Talk:Season 3/@comment-43398929-20190828160022/@comment-34998547-20190830144734

I have to say that the situations discussed are not as black-and-white as they're being depicted.

I believe the show has attempted to put across the idea that the people akumatized are basically not responsible for the horrible things they do, which as has been said, often includes mass killings. Someone is upset, and Hawk Moth takes that person and turns them into a vicious killer, with the pressure of the akuma's "dark energy" being an evil psychological influence nearly impossible to resist. Come back to me and deny this if you've experienced it yourself and can tell me otherwise. This is not something in real world, of course; we should accept it for what the writers say it is. Admittedly, this may be setting a bad example for the real world.

Then there's the matter of when "you annoy somebody so much that he shoots you down". Of course the disproportionate response is inexcusable, and the shooter should take responsibility for their actions. At the same time, though, being that things are not wholly black-and-white, the "you" in this case should neither be excused as totally innocent. In the real world such people are often outright bullies, or the "Chloés" of this world, as the show makes no bones about assigning "blame" to, as with what Alix says in "Zombizou", which I've already quoted. Don't excuse the shooter, certainly, but don't pretend that the other party is just a poor innocent, either. If that's not something you can stomach, I'm sorry, but that's the reality of it.