Feb 1st Protective Instincts

[Steve the Pocket]

It's sad that so many of you are cheering that a character gets decked, even one like Jeremy. Unless it's actually going to teach him a lesson that he won't just forget by the next day. Then I'm with you guys.

[Luke B.]

Heh, sometimes it's just fun when the violent person experiences what it's like to be the victim for once.

[Llewthepoet]

Dragons opinions of mammal tails must have been formed long ago before Millie said her famous "Way Too Padded" line.*

[dcsimpson]

She saved Ozy from a beating. Why on earth is that controversial?

[Luke B.]

Heh, it's controversial to the kind of pacifism that accepts violence rather than use violence to keep the peace/protect the innocent.

Me, I think it was awesome. If there's some kinda dragon kung-fu, Ozy totally needs to learn it. Heh, and Zen-fu doesn't count. :-PG

[dcsimpson]

I'm mostly a pacifist, but I do believe if an innocent person is about to be beaten and you use force to prevent it, that's completely defensible.

[Luke B.]

I think that's the sanest way of looking at things.

Use of force usually only justified in the defense of self or those under your protection, or an 'innocent' person - and it's that 'innocent' that's where it can get muddled sometimes.

But overall, Jeremy was clearly going to assault Ozy. Both from his history of previous actions, and stated intentions.

That's something I've always wondered about - when a bully is known to assault children, why doesn't' the school or the parents go to the police and charge the kid with Criminal Assault?

But yeah, a first reaction of pacifism is *always* better than a first reaction of violence, that's one of the things I've founded my adult life on, though I've deliberately left room for defense of self and others in that.

[Steve the Pocket]

I'm mostly a pacifist, but I do believe if an innocent person is about to be beaten and you use force to prevent it, that's completely defensible.

Of course. I don't for a minute think this shouldn't have happened. I was just disturbed to see reactions that bordered on Schadenfrude.o

[NHJ BV]

I'm mostly a pacifist, but I do believe if an innocent person is about to be beaten and you use force to prevent it, that's completely defensible.

Of course. I don't for a minute think this shouldn't have happened. I was just disturbed to see reactions that bordered on Schadenfrude.

There's nothing wong with a bit of that every now and then

[Tabris_The_17th]

I'm mostly a pacifist, but I do believe if an innocent person is about to be beaten and you use force to prevent it, that's completely defensible.

Of course. I don't for a minute think this shouldn't have happened. I was just disturbed to see reactions that bordered on Schadenfrude.

I was more excited to see that Isolde would take such action rather than just sit back and get a "action scene" for her film. Shows she cares more for her family, which wasn't so noticeable with her last film.

I can never hear the word "Schadenfrude" without thinking of Avenue Q.

[Tom Flapwell]

I'm mostly a pacifist, but I do believe if an innocent person is about to be beaten and you use force to prevent it, that's completely defensible.

As long as it isn't overkill. And I doubt it was this time.

[IceDragon]

Isolde could have made flame broiled Jeremy. Besides, dragons do have a habit of tail-related voilence. And I doubt Jeremy fully uinderstand the word medic.

[Muninn]

I don't like to be to vengeful myself, but deep down we all love watching our terrible foes finally find themselves in rough waters.

Depends what you mean by rough waters. I don't wish death or torture against people I don't like, and I certainly wouldn't hit anybody - even if there wouldn't be repercussions. so often makes our minds go astray.[/quote:d782eb13a9]
To include everyone may be a song of American Pie length to use

Not that it couldn't be done,...

[Dr. Doog]

no, went his way with the light shining inside him.

[Tom Flapwell]

Did the storyteller know that the burglar had reformed? I hope so. I intend to try a talk if I ever encounter a thief in action.g