GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri

[shinta|hikari]

When you guys manage to explain how taking the time to put a dagger on her rifle then going into melee combat before choosing to shoot (only after the enemies line up and raise their shields, thus rendering her bayonet ineffective) is a decision that prioritizes safety, then we'll talk. Otherwise, arguing that she was prioritizing safety (she obviously wasn't, c'mon) when she shot those guards is ridiculous.

Right now, you are ignoring every other part of that scene. The killing was unnecessary. It might be arguably safer for them, but that doesn't make it justified. Wiping out all standing hostiles will definitely ensure you will not get attacked. What I'm saying is that she could afford to let much more of the enemies live if she had actually tried.

Oh, and the throne room is actually huge. If you look at the aftermath of the scene, the guards she shot down were no way in range to attack her, especially the 2nd line she gunned down. Those spears are for stabbing, not throwing, but even if they were, none of the guards ever tried to.

Lastly, even if they did get close by charging forward, she would just Jedi them to death. That's the thing really. These guys posed NO threat to Jedi psycho girl. We all know that. She proved as much by stabbing a bunch of them to death at first. It was as obvious as the sun rising in the east. But she killed them anyway.

What I'm having trouble understanding is why you guys are trying to justify her actions. It seems you guys are fine with saying "it's war, so killing each other is okay." If you say that, then you've already made your point. There is no need to strain yourselves into proving that this was self-defense. It doesn't need to be. Like Ryll stated, it can be just like how the US handles things. Wipe everything that moves out and make a statement.

I'm actually taking the harder to defend side in this, which is that of peaceful resolution and pacifism. Strangely enough, we aren't arguing about that (an argument I'd likely lose because it IS war). Instead, we are talking about how the Jedi and her gun-toting friends were "in danger."

They weren't.