User blog comment:DarkSkullPirates/Different Views/@comment-168.9.40.241-20121004211028

"Arlong of course does things that are seen as "bad" or "evil". But, he is stopped by Luffy, so is that what draws the line between good or evil? Because Luffy defeated someone who was evil does that make him a good guy?"

I think that it doesn`t necisarilly make Luffy "good", but that it makes him less evil than Arlong, who comitted a greater evil than just choosing to live what is CONSIDERED as a life of crime. Not all pirates are necisarilly criminals. Not all pirates commit crimes (ex. killing, plundering, stealing, etc.). As long as they pose a threat to the government, they will be considered an enemy.

THIS BEING SAID, keep in mind that these same pirates might not have commited a crime, but maybe they were speaking publicly or somethin (i know, stupid (_ __`) but it`s possible...-ish), they pose a threat. The government might not be working out of public protection, but to maintain control, and to keep their power over the One Piece world. So by making them seem bad, it would make what the government is wrongly doing seem right in the public`s eyes.

Luffy (and his crew) are criminals, but think of why. They broke into GOVERNMENT facilities (created a prison break), they hurt GOVERNMENT personel who were acting out of self interest and were ignoring the needs of the public (Morgan, and even Crocodile, in a way), and they declared war on the World Government. What have they done against the public to intentionaly In my opinion they`ve done more to protect the public than the Marines, and that`s their job! Anyways, it`s from the view of the reader, choose whatever makes sense to you, and have at it. This is just my view.

BTW Great blog DSP!!!

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