Talk:John Murphy/@comment-71.189.127.99-20150110002200

Okay, I'm gonna be honest here. The 100's justice system is so freaking messed up. And it has been particularly unfair towards Murphy.

WARNING: SPOILERS FOR 1x01 to 2x08 AHEAD

I mean, yeah, Season 1 Murphy (especially in the beginning) was a total d**k, no one will argue with that. He was uncontrollable, hypocritc, and prone to threats and violence to get his way. However, if you look back, you can see that you can actually justify most of his misdeeds. Here, let me show you.

1) Charlotte

Let me start out by saying he was almost MURDERED for her crime. He got the crate pushed out from underneath him by someone he considered his friend, looked helplessly on as people tied a noose around his neck, all while Little Miss Psychopath was having a dilemma. And may I mention how he almost got executed without a fair trial? Really, forget about Wells, people just wanted him dead because he was an asshole. And when Charlotte confessed, he demanded the same thing everyone demanded when he was accused - JUSTICE! But did he get that? Nooo. Why? Because suddenly everyone grew a conscience! Really, Bellamy and Clarke could have at least banished Charlotte but they wanted to pardon her because she was young. FORGET HOW OLD SHE IS, SHE KILLED YOUR BEST FRIEND, CLARKE! AND YOU, BELLAMY - SHE IS NOT OCTAVIA! So when Crazy went cliff diving - on her own accord - who did they banish? Oh yes, Murphy. Why? Did he push her off the cliff? No, he just wanted justice like any person would want if they were hung by their friends. And this, friendships, was the start of Vengeful Murphy.

Now, I have to admit that Murphy took his manhunt for Charlotte a bit too far. But look at it this way, if someone committed an unforgivable crime and you were blamed for it, what would you do? You'd probably demand that the person who actually committed the crime get what they deserve. Most likely in a heated rage. And with that, I conclude the first point.

2) Myles and Connor

They tied the noose around Murphy's neck. And while revenge killings are something I strongly dissapprove of, I can see why someone like Murphy would feel that it was his duty to avenge himself.

3) Bellamy

Okay, put yourself in Murphy's shoes for a second. Imagine that there is this one person - a person you think of as an almost best friend. This person is great. They stand for everything you believe in and you will follow them to the ends of the Earth. Now imagine yourself being wrongly accused by a mob of very angry people that demand that you be hanged for that thing you didn't do, WITHOUT A FAIR TRIAL. So, while you have a noose around your neck and you're standing on a crate and everyone is screaming bloody murder, this person comes towards you. You think, "Halleujah, I'm saved!" And you plead with them, trying to say that you didn't do it. They'll believe you, right?

WRONG. They kick the crate from underneath your feet! UGH, THE BETRAYAL! And why did they condemn you to hang? Because they believed you were guilty? No, because they didn't want to seem weak in front of their people. REALLY?

Bellamy screwed up big time. And he made the situation worse when he and Clarke banished Murphy after Charlotte's death. I mean, who knew he'd get tortured by Grounders and used as a bioweapon. Whoops. Sometimes I feel that Bellamy had it coming.

4) Jasper

This kid was at the wrong place, at the wrong time. And honestly, I don't think Murphy would have killed him.

5) Wells

Chancellor Jaha floated Murphy's dad because he stole some medicine for his sick little kid. Then Murphy's mom drank herself to death and told her son that he killed his father. Yeah, I think Murphy would be pissed with Jaha's whole family for ruining his childhood. However, his anger was misdirected, and his treatement of Wells was really the beginning of the end for him.

6) Raven

Again, wrong place, wrong time. Even though this doesn't make the situation any better, Murphy thought she was Octavia. He never had a personal vendetta against Raven (well, not until 2x08, but I'll get to that later). Plus, as shown in 2x01, Murphy is attempting to make it up to her, starting with helping her when she was coughing up blood. I think they'll work it out eventually.

Pretty much every crime Murphy has committed was for a reason, and I think that if the situation with Charlotte had gone differently Murphy wouldn't be where he is now. Also, there are those considered S A I N T S, who have done far worse than Murphy yet got no punishment. Here are a few examples.

Bellamy - killed 300+ people on the Ark even when he had the chance to save them, indirectly killed Wells when he told Charlotte to slay her demons, attempted to assasinate Chancellor Jaha

Clarke - publically accused Murphy of killing Wells with no real evidence which resulted in an innocent man almost dying, killed the Grounder captor

Finn - massacred a village full of unarmed men, women, and children, performed an unofficial execution on the one-eyed Grounder because he was being unhelpful, 19 kills total

Raven - tortured Lincoln, almost gave Murphy up for a crime he didn't commit in 2x08

So yeah. I'm just gonna leave it at that, because I can go on and on about Murphy. Offer your opinions/concerns/contradictions below!