Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-24.130.28.230-20140715234250/@comment-19765459-20140716184848

Actually, this was a "FINALLY!" kind of moment. All the way back in S1 I wondered about Derek being harassed by Kate and her minions, and Scott likewise by Chris and his (and then Gerard in S2). Derek is apparently a fully-documented U.S. citizen. I'm pretty sure that "hunting" him is illegal, and that Kate could have simply been thrown in jail for the Hale House fire. Likewise, the hunters (especially Chris) could have gotten into a LOT of legal trouble for threatening, hunting, imprisoning and torturing kids!

Werewolves don't HAVE to rely on brutal vigilante justice (especially now that the Sheriff is in on the supernatural deal so long as there's no time travel involved). There are other ways of dealing with some of these problems.