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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8933755" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>Eh. There are many, many shows (the CW Arrowverse shows are frequently a prime example of this) and comics where the protagonists have the big bad literally in their sights and don't take the shot because if they did, they'd be "just like them". That's not really the reason, frequently they just mowed their way through dozens of nameless henchmen. The real answer is that it's not dramatic and you aren't don't telling the story for dramatic reasons. You've built up this nemesis and you either have 5 more episodes in the season, you want to set up a sequel or you want to sell more comics with that nemesis.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>PCs have acted as mercenaries hired by the state, conscripts in lieu of paying taxes (at low levels), or working directly with the government to deal with extraordinary/supernatural threats. So if you define them as "cops", then yes. I don't assume a modern day judicial system. I also don't normally put people into "Saving Private Ryan" scenarios where someone surrenders and the only option is kill or release. Many times they are, in effect, soldiers in the front line of an ongoing war. If they abuse the power given, that's a different issue.</p><p></p><p>As far as zone of truth, I don't think it's hard to ask a few variations of "Do you plan on continuing to kill?" It doesn't come up all that often since I have effectively no long term prisons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8933755, member: 6801845"] Eh. There are many, many shows (the CW Arrowverse shows are frequently a prime example of this) and comics where the protagonists have the big bad literally in their sights and don't take the shot because if they did, they'd be "just like them". That's not really the reason, frequently they just mowed their way through dozens of nameless henchmen. The real answer is that it's not dramatic and you aren't don't telling the story for dramatic reasons. You've built up this nemesis and you either have 5 more episodes in the season, you want to set up a sequel or you want to sell more comics with that nemesis. PCs have acted as mercenaries hired by the state, conscripts in lieu of paying taxes (at low levels), or working directly with the government to deal with extraordinary/supernatural threats. So if you define them as "cops", then yes. I don't assume a modern day judicial system. I also don't normally put people into "Saving Private Ryan" scenarios where someone surrenders and the only option is kill or release. Many times they are, in effect, soldiers in the front line of an ongoing war. If they abuse the power given, that's a different issue. As far as zone of truth, I don't think it's hard to ask a few variations of "Do you plan on continuing to kill?" It doesn't come up all that often since I have effectively no long term prisons. [/QUOTE]
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