (I refuse to call them the 'scobby gang'. C'mon people! Really!?)
Nick has usually tried to keep things within the bounds of law enforcement. Wesen are caught and dealt with like any other criminal. This has sometimes meant playing a little loose with the truth, but generally Nick has tried to be a good cop.
But, of course there have been times when the have had to deal with wesen "old school" and off the grid. Usually because if they tried to take it into a court room they would be the ones locked up!
Still, allowing yourself to become judge, jury and executioner can very easily turn into a dark place indeed. So, where do you draw the line? Is it acceptable to kill a wesen murderer only when you can't prove it in court? Or is it acceptable to do it anytime? Bringing them before the bar is just preferable?
And what do you do about regular people who have knowledge of wesen but are not part of the team? Like the ghost hunter in the latest episode. He has video of a wesen fully woged. Do you kill him and destroy it? Discredit him and get him locked up in an asylum knowing it will destroy his life? Just let it get out there and hope everyone believes it faked?
If it became known to the general public that wesen were real, it would set off pogroms and purges that would make the Salem Witch Trials and the Inquisition look like a Sunday School outings! Or is that a valid premise? Would the knowledge of wesen existence among regular people really cause that reaction? Or is that an antiquated view of humanity? Remember that ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Rwanda were not all that long ago, but many Western societies have become fairly tolerant of the 'other'.
So some very grim () but necessary and Machiavellian decisions have to be made. Just how far can they go in order to protect the greater good?
That is the subject for discussion. Have at it and I hope it's interesting for everyone!
It has come up before on the show and in discussions on this forum. Just how far should Nick and the Crew go when dealing with wesen? (I refuse to call them the 'scobby gang'. C'mon people! Really!?)
Nick has usually tried to keep things within the bounds of law enforcement. Wesen are caught and dealt with like any other criminal. This has sometimes meant playing a little loose with the truth, but generally Nick has tried to be a good cop.
But, of course there have been times when the have had to deal with wesen "old school" and off the grid. Usually because if they tried to take it into a court room they would be the ones locked up!
Still, allowing yourself to become judge, jury and executioner can very easily turn into a dark place indeed. So, where do you draw the line? Is it acceptable to kill a wesen murderer only when you can't prove it in court? Or is it acceptable to do it anytime? Bringing them before the bar is just preferable?
And what do you do about regular people who have knowledge of wesen but are not part of the team? Like the ghost hunter in the latest episode. He has video of a wesen fully woged. Do you kill him and destroy it? Discredit him and get him locked up in an asylum knowing it will destroy his life? Just let it get out there and hope everyone believes it faked?
If it became known to the general public that wesen were real, it would set off pogroms and purges that would make the Salem Witch Trials and the Inquisition look like a Sunday School outings! Or is that a valid premise? Would the knowledge of wesen existence among regular people really cause that reaction? Or is that an antiquated view of humanity? Remember that ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Rwanda were not all that long ago, but many Western societies have become fairly tolerant of the 'other'.
So some very grim () but necessary and Machiavellian decisions have to be made. Just how far can they go in order to protect the greater good?
That is the subject for discussion. Have at it and I hope it's interesting for everyone!
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