Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25112275-20141218163520/@comment-25337712-20141223091112

While people may not like the Grounder's reaction to the whole Finn situation, it is somewhat realistic. They had to become extremely primitive after the nuclear apocalypse because they had no other option. Every part of their life changed including the way they interact with each other. The fact that the Grounders have a much more matriachal society shows this, particularly compared with the mentalities of the Sky People. To  the Grounders, these are invaders who are seemingly taking over their territory. Them wanting to premptively protect themselves is a basic human reaction. They would also easily revert to this reaction because they have had to fight the Mountain Men and the Reapers for so long.

I don't blame them for their reaction towards Finn because if it was reversed, I don't think the Sky People would have reacted very differently (people got floated for the tiniest infractions so capital punishment isn't new to them). Just because the Sky People are the protagonists of the series doesn't necessarily mean that they are in the right, it just feels like that because that is how the series is set up.