I also can't do anything for the UP unless I'm still alive. Being better than the bad guys isn't worth it if it means you die.
Levels of force, man. Circumstance dictates what levels are appropriate. That's how a lot of law enforcement works. If this had been just a normal life or death situation, like one of our normal superhero fights, it'd be different because there'd be way more options. In that case, taking the high road is important because of the example it sets.
But being trapped somewhere under duress is totally different. We weren't law enforcement in that situation, we were victims of a ridiculous number of crimes.
[A pause.]
[He holds up a finger and then corrects anon like the pedantic nerd he is.]
Also, semantics is a branch of linguistics that deals with interpreting the meaning of words. This is actually really an ethics argument. People get them confused all the time but they're not the same thing.
Re: I'm Captain Mystery, AMA
Levels of force, man. Circumstance dictates what levels are appropriate. That's how a lot of law enforcement works. If this had been just a normal life or death situation, like one of our normal superhero fights, it'd be different because there'd be way more options. In that case, taking the high road is important because of the example it sets.
But being trapped somewhere under duress is totally different. We weren't law enforcement in that situation, we were victims of a ridiculous number of crimes.
[A pause.]
[He holds up a finger and then corrects anon like the pedantic nerd he is.]
Also, semantics is a branch of linguistics that deals with interpreting the meaning of words. This is actually really an ethics argument. People get them confused all the time but they're not the same thing.