Talk:Finn Collins/@comment-76.17.103.248-20150425180609

Finn was flawed and made mistakes like every human being. But in his heart, he was a good person trying to do the right thing. His voice of ethics and morality helped steer the others from going too far down dark paths. Why is that whinny? Why would you say he thought he was better than everyone just because he tried to live by his values?

Then there's that "cheating" thing. What if Raven thought the 100 were dead and the Ark was doomed. Wick comes along, the two are attracted to each other, and she sleeps with him. Then she learns the 100 are alive. Is she a cheater? When she gets to the ground, does she dump Wick, who she's falling in love with; or Finn, to whom she's loyal and doesn't want to hurt? Would you judge her and her "sick little love triangle" as harshly as Finn?

And then there's the matter of the massacre. Finn couldn't process trauma the way Clarke and the others could. That meant the those horrible memories were still in his mind stressing him out. When he couldn't find Clarke, he was overwhelmed with helplessness, despair, and hopelessness. Fearful of the grounders and in this altered mental state, he was startled by the old man. Then he was threatened by Artigas and the others. Out of fear, panic, and extreme emotional distress, he reacted badly. When he realized what he had done, Finn was scalded by guilt.

The grounders broke him. Why does he not deserve compassion? By what authority do we judge who deserves to die? Think of the courage it took for Finn to turn himself in. This is not a villain. This boy tried to maintain his moral integrity in a world bent on tearing him down with violence and hatred. Why can't we see him as a good person, who out of human weakness, did a bad thing and paid the ultimate price. That's a tragedy, and all some of us can think to do is criticize because we think we're better. We're all weak and we all have our breaking points. We all need to learn compassion or we're doomed.