Re: Flaying

[danspector@xxxxxxxxx]

I'm somewhat disheartened to see such unanimous backing for what was
pretty clearly an immense violation of the moral code of the Buffyverse.
(Indeed, one which I was appalled at, because it contradicted previous
characterization of Willow as someone who doesn't do evil things out of
petty revenge motivessee "Consequences", or "Wild at Heart".)

Vengeance killing is wrongit's not justice, it's murder for one's own
emotional satisfaction.  I think Buffy explained the emotional reasons
why it was off-kilter quite neatly in "Villains", and as a practical
matter, the Scoobs had an iron-clad case against Warren (who has no
superpowers or magical skills to escape jail), what with the forensics
on the bullets that Willow was waving around and not one but two
eye-witnesses in Buffy and Xander.  There is absolutely no
justification, IMO, for Willow torturing and slaughtering a defenseless,
captive, most-likely-bound-for-Death Row human simply because it made
her feel better.

Or would you all applaud if Warren's mother (seen to be alive, living in
Sunnydale, and not at all evil in "Flooded") were to torture and butcher
Willow in retribution for what Will did to the son Mrs. Meers presumably
loved and mourned?  Heck, by the "revenge is okay" argument, she's
*more* justified than Willow is.  Warren killed Tara out of a reckless
disregard for the consequences of firing random gunshots while fleeing
in panicWillow killed Warren slowly and painfully with malice
aforethought.

Go, Mama Meers, go!  (No, don't.  And Willow shouldn't have, either.)

Dan



Willow: "It's a good fight, Buffy, and I want in."
Buffy:  "I kinda love you."
                     'Choices'

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