Cecil is correct to use Sinclair and his skills as a resource, but the idea that he’s redeemed is laughable when he doesn’t even regret what he’s done and thinks it was all justified. It’s one thing to use dead bodies, even if it’s still very much a grey area if they didn’t volunteer when alive, but experimenting on living people is completely monstrous and shouldn’t be easily forgiven. If Sinclair really wanted to do good, he could’ve tried to steal a dead body from a morgue instead of taking the easy way, it would’ve been fucked up but significantly less evil than what he did.
Restorative justice is a good thing, but I think it can’t be applied in the same way regardless of the crime. Sinclair should be kept on a very short leash and subjected to psychological treatment until he realises that what he did was evil, full-stop, and that he must take responsibility for it. Until he stops trying to justify himself, he should be treated coldly and not allowed the level of happiness he’s afforded here. This would be both ethical and practical, as a truly reformed and apologetic Sinclair would be less likely to fuck things up than one who still believes that atrocities committed in ~bouts of temporary insanity~ can be worth it.
Honestly this page doesn’t seem super well-written, it feels like a rushed and artificial attempt at an epic Cecil pragmatic dunk that’s really not convincing considering Sinclair’s actions and attitude pre-capture. Show Cecil is at least openly disgusted towards the guy while still pragmatically using him, which I’m much more on board with.
Cecil is correct to use Sinclair and his skills as a resource, but the idea that he’s redeemed is laughable when he doesn’t even regret what he’s done and thinks it was all justified. It’s one thing to use dead bodies, even if it’s still very much a grey area if they didn’t volunteer when alive, but experimenting on living people is completely monstrous and shouldn’t be easily forgiven. If Sinclair really wanted to do good, he could’ve tried to steal a dead body from a morgue instead of taking the easy way, it would’ve been fucked up but significantly less evil than what he did.
Restorative justice is a good thing, but I think it can’t be applied in the same way regardless of the crime. Sinclair should be kept on a very short leash and subjected to psychological treatment until he realises that what he did was evil, full-stop, and that he must take responsibility for it. Until he stops trying to justify himself, he should be treated coldly and not allowed the level of happiness he’s afforded here. This would be both ethical and practical, as a truly reformed and apologetic Sinclair would be less likely to fuck things up than one who still believes that atrocities committed in ~bouts of temporary insanity~ can be worth it.
Honestly this page doesn’t seem super well-written, it feels like a rushed and artificial attempt at an epic Cecil pragmatic dunk that’s really not convincing considering Sinclair’s actions and attitude pre-capture. Show Cecil is at least openly disgusted towards the guy while still pragmatically using him, which I’m much more on board with.