Were the Jedi justified in removing Palpatine?

[Sionnach Glic]

I don't think so. People'd kinda notice that Jedi are suddenly being shot on sight.

[USSEnterprise]

That.. and how will he form his empire when the senators arn't worried about a jedi uprising. Even if he declared martial law, there is no way he could have mantained anything resembling order.

[Tyyr]

I don't think so. People'd kinda notice that Jedi are suddenly being shot on sight.

But who though? If you go with the 10k number and even only half of them are fighting in the war that leaves only 5k in the entire damn galaxy that people might notice are getting shot. Be a little subtle about it and a few people might ask, "Hey, where's that one Jedi?"

"Off on a secret mission against the Sepertists," or "On a diplomatic mission to some Outer Rim shithole."

[Sionnach Glic]

Presumably the janitors at the Temple might notice.

[Tyyr]

If you can't make janitor disappear why even bother being Emperor?

[Sionnach Glic]

Ah, but then his family notices.

[Captain Seafort]

*waves hand* Your husband isn't missing, you never hand a husband, continue with your life.

This is the same bloke who hid a Star Dreadnought underneath Coruscant. Compared with that, concealing the disappearance of the Jedi Order would be trivial.

[Deepcrush]

The Jedi were known, loved and feared across the galaxy. This "they could disappear and no one would notice" bullshit is just that, bullshit. The Palpatine needed a reason to get rid of them. Thats why he waited so long to use Order 66. He could have ended the war at any time he wanted. All that counts for that is his waiting for the right time.

[Tyyr]

In a galaxy of 20 to 50 million inhabited planets and only something like 10,000 Jedi how would anyone notice? One Jedi for every 2,000 to 5,000 worlds and you're telling me people would actually notice the absence of Jedi? Sure, some higher ups in the government might notice but the rank and file have probably never even seen a Jedi.

[Deepcrush]

So then even the little slave boy from hicktownnowhere knows who they are plus all their loyal supporters... how do you plan on dealing with all of that? Even after the Jedi Purge people still knew, respected and followed the Jedi.

[Mark]

In a galaxy of 20 to 50 million inhabited planets and only something like 10,000 Jedi how would anyone notice? One Jedi for every 2,000 to 5,000 worlds and you're telling me people would actually notice the absence of Jedi? Sure, some higher ups in the government might notice but the rank and file have probably never even seen a Jedi.

While your average citizen may not notice the local Jedi missing, as a whole the order was a shining idol that you can't quite just slowly eradicate in secret. People are bound to talk about how "There just don't seem to be enough Jedi anymore".


So, in the end.......the Jedi could have actually foiled Palpatine by acting INSIDE the law rather than above it. Irony at it's finest.

[Monroe]

You know I never really thought much about this but I think the side that is saying they didn't have authority is right. They kind of jumped ahead a few steps.

[Teaos]

Legally they probably werent allowed, but you can hardly blaim them...

[Tyyr]

Yes you can. If you spout off about your love of democracy and using the system and all that if you suddenly dump it all in the name of expediency expect to be called on it.

[Deepcrush]

Yes you can. If you spout off about your love of democracy and using the system and all that if you suddenly dump it all in the name of expediency expect to be called on it.

Agreed fully.