The two latest books -- Unseen Academicals and Snuff -- end with a "bad guy" getting scarred (UA) and killed (Snuff) by a "good guy".
It looks a lot like TP is advocating vigilantism. I read an article about vigilantes in the USA, the type who dress up as superheroes. Part of the problem, one law-enforcement type notes, is that these people have no training in how to defuse situations, so they can makes matters worse.
The other problem, of course, is that the solution to lawless bastards is supposed to be more lawless bastards, only they are to be 'good' lawless bastards? (Apologies to any illegitimates, &c.) This seems to be a judgement that society as a whole cannot function by laws because people break them?
Secondly, I felt that the end of Snuff was contrived, insofar as a half dozen guards (the law) failed to secure one man, but a single (lawless) vigilante won the day.
This is not reality. In the real world, the law operates collectively, and the many are stronger than the few. Having Mr Trooper fit the villain for a hemp collar is a much better message. It is also many times more likely to actually happen.
I realize this is a potentially incendiary topic, so please try to discuss calmly.
It looks a lot like TP is advocating vigilantism. I read an article about vigilantes in the USA, the type who dress up as superheroes. Part of the problem, one law-enforcement type notes, is that these people have no training in how to defuse situations, so they can makes matters worse.
The other problem, of course, is that the solution to lawless bastards is supposed to be more lawless bastards, only they are to be 'good' lawless bastards? (Apologies to any illegitimates, &c.) This seems to be a judgement that society as a whole cannot function by laws because people break them?
Secondly, I felt that the end of Snuff was contrived, insofar as a half dozen guards (the law) failed to secure one man, but a single (lawless) vigilante won the day.
This is not reality. In the real world, the law operates collectively, and the many are stronger than the few. Having Mr Trooper fit the villain for a hemp collar is a much better message. It is also many times more likely to actually happen.
I realize this is a potentially incendiary topic, so please try to discuss calmly.