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Originally Posted by hundredand8,March 23, 2007 04:42 pm
This idea that they rather be dead now than be dead later doesn't quite work for me. We have seen that the Others hold trials, so they would have a chance to go free.
Its either as Rocco says that they couldn't live with the thought of being branded as a traitor (even if the trial can't prove they are guilty and so they can go free). Or leading strangers into the territory has some severe consequences of a different nature. Like a terrible curse will fall on the whole community, a disease will strike or something. Superstition in other words, and haven't we been there before, with the whole Danielle/disease story line that seems to have fizzled out?
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But they wouldnt..they have very strict laws on certain issues - unless the Guv'nor Ben gives the say so then they'd probably face death by their own and that is perhaps a shame on their lives (in terms of it being undignified and all that). Yes, the trials do offer some form of democracy (perhaps the most systematic form of democracy that we have seen on the island), however I believe that certain actions would mean that a trial would be a formality and that they would therefore rather be killed in battle (or whathaveyou) than be killed by their own Others or commit suicide.
Im not sure about the 'superstition' angle
..i dont think it's because of anything like that - i think it's more logical in that they have codes of conduct which they have sworn to uphold. Though you never know, that coundown timer with the word 'Underworld' has left an indeligible mark so who knows, lol