The mind-whammy is one of those situational ethics things for sure.
Hmm, the Star Wars gaming books describe death sticks as truly being just that - they slowly kill you while you get high. So the dealer was actually a slow murderer. With that background info Obi-Wan was actually being pretty gentle with him.
Qui-Gon rigging the dice game is another situation where if I were a judge, I'd probably give it to Qui-Gon - with the stipulation that Watto got reimbursed later. Also its no fault of Qui-Gon that Watto bet the farm on Anakin *losing* the race - and probably getting killed, to boot. That's wicked.
I'm not sure how long the mind-whammy lasts, any data on that? I think according to the gaming books it only lasts for so long, then its influence fades away. So I don't think you could permenantly mind-blast someone into a new lifestyle. Unless there's some heavier version the Jedi Council can do?
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Date: 2005-06-10 04:07 am (UTC)Hmm, the Star Wars gaming books describe death sticks as truly being just that - they slowly kill you while you get high. So the dealer was actually a slow murderer. With that background info Obi-Wan was actually being pretty gentle with him.
Qui-Gon rigging the dice game is another situation where if I were a judge, I'd probably give it to Qui-Gon - with the stipulation that Watto got reimbursed later. Also its no fault of Qui-Gon that Watto bet the farm on Anakin *losing* the race - and probably getting killed, to boot. That's wicked.
I'm not sure how long the mind-whammy lasts, any data on that? I think according to the gaming books it only lasts for so long, then its influence fades away. So I don't think you could permenantly mind-blast someone into a new lifestyle. Unless there's some heavier version the Jedi Council can do?