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Re: Questions (possible spoiler)
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lugnet.starwars
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Tue, 8 Jun 1999 16:29:36 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Steve Bliss writes:
> On Tue, 8 Jun 1999 11:49:30 GMT, "Roger Connor" <hokiepoke@aol.com> wrote:
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> > In regards to Jedi ethics - Tatooine is not governed by rule of law. It is
> > instead governed by crime lords- Hutts. Thus Qui Gonn stealing a power • whatsit
> > or using undue Jedi mind tricks is perfectly in line with the law of the • land.
> > What is "legal" in one place may be a capital crime in another.
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> Oh, I apologize. I thought the Jedi Knights stood for higher, universal
> values. Ideals like honor and justice.
I've always _liked_ the fact that Jedi aren't all goodness and light. I like
the fact that GL emphasized that in TPM. They're not some ridiculous epitome
of honor and justice, in the same way that paladins aren't. They have a code
that they follow,(1) but they aren't held to outrageous standards. Much the
same as a paladin, they will quite happily do whatever is necessary to get the
job done.
Also, don't hold the SW universe to the same code of ethics/morals that ours
has - nowhere in any of the movies do I recall even the implication that mind
control is considered wrong in that setting.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
1: And, in fact, we don't even really know this, it's just implied with that
whole light side/dark side thing.
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| James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in message news:FD0oHC.7uq@lugnet.com... (...) ours (...) mind (...) Take a closer look at SW then. When the famous "These aren't the droids You're looking for" scene is over, Luke says something (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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