Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-207.254.224.12-20140717193212/@comment-19765459-20140718190603

Paul.rea wrote: So choosing not to be violent is a weakness?

Again - faced with similar situations - Derek and Scott acted the same way.

You are measuring "strength" by measuring the level of violence committed against others. Your argument is that a lack of violence is weakness? Do I have that right?

If you are asking if Scott is less violent than other Alpha's we've seen - then you are correct. He is less violent.

However, his decisions and actions are comparable to those made by other Alphas we've seen.

You're over-simplifying. The issue is not simply violence. It is decisiveness. Scott tends to sit on problems until he simply cannot avoid them anymore because they have begun to threaten those close to him. If the threat does not appear to have an immediate impact on him or his personal circle he tries to wait it out, hoping a non-violent solution will present itself, even if there are bodies piling up while he does so.

In this regard his decisions and actions are not comparable to Derek, who has at least tried to be more proactive (admittedly with varying degrees of success).

Passivity has been clearly depicted onscreen as a failing in Alphas. Deucalion thought he could negotiate with Gerard, and learned at the cost of many lives that pacifism doesn't work when dealing with psychopaths. Talia Hale overestimated the security of Hale House, and was unprepared for Kate seducing enough intelligence out of Teen!Derek to catch most of the family at home and burn them alive. Laura Hale did not appear to anticipate that burned and mentally-ill Uncle Peter might have murderous intentions, and died because her guard was down. See the trend here?

Werewolf life is by definition violent. We have yet to see, onscreen, any instances of werewolves successfully living peaceful lives. It is not all their fault of course. They are not the only supernaturals around, and many of the others seem to be far more overtly evil and dangerous to humans and werewolves alike. The hunters have long since lost sight of their mission to protect humanity and now appear to enjoy hunting and killing for the thrill of the lifestyle. Supernatural events unrelated to werewolves, such as Noshiko Yukimura summoning a Nogitsune while in a concentration camp during World War II had nothing to do with werewolves or the Hale's. But it had an impact on Beacon Hills.

Scott knows, and admits, that the town is in danger. He just seems to prefer to not think about it too much until people start dying. Lessons from the past have not been learned, at least not by him. Derek understands, but frankly is already so messed up he needs a lot of time on a therapist's couch because his life devolved into worse horror than Scott's when he was the same age or younger, and it is amazing he is even remotely sane!