User blog comment:Alexa12/The Finale Sucked./@comment-206.211.150.253-20120816171808/@comment-206.211.150.253-20120816191401

Yes, the standard hunter policy was death if biten BUT it was strongly being pushed by Gerard, which seems strange/ illogical given what was later disclosed as Gerard's master plan. Chris was conflicted, Gerard could have easily convinced Chris to let her live. I think SHE would have been harder to convince actually, but she wasn't happy about the stigma of suicide she was leaving her family with either.

As far as her being more difficult to manipulate so getting her out of the way was a good move for him. Normally, in her human state, yes, that would have absolutely been true and that's a valid point. However, that's speaking of her pre- bite. Things likely would have been very different post- bite, had she been allowed to live. Perspectives change, priorities change, a lot can change dramatically when faced with one's own mortality and/or a major life changing event.... such as becoming the very thing you formerly hated most. I'm sure Gerard, who spent his life mercilessly hunting werewolves, never in his younger days would've thought in a million years he'd badly want to become one.

I'd say if there was any reason at all for Gerard to get her out of the way post- bite, it would have been: She was so tough and determined, there would've been a risk of her beating Gerard to Derek. Derek would've killed before he could complete his plan and Victoria would've been the alpha.