Again, taking darius his road of finding petty excuses. But again, you're doing an even worse job then he was. She mentally -raped- someone. All the Aes Sedai think so. 
How would -you- feel being mentally raped and the excuse for keeping the purpetrator around near you, is because that poor rapist just lost his mama and his little doggy. Boo-hoo!
How would -you- feel being mentally raped and the excuse for keeping the purpetrator around near you, is because that poor rapist just lost his mama and his little doggy. Boo-hoo!
Oh what nonsense. Since when is bonding someone against their will a 'mental rape'? The other Aes Sedai consider it to be a crime, but like your other arguments you're taking it to the extreme.
No Sidious. Personally, I couldn't care less who bonds who.
But it's a fact the Aes Sedai themselves consider 'bonding someone against their will' an act nothing short of rape.
So by the Tower's -own- standards, this is an atrocity. Or would you not call 'rape' an atrocity? I've even went so far as to look up what atrocity means. If I really have to debate that, then I do think we're done.
Here's just some quotes from the books I should read to show you:
LoC:
Seating herself so she, Seonid and Masuri surrounded the pair, Merana adjusted her skirts and shawl carefully. There was some moral ascendancy in being seated while the others remained standing. To her, what Alanna had done was little short of rape.
.../ /... Maybe it was not short of rape at all.
ACoS:
At last the puzzle came clear for Egwene [the Amyrlin Seat now, so she should know Tower rule]. She knew she should feel the same disgust as Siuan. Aes Sedai put bonding a man against his will on a level with rape. He had as much chance to resist as a farmgirl would if a man the size of Lan cornered her in a barn. If three men the size of Lan did. .../ /... Hypocrisy was a fine art among Aes Sedai sometimes, like scheming or keeping secrets.
Seating herself so she, Seonid and Masuri surrounded the pair, Merana adjusted her skirts and shawl carefully. There was some moral ascendancy in being seated while the others remained standing. To her, what Alanna had done was little short of rape.
.../ /... Maybe it was not short of rape at all.
ACoS:
At last the puzzle came clear for Egwene [the Amyrlin Seat now, so she should know Tower rule]. She knew she should feel the same disgust as Siuan. Aes Sedai put bonding a man against his will on a level with rape. He had as much chance to resist as a farmgirl would if a man the size of Lan cornered her in a barn. If three men the size of Lan did. .../ /... Hypocrisy was a fine art among Aes Sedai sometimes, like scheming or keeping secrets.
Your arguments are completely unbalanced, and when someone mentions it, you claim that they approve of the crime.
No. I ask if they wouldn't rank 'rape, murder, severe torture of a prisoner and instigating wars as atrocities. And if not that, then what is it?My arguments aren't unbalanced. Like I showed you 'bonding against will' is considered rape, while I myself could care less.
According to you a guy is walking along and someone swears at him, and you name this an atrocity and say that 'his soul was ripped to pieces'... Get a grip.
Your 'argument' is completely unbalanced here. I didn't do anything closely resembling that. These are silly excuses! What's next? We wait for Siuan to hang Novices, because she lost Aldric and she's feeling really, really sad? Awww. Poor Siuan *pat on the head*.
???And not -one- Aes Sedai did a goddamn thing about it. Not one. Elaida got away with both without so much a scratch!
Even worse, Stephanos was kept in the Tower!
I'm going to say this nicely; sorry, but you're really wrong here. The whole Tower knew Stephaneos was held captive for all the wrong reasons. You might want to re-read Egwene's encounter with Stephaneos and see how the Red Sister panics who tags along (as a prison guard) when Egwene tells Stephaneos the truth. The Tower knew. Instead of punishing Elaida for nothing short of an act of war, they -helped- her keep the sharade up, to protect the Tower's interests & "reputation" (what was left of it at that point)
Even worse, Stephanos was kept in the Tower!
I'm going to say this nicely; sorry, but you're really wrong here. The whole Tower knew Stephaneos was held captive for all the wrong reasons. You might want to re-read Egwene's encounter with Stephaneos and see how the Red Sister panics who tags along (as a prison guard) when Egwene tells Stephaneos the truth. The Tower knew. Instead of punishing Elaida for nothing short of an act of war, they -helped- her keep the sharade up, to protect the Tower's interests & "reputation" (what was left of it at that point)
Because Elaida is a tyrant and ruthlessly punished her adversaries in ways previously unknown to the Tower. Secondly, you're more upset that the King is. You act like he's one of Semirhage's victims. What is wrong with you, man?
Secondly; I've quoted how the king responds at first. He's furious. But what's a -prisoner- supposed to do? He -unlike you- realizes the situation he's in. He's at the mercy of his kindappers.
Oh my lord. This isn't -about- a contest if the Whitecloaks are worse or better then Aes Sedai! This is about showing that -like the Whitecloaks- the Aes Sedai have their fair share of atrocities that remain unpunished, used in an appalling way or hidden away in a secret Depository. 
It's not about exactly matching atrocities. It's about both organisations having members who commit certain atrocities and getting away with it!
Just. shed. those. pink. glasses.
It's not about exactly matching atrocities. It's about both organisations having members who commit certain atrocities and getting away with it!
Just. shed. those. pink. glasses.
Dude, the only one who is delusional here is you. You don't know what an atrocity is. To you it's any violation of the law, or any misdemeanour against a person. If someone steals your candy you'd probably consider it an atrocity. No one disputes the fact that the Tower does illegal and rubbish things, but you have no problem comparing kidnapping the unharmed King to mass murdering a whole village. No wonder the other posters are starting to becoming offensive.
I give up.
Happy?
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			The Children of the Light and the White Tower
	    
