Re: Cure
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:11 pm
Well the first thing I have to say about this is that:
( this is assuming we're dealing with a world like ours. or it's based in this day and age.)
1. In order for a government organization to announce something like a "cure" for lycanthropy to the general public, the public has to believe, or acknowledge that they exist in the first place. If they were to announce something like that, about 90% of the public will be like "lol whut?"
2. Those who announce their existence would either have to recognize them as a global threat, or have to be a sympathizer that's working with a group of werewolves/werecreatures to release the information.
That conjecture aside, I pretty much have the same views on on this as most people here. The "cure" is a good and a bad thing ( using the word "Cure" in this sense makes it a pretty loaded word to begin with....) for the reasons stated above:
3. To develop a "cure" That would mean those who developed it would know how to infect someone as well. That could open up another veritable Pandora's box on the world. Samples and tests would have to be gathered from willing(or unwilling...) participants in the creation of the "cure"
Cons
-It can be used as a weapon.
-It can be used for discrimination.
(though these two points naturally coincide in this instance.)
Pros
-It offers a choice to those who want it.
-Can be used as a crime deterrent for other were creatures ( packs/groups can use that to punish rouges or other perpetrators.)
/ramble
........I think that's it....
( this is assuming we're dealing with a world like ours. or it's based in this day and age.)
1. In order for a government organization to announce something like a "cure" for lycanthropy to the general public, the public has to believe, or acknowledge that they exist in the first place. If they were to announce something like that, about 90% of the public will be like "lol whut?"
2. Those who announce their existence would either have to recognize them as a global threat, or have to be a sympathizer that's working with a group of werewolves/werecreatures to release the information.
That conjecture aside, I pretty much have the same views on on this as most people here. The "cure" is a good and a bad thing ( using the word "Cure" in this sense makes it a pretty loaded word to begin with....) for the reasons stated above:
3. To develop a "cure" That would mean those who developed it would know how to infect someone as well. That could open up another veritable Pandora's box on the world. Samples and tests would have to be gathered from willing(or unwilling...) participants in the creation of the "cure"
Cons
-It can be used as a weapon.
-It can be used for discrimination.
(though these two points naturally coincide in this instance.)
Pros
-It offers a choice to those who want it.
-Can be used as a crime deterrent for other were creatures ( packs/groups can use that to punish rouges or other perpetrators.)
/ramble
........I think that's it....