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"Official" Perspective on Lawbreaking
MacShidhe:
Thanks for this, it really helps :)
Samael:
Iago/Darkwood, do wereforms break the first law when they kill with their teeth/claws/whatever?
iago:
--- Quote from: Samael on March 23, 2011, 02:55:00 AM ---Iago/Darkwood, do wereforms break the first law when they kill with their teeth/claws/whatever?
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I'd probably say no. (Consider that Wardens get a pass when they kill w/ their enchanted swords.)
Mij:
Wow -- thanks Iago, for your thoughts on the matter!
jstomel:
My view is that there may be a difference between what the universe thinks and what the council thinks. As near as I can tell the universe is not a moral creature in the dresdenverse and the laws of magic have little to nothing to do with "sin". Consider that killing somebody with a gun is fine, but killing somebody with a fireball is not. My understanding from what Harry has said in a few books is that magic is generated by life and using magic to directly destroy life sets up a negative feedback loop that permanently removes some magic from the universe. Presumedly the taint of dark magic is what wells up to fill the void. If you use magic to light a house on fire and that fire then rages out of control and kills some people after you stop pumping magic into it, no lawbreaker stunt. Similarly, if you forzare someone off a building you also get no lawbreaker stunt. What matters is the force of life causing death. However, the council's views on the first law may be more complex. To them the laws of magic don't just represent the physics of how the universe works, they represent a social order that must be maintained. A warlock might be clever enough to avoid direct lawbreaking (for instance, enchanting beer with the force to bring on unnatural lust in any who drank it), but the wardens would hardly care and no one would criticize. Example: Harry's love potion in storm front did not violate the fourth law as far as the universe was concerned (he didn't get another lawbreaker stunt for it), but directly entering someone's brain and tweaking them to love you would certainly violate it because twisting their brain when you were directly connected would also twist your own. The potion acts as a buffer that prevents you from becoming twisted by the act. If the wardens found out you were spreading love potions around, however, you probably wouldn't get a chance to plead your technicality at trial.
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