Bou

Have just finished bou-ing the whole 30 episodes of Gun Metal Grey, which turned out to be an incredibly (yes! who would've thought a canto-crime drama could be quite so well-written) thought-provoking drama. The main issue here is the inadequacy of the justice system and how it compels people into taking justice into their own hands by killing criminals. 

What i find most interesting is how the writers incorporate the whole concept of the grey area of ethics / morality into the script. Scenario: Rapist sends his victim a tape of the actual rape and she kills herself out despair. Rapist gets away scot-free from lack of incriminating evidence. Is "innocent until proven guilty" the best way to dish out justice? Obviously someone gets pissed and murders the rapist gao gao. And that raises the question: Is killing really all that abominable?Yes? No? Depends?

Y'see i've digested Vince Flynn terrorist / political thrillers one after another and from them.. I think i'd go with depends. The world can do without certain people alive. I mean, heck, it could take years and years to pass a new law (and judges can be too chicken to make any controversial rulings that could potentially set precedent and cause great ripples of change in the justice system), so taking justice into their own hands is the only thing people can do.

A completely different side of the argument presents itself in the latest plot of Smallville Season 10. Clark Kent and his band of Justice Society peeps are being branded as terrorists for taking the law into their own hands and punishing criminals. Obviously the government isn't too pleased. If everyone (with or without super powers) does that, society will descend into anarchy. 

So I guess there really isn't any right or wrong answer, is there? Perfect for an argumentative essay question. =)

Anyway, back to Gun Metal Grey... Was fantastic to see how injustice takes its toll on a person (i like to see good people turned bad. Like Sarah Kerrigan. Sephiroth. Arthas. Harvey Dent. Darth Vader. O man.. Thinking about the former three... Just gives me such a chill. Such a haunting chill...). Just fantastic.

Would love to type more but it's 9am and i haven't slept a wink since..... Woah.