Talk:Chara/@comment-35030974-20190803202209/@comment-26907577-20190818195758

But, they killed Asriel without direct evidence of his evil. I think the correct thing to do in the scenario is to attempt to detain the monster pending some form of trial, only attacking if he resists and only killing if he resists in a way which injures them.

But that's my opinion. It's different if he shows up yelling "Time to die!", because that is much stronger evidence which merits more caution and/or force in trying to prevent him from hurting anybody. Furthermore, you would expect... Hang on.

How much do the humans know about monsters?

We don't have a timeline, but I'm thinking of three options.

1) They know nothing. They see a creepy humanoid and decide to attack. This is wrong.

2) They know what monsters are, but not the difference in appearance upon absorbing a SOUL nor of the barrier. Attacking a monster which might be peaceful is wrong.

3) They know where monsters are and what the barrier is. They know a human died to give Asriel a SOUL, willingly or not. This is less wrong, but under my above opinion, still wrong.

Although 3 seems to be the case, there's still one issue. Asriel takes the attacks, smiles, and leaves... And the humans do nothing. Don't chase, thankfully, but also don't provide any medical attention (not that human doctors would know what to do), apologies, or anything. This might still let them be good people, but... I'm starting to have trouble understanding how people of any morality cause this situation. It seems not to fit very well into good or evil, on any side. It's quite complicated and I'm not sure I am in a position to judge.

"Try not to kill, and try not to be killed."