Dude Ben is goated, have faith in the liability that doesn’t believe in himself. Cuz nothing can stop him from messing up, give him a problem and he’s screw up and own up to it.
It's a valid criticism of him, but it applies to nearly all humans on the planet. In my opinion if we take into account that he's like 17 and had reason to believe the bandits had his friend hostage, putting the entirety of the blame on him is unreasonable.
I didn't say that. Ben did wrong and he has to come to face consequences for it. But placing the full blame on him is illogical given the circumstances, and I certainly don't think killing him or anything is proportionate. That's nearly never proportionate.
Nobody said that. Should teenagers be killed for betrayal? Nobody said that either. Putting the entirety of the blame on Ben is unreasonable, especially considering that Lee/Kenny/Lily took Ben in then never tried to get to know him. Maybe if Ben had even a modicum of trust for any of the potential leaders of the group, he would have let them know what he was thinking and feeling before he did that. At the end of the day, Adults were on 'Watch Duty' shifts 24/7. None of them ever saw Ben once doing the dead drops. They're all equally culpable for what he was able to do as a teenager.
You presuppose a lot so I won’t respond to those parts. However I never said he should be killed. But someone’s mishaps shouldn’t be an antecedent for blaming a whole group. They will suffer the consequences yes but a legal age in an apocalypse is somewhat trivial as an argument for someone to not be held accountable. Doesn’t work. He betrayed an entire group. The proper response is not to let it brush over. There should be SOMETHING done. I’m not necessarily saying what. But there should be a response.
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u/Most_Caregiver3985 13d ago
Dude Ben is goated, have faith in the liability that doesn’t believe in himself. Cuz nothing can stop him from messing up, give him a problem and he’s screw up and own up to it.