Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25205238-20190123150246/@comment-27794543-20190124001413

Wellsworth96 answer is correct.

To expand on Shaw's state of mind: Shaw believes in the value of human lives over physical possessions or money. He tells the story of watching the Battle of San Francisco on TV as a kid, where Diyoza ordered helicopters, i.e. expensive military equipment, overboard to make more room to save more lives. He respected Diyoza for that decision, even if he disagreed with her later terrorist activities. When Eligius Corporation decides to enact Order Eleven, to abandon the prisoners but still bring Hythylodium back to Earth, it went against Shaw's beliefs. In short, he disagreed on killing people for company profits.