The Unforgivable Curses

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 95054

Carol wrote:
> > > <snip> I think, as Del does (in a different post), that these 
> > > spells corrupt the soul. 

Marianne:
> I have just one tiny quibble here. I believe what we were told 
> about the Aurors being given permission to use the Unforgivables 
> was as a way to defeat or capture the DEs to bring them to 
> justice, not to inflict punishment.  In a time of war, this could 
> have had great appeal to the public at large in the sense that 
> the "good guys" could now use the same powerful weapons that 
> the "bad guys" used with impunity.  
> 
> But, I agree there is a whole moral component to this that has not 
> been fully discussed.  Giving the Aurors permission to use these 
> spells doesn't seem to have sit well with Mad-Eye.  


Siriusly Snapey Susan:
I wonder if what troubled Mad-Eye (and perhaps others who didn't 
want the Aurors to use the Unforgivables) is the notion of 
*desensitization*.  Kind of like in the RW, the concern over masses 
of young people being sent off to war to kill others.  Do enough 
killing, you might become desensitized to it.  I'm not arguing 
that's true; I'm arguing that might be a concern of some.  I'd think 
this might especially be the concern in the WW, where it appears 
that there must be some level of intent or desire to harm or hurt in 
order to properly utilize an Unforgivable.  Maybe some are concerned 
that if the Good Guys use the Unforgivables enough, they'll either 
come to the place where they begin to feel it's no big deal to use 
them...or even that they might begin to get off on the power of 
using them.

Just a couple of possibilities.

Siriusly Snapey Susan