Talk:Shin/@comment-2601:1C1:8900:A0E4:9003:CC3B:4C9:2F07-20190202001942/@comment-71.193.246.155-20190226215013

Philosophy is flexible but ultimately most of it is the result of bloated men desperately trying to rationalize things they don't understand or to make sense out of a series of tragedies personal or otherwise.

One way to look at Shin in the story is that he is essentially Kylo Ren, yes he has killed people but there is a moral grey that motivates him. And like Kylo, whatever plans there were or are for him (many of which are put on the back burner), any and all hatred of dislike directed towards him is because of the actions he's done from audience perspective. Kylo Ren killed Han Solo, he injured Fin and left the audience wanting to hate him. Shin's actions towards Mika, Java and the cheetahs are the same in that regard and whatever people felt later. Though you have got to admit that there is something admiring about the gravity of how despicable, deceitful and downright nasty the way Shin did it.

In the end we can agree that the way things are have stirred up a lot of emotions, besides he probably isn't to bad of a guy. We've simply seen the worst of him which unfortunately has forever marked him as the one that killed Mika, just as Kylo Ren is forever marked as the man that killed everyone's favorite smuggler Han Solo. You can like it, hate it, or be indifferent but it won't change that it has happened. Besides regardless of personal feelings, we can all agree that it is better to forgive over actions fueled by lust, emotions or a misunderstanding. Second chances and redemption must be taken into account before you pass final judgement on a person's actions, perhaps there was another reason he did something that caused unwanted hatred, and I'm sure we have all had at least one moment like that in our life.

Regardless of how any of us feel, at our center we should just move on and let it go.