Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25176701-20150119013621/@comment-25176701-20150409183054

To Joe: I do think you make valid points, however, the thing with Bellamy's massacre is that he knew people were going to die eventually because the Ark was dying. He knew that if they couldn't come down to Earth they would end up dead. Yet, he destroyed the radio (the last device the Delinquents had to contact the Ark) on PURPOSE. His choice was selfish and cruel. I do understand that it must have been traumatizing for him to watch his mother get floated and have to protect his sister all the time, however, the people that were killed in the Culling were INNOCENT. Those people were not council members (the ones who harmed his family). If Bellamy accidentally destroyed that radio, then no, I do not think he should be held responsible. Though, it was no accident.

As for Finn, yes, he knew he was killing those people. He had a mental illness that prevented him from knowing the different between right and wrong. He was confused, scared, and desperate. He didn't want to hurt those people. We all know the REAL Finn wouldn't have done that. The Grounders scared him and damaged him. The Grounders hurt him emotionally and physically. They murdered his friends right in front of him. It wasn't Finn's fault that he got sick off of somebody else's violence and developed a mental disorder.

In real life, both Finn and Bellamy would have gotten in trouble.

Obviously, Finn would have gotten in a lot of trouble since he directly killed all those people, however, since he did have a mental disorder he would not have been killed for his crime. Also, for people to say Finn (a soldier that was corrupted by war) deserved to die is like saying that all the brave soldiers (in real life) deserve to die for getting PTSD and mental disorders due to being in a war.

Bellamy would have been in jail for a long time because he did kill those people, although, it was not directly. If somebody in real life did something on PURPOSE that caused people to die, they wouldn't just be pardoned for it. For example, let's say a person purposely lit a building on fire but did not know people were inside. The person who lit the building on fire would be held responsible for any deaths and injuries that occurred.