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			The one known rapist was, by his own admission, committing a crime against their standards.
	    
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			Re: The one known rapist was, by his own admission, committing a crime against their standards.
	    
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			Re: The one known rapist was, by his own admission, committing a crime against their standards.
	    
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			Re: The one known rapist was, by his own admission, committing a crime against their standards.
	    
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			And farmers are, of course, treated the same as rebel officers and usurpers and mutineers.
	    
	         - 23/10/2010 03:07:10 PM
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			Re: The one known rapist was, by his own admission, committing a crime against their standards.
	    
	         - 21/10/2010 07:55:06 PM
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			And there is no indication of how far that went.
	    
	         - 23/10/2010 03:12:42 PM
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			"The question" as opposed to "questioning"
	    
	         - 24/10/2010 06:21:43 PM
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			And that would indicate everyone does it, if it is so commonly used, so how are the CoL worse? *NM*
	    
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			Re: The one known rapist was, by his own admission, committing a crime against their standards.
	    
	         - 24/10/2010 06:53:19 AM
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			The utter stupidity of this statement caught my eye...
	    
	         - 24/10/2010 08:12:58 AM
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			Your analyses and extension of concepts always brings that "utter stupidity" phrase to my mind.
	    
	         - 25/10/2010 02:17:10 AM
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			Huh? ... what !! ... are you mad?
	    
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			Did you forget the very first PoV Darkfriend in the series?
	    
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			Difference being the whitecloaks who were ordered to do it were not DFs.  All the AS evil deeds
	    
	         - 23/10/2010 07:55:23 PM
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			So similar scenes in the Cairhienin civil war were all the work of Darkfriends?
	    
	         - 25/10/2010 02:25:57 AM
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			Please provide an example of a DF AS committing an atrocity and not being punished by the Tower
	    
	         - 25/10/2010 03:34:46 AM
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			Just one? Here's a list from the top of my head in 60 secs:..
	    
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			Re: Just one? Here's a list from the top of my head in 60 secs:..
	    
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			Not to mention it's not like any of these have been without repercussion!
	    
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			Re: Not to mention it's not like any of these have been without repercussion!
	    
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			You under some delusion that I'm defending the AS
	    
	         - 27/10/2010 08:29:14 PM
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			No. I'm pointing out you are under the delusion that AS pay for their atrocities.
	    
