Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-24.130.28.230-20140715234250/@comment-19765459-20140716201021

LadyX wrote: Y'know, I hadn't even thought about the 'finally' aspect of it, because it was just so sensible, I forgot how stupid they normally were about things. I assumed that Derek and the other Hale's were raised to treat the Masquerade as an axiom of werewolf life, and that they have their own brutal subculture. Which is why they seem so casual about violence. But I think that Derek at least is starting to see that not every problem has to be solved in secrecy. Once the crazy got pruned out of the Argent family tree, even Chris started to see werewolves as potential allies, and unless he took Isaac to France so that he could murder him without Scott and Derek finding out, he has a werewolf sidekick now.

But even the hunters are hypocritical here. You see, they can PROVE the existence of the supernatural! They have demonstrated that they have the means and ability to capture and imprison werewolves (and presumably many other kinds of supes). They could prove all of this to the proper authorities at any time. My personal belief is that they don't because most of them ENJOY hunting people, and the were-thing just provides them with an excuse to torture and murder while telling themselves that things like the law and morality don't apply to them. Kate was an especially good example in that even though she contended that Derek was not human, she still enjoyed toying with him sexually ("I don't know whether to kill it or lick it."). So unless she is into bestiality (possibly, given how messed up she is), she still made it clear that she enjoyed sex with people she was planning to murder (she was also eyeballing Jackson).

However, a LOT of what goes on here is flat-out illegal. I mean, the Argent's shot up the police station with assault rifles! Even (especially) in liberal California that will get you locked up for a long time! Derek was below the age of consent when Kate seduced him, plus she murdered his family by way of arson. Those things alone would have made a prosecutor bounce with glee at the ease of putting her in jail. What would she use as a defense? That the Hale's were werewolves? Being a werewolf is not presently illegal in the U.S. to my knowledge.

There have been plenty of instances where Derek and Scott could have simply relied on the law to deal with their problems. If those Mexican hunters decide to come into California to make trouble for Scott he should consider just calling his father up! People from other countries coming into the U.S. heavily-armed with intent to assault U.S. citizens are currently subject to even worse criminal penalties than in the past due to anti-terrorism legislation! The Calaveras could easily be tossed into federal prison if they carry through on their threats!