User blog comment:Blackendedsoul/I hate Luffy - I worship Akainu/@comment-1949750-20120125195057/@comment-3425840-20120125200747

Well said FMF, now I do agree on what you are trying to say. Killing refuge was definitely a noble act. However you have to look at the bigger picture. In a world where the very foundation of the Government is often threatened by pirates and the entire place is full of chaos, you can not take even a little risk. This kind of events took place in real world, which are controversial in history. Some say they were good some say bad. As for what Akainu did, he had his valid point that every possibility of a escape has to be cancelled for maintaining the sovereignty of the World Government. Screening? How? Archaeological don't have marks to screen, they can easily blend with normal people. Only way was to kill them. In fact what he feared has come true, owing to Aokiji's incompetence/betrayal Robin now exists which is a great threat to the entire World Government and Akainu wanted to avoid just this kind of a situation.

Now as for Luffy, yes, he is an interesting character. He loves meat more than his life so yes in his case the line between selfishness and compassion actually gets blurry. But if you look at his character from a "out of One PIece" view, he is definitely a selfish and annoying guy who wants everything to be his way.