[ He has to think about that one. Because it's not a black-and-white issue. They're not talking about whether or not it was right (it was wrong).
So Robbie takes a few seconds, mentally pulling up all the people he's hurt and what stopped him from going too far, if anything. He's never struck a killing blow, but... he's brought people very close to death. Sometimes, he can point to exact moments and know "here, here's where mercy kicked in." Here's where he cushioned the impact at the last moment or stopped himself from causing further damage.
But sometimes - even after the Stamford disaster, he's been sloppy. He's trusted other people's strength to let them live through it, and Robbie knows that's risky. He has no excuse for it, none whatsoever. He values life more than that.
Thinking outside of his own sphere - pick any news broadcast he's seen in his life. Any newspaper in New York, on any given day. There's really only one conclusion, isn't there? ]
I think everyone wants to believe it's hard to do. I think it's harder to not do it.
[ He's probably breaking some Legion rule, but Robbie doesn't care. ]
I don't think that "never killing" should be a rule. I think that every last precaution should be taken before that level of violence becomes an option, but I don't think some idiot gets to come before you on whatever superhero hierarchy of worthiness they're trying to work with. It's supposed to go civilians, you, stupid bad guys. That's it. That's the whole hierarchy.
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So Robbie takes a few seconds, mentally pulling up all the people he's hurt and what stopped him from going too far, if anything. He's never struck a killing blow, but... he's brought people very close to death. Sometimes, he can point to exact moments and know "here, here's where mercy kicked in." Here's where he cushioned the impact at the last moment or stopped himself from causing further damage.
But sometimes - even after the Stamford disaster, he's been sloppy. He's trusted other people's strength to let them live through it, and Robbie knows that's risky. He has no excuse for it, none whatsoever. He values life more than that.
Thinking outside of his own sphere - pick any news broadcast he's seen in his life. Any newspaper in New York, on any given day. There's really only one conclusion, isn't there? ]
I think everyone wants to believe it's hard to do. I think it's harder to not do it.
[ He's probably breaking some Legion rule, but Robbie doesn't care. ]
I don't think that "never killing" should be a rule. I think that every last precaution should be taken before that level of violence becomes an option, but I don't think some idiot gets to come before you on whatever superhero hierarchy of worthiness they're trying to work with. It's supposed to go civilians, you, stupid bad guys. That's it. That's the whole hierarchy.