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WCDT Strips 3311 - 3315 (Sept 19th - 24th)
Tova:
TBH I had no idea that anyone had decided that she was "horrible."
oddtail:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 23 Sep 2016, 02:22 ---
--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 23 Sep 2016, 01:59 ---Why exactly have we decided that the detective is horrible again?
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I think because a lot of people don't appreciate her threatening Faye without at least making a pretence of asking her nicely to cooperate.
In truth, we need to remember that, to the detective, Faye is just a bottom-rung peon in an illegal operation. She doesn't know the context and has no particular reason to feel empathy or want to treat her gently. She has no reason to believe that Faye has any special circumstances (and I wonder if she'd care if she knew). She's treating Faye the way she'd treat a street-corner weed dealer: "Make it worth my while, creep, and I'll look the other way for now." with the unstated implication that "I'm watching you; start to do anything worse and you're already as good as busted."
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I think your second paragraph is what needs to be kept in mind. We *know* Faye. We don't know the cop. It's natural to side with someone whose motivations you know, but pretty much everyone has very good reasons to do what they do. I find it difficult to criticise the cop, because from her perspective, her actions are completely justified. From an impartial perspective, I'd argue, they are too.
On a more general note - I'm pretty sure 95% of all conflicts, ever, are caused by differing perspectives and lack of understanding of the other person. Most situations that put people at odds with each other are solvable, but people involved do not realise that. Few people are actually malicious, but most people think *others* are out to get them, at least in some moments of their lives.
Samik:
Today's comic planted in me an uncomfortable sense that Bubbles is a walking, talking Chekov's gun.
HiFranc:
Actually, the police AI approach struck me as gentle and good. She understood that the citizens saw it as technically illegal but not harmful. She simply asked if any of the actors were being exploited. That's a concern that Faye had when she first got the job.
Given CW and Bubbles's latest conversation, it looks like the answer is "yes".
Emperor Norton:
--- Quote from: jheartney on 22 Sep 2016, 20:43 ---Note the parallel with both Faye and Bubbles being threatened, Faye by Detective Lilac and Bubbles by Corpse Witch. Both are credible threats, and both are scummy in their own ways. CW and the Detective aren't interested in serving justice, just in using their positions to pressure those with less power that can help them.
They deserve each other.
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Btw, the reason I said "when have we decided" is because this post was made and no one seemed to think to contradict it at all. It just seemed like assumed fact.
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