	         - 28/10/2010 09:16:38 AM
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			okay, so AS never Still and execute AS for doing stuff ... have you read the series?
	    
	         - 28/10/2010 05:20:28 PM
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			That doesn't make the -unpunished- atrocities disappear, you know. Your point is lame AND moot.
	    
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			Re: That doesn't make the -unpunished- atrocities disappear, you know. Your point is lame AND moot.
	    
	         - 28/10/2010 07:09:33 PM
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			To echo Darius...
	    
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			Re: To echo Darius...
	    
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			Go look up the definition of the word atrocity
	    
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			Their implicit role in the genocide of  Manetheren was probable their greatest atrocity *NM*
	    
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			You mean the act that got Tetsuan deposed, Stilled and sentenced to hard labor until she gave up the
	    
	         - 26/10/2010 04:19:45 AM
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			Ya, the ultimated punishment of cleaning pots and floors   NOOOOOOOO!!!
	    
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   NOOOOOOOO!!!
	    
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	     NOOOOOOOO!!!
	    
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   NOOOOOOOO!!!
	    
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			Maybe you should have done that yourself: "behaviour or an action that is wicked or ruthless"
	    
	         - 27/10/2010 11:11:30 AM
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			the fact that you can't differentiate between the extermination of an entire village
	    
	         - 27/10/2010 08:30:12 PM
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			READ; I *did* differentiate between them. It doesn't change the fact all are atrocious deeds
	    
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			You asked for atrocities and you got them. Now you just don't know what to do with them.
	    
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			dude, you gave us a list of petty crimes and compared it to mass murder
	    
	         - 28/10/2010 06:59:33 PM
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			Complete the thought...
	    
	         - 28/10/2010 07:11:37 PM
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			seems I must do so for this guy to understand ... and I'm not holding my breath on that!
	    
	         - 28/10/2010 08:24:57 PM
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			Rape, murder, starting wars and doing noting about them, kidnap / severe torture of prisoners... *NM*
	    
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			again you fail to note that the AS have systems in place to prevent these things
	    
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			Again you fail to note that the AS haven't used those "systems" of theirs
	    
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			What wars did they start?
	    
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			You should be an Aes Sedai; the way you can twist truth would scare Siuan.
	    
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			Take your own advice, please
	    
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			Their own organisation calls it rape. Simple.
		
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			Come on.  Just say it. Real men don't act like catty, bitchy women. *NM*
	    
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			"Rightly hold responsible for the threat of the Shadow?" Puh-leeze
	    
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			Puh-leeze right back at you:
	    
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			The Wheel was created so the DO could break in. The Creator plays his game with the DO thru people
	    
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			It was you who brought up that silly Real World kitchen example, silly.
	    
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			I could say you zinged me, but you're just bent on silliness. Bored now. *NM*
	    
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			Your personal theories do not constitute evidence, and your aberrant logic better supports MY case
	    
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			Objection, your honor! Bringing evidentiary rules into this is asinine! *NM*
	    
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			The word "evidence" is not exclusive to the practice of jurisprudence
	    
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			Rational thinking. Well, you use the word "deserved" in all caps. Nuff said. *NM*
	    
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			Emphasis means nothing one way or another as far as rationality goes, which you would know...
	    
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			You know zilch about my acquaintances. "mk" was wrong - you're not an idiot. But you are ignorable. *NM*
	    
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			Not so sure about that
	    
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			the city is closed to WC
	    
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			Re: the city is closed to WC
	    
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			But that is irrelevant. Aes Sedai can also go to Amadicia in disguise. *NM*
	    
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			But they aren't in disguise
	    
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			They don't wear their uniform, their one identifying feature. That is a disguise.
	    
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			CotL are welcome in Tar Valon to have a drink. Aes Sedai are hanged when found in Amadicia..
	    
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			Now hang on a minute!
	    
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			Re: Now hang on a minute!
	    
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			it would be an interesting comparison if they weren't completely different organizations
	    
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