014 [Video] /dated to a few hours after Yusuke's anon post

[lifetothefullest]

[Lance looks a little over life at the moment, which most of his friends probably recognize as his standard look when not being purposefully professional. He's not bothering with the latter right now, both because he's a bit annoyed and because he thinks it would be pointless, so instead everyone gets normal, slightly bitchy Lance.]

Okay, I wish I could say that I can't believe I have to remind people of this, but vigilante justice is not exactly the best idea here. Not only is it morally wrong to just declare yourself to have the authority to decide who is and isn't deserving of 'justice', but it's logically wrong too; you're just going to cause problems, not solve them.

I'm not saying not to intervene when something's actively happening, but going after someone days or weeks later is just starting the whole process of retaliation all over again. So can everyone just take their egos down a notch and, if they're concerned about someone being an active threat or something, work on coming up with some sort of solution that isn't going to make things worse as soon as it's done?

[This is not the first time he's had to go into this discussion while here--or at home--and so that's why he's being extra short about it. He's also not just talking about the recent incident, it's simply what prompted him to say something this time.]

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[lifetothefullest]

People tend to judge based on what they want.

[And not what's right, or what people affected might want. Not that Lance is approving of the idea of someone asking Leo to kill them, or of Leo doing it, but he's not about to get into that argument in this place. If the person wanted it, then there might've been harm done but it's completely different from murdering someone who didn't want to die.]

[stealyoursoul]

You don't seem to. Most people would have read me the riot act the minute I mentioned killing someone.

[He's surprised at that but rather grateful. He could use more non-judgmental people in this place. He can't help what he is. Sometimes, killing someone was the only way he could keep from losing control.]

[lifetothefullest]

Well I don't approve, since most suicidal people aren't exactly in the right frame of might to be making major decisions, but in this place I'm not going to tell someone they can't make an agreement that both parties consent to.

[At home he'd probably do some sort of intervention, but that's not an option here. It's also in the past, so it seems pretty pointless to get upset about it; if the 'victim' in this case doesn't want 'justice' then he's not going to interfere. It's their right to decide what they do and don't want to happen to themselves.]

[stealyoursoul]

At least you've got more sense than the majority of the people I talk to here. I'd nominate you for mayor or something if we had to put someone in charge.

[Might as well have the most reasonable person be the mediator in charge of everything, right?]

[lifetothefullest]

Thanks; I'll just accept the sentiment.

[Even if he's not sure he agrees and also the idea of being mayor of Hadriel is terrifying. Still, it's a nice thought.]