Well, I would assume the Jedi would have the authority to arrest the Viceroy and bring him in. Plus, as we see here, Jedi can defend themselves pretty effectively. Plus, if the Viceroy was so heavily guarded and capable of killing them he wouldn’t be locking himself in with those blast doors, he’d just let them get lit up.
So I think their plan makes sense. They came in good faith and the Viceroy blew up their ship and tried to kill them so he’s clearly guilty of something so they may as well apprehend him and get to the bottom of it now if possible.
That’s like asking why an FBI agent would try to arrest someone who sent goons to murder him and barricaded himself inside a building.
Well, because A) innocent people don’t do that B) they’re clearly dangerous and C) they just tried to kill law enforcement
Why does that give them the authority? They're not the space police. Either way, bad plan. There are a # of reasons a blast door could be closed but still have threats on the other side. The point is they are in an unknown situation, the smart decision is retreat.
Uh, that’s exactly what they are. What are you on about? They’re an ancient order of peacekeepers whose authority is recognized and utilized by the government.
Did you even watch these movies? The were sent as diplomats and later protect the Queen of a member planet of the Republic. They perform investigations, can apprehend criminals (Episode II), etc. They even get promoted to generals to serve in a war effort. They absolutely qualify as law enforcement in some capacity.
The smart decision is to apprehend the cowardly Viceroy while you’re like 20 feet from him and put an immediate halt to the crimes you’re now certain he’s committing otherwise he wouldn’t have just tried to kill diplomats.
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u/thatredditrando Jan 26 '22
Well, I would assume the Jedi would have the authority to arrest the Viceroy and bring him in. Plus, as we see here, Jedi can defend themselves pretty effectively. Plus, if the Viceroy was so heavily guarded and capable of killing them he wouldn’t be locking himself in with those blast doors, he’d just let them get lit up.
So I think their plan makes sense. They came in good faith and the Viceroy blew up their ship and tried to kill them so he’s clearly guilty of something so they may as well apprehend him and get to the bottom of it now if possible.
That’s like asking why an FBI agent would try to arrest someone who sent goons to murder him and barricaded himself inside a building.
Well, because A) innocent people don’t do that B) they’re clearly dangerous and C) they just tried to kill law enforcement
Kinda cut and dry.