The Walking Dead Game Season 2: SPOILERS! The player's choice not to shoot Kenny was justified

For my previous argument. Rebuttal 1: My opponent is stating that Jane knew that Kenny would try to kill her, which I will agree on. However, based on what he is trying to prove in this argument, he is also trying to insist that Jane was the only one who could have stopped the fight. Kenny could have stopped it too. Kenny didn't have to start it in the first place. This entire situation was literally all up to Kenny. He was the one who had to make a choice. Either he asks for an explanation and deals with the (fake) truth, or he attacks Jane. Jane didn't attack first. In actually, it's kind of like getting shot was what he deserved for assuming she killed the baby, and not asking what happened first. I doubt she would have set this up if Kenny wasn't dangerous to begin with. He has his uses, but he is also a huge danger to the group. Last time I checked, it wasn't Jane who caused Mike (maybe Bonnie) to leave the group. Another thing, she used the knife for self defense. She even puts it away, hoping he will calm down, and then he attacks her again. That doesn't seem fair, he has no idea what happened, and he still assumes once again. And no, she doesn't care about just herself. Obviously she cares for Clem, she ultimately saved the group, she has risked her life to save other people. If she really wanted him to die, she could have already let it happened. _____________________________________________________________ Rebuttal 2: So apparently my opponent thinks that Kenny has done plenty of good, and Jane has done nothing, since he has listed nothing but positives for Kenny, and none for Jane. It's true, without Kenny, they wouldn't have had the truck, and Luke would have died. A minute later however, Kenny would have died as well, if it wasn"t for Jane. She technically saved the baby during the final act. She saved Luke from the trailer home (and attempted to save Sarah, but declared she was a lost cause due to personal experiences she had in the past). If Sarah has fallen off the porch and becomes trapped, there is an option to let Jane go and save her. Although hesitant, she still tries to save Sarah. In the beginning of episode 4, even before developing an emotional attachment with Clem, she goes back to help her and Rebecca get through the horde of walkers. Although she couldn't repair the truck, she taught Clem and the group some useful tips to survive, like covering your scent with walker blood, or kicking a walker's knee, or using more effective weapons. So no, simply listing off some good things Kenny has done, and not listing off any good things Jane has done, does not mean he deserves to live more than Jane. ______________________________________________________________ Rebuttal 3: "She didn't care if Kenny lived or died. She just wanted what she wanted." I won't argue with both of these statements. However, that does not make Kenny innocent. _______________________________________________________________ Sub Point: Kenny has done similar things to less deserving Back in season 1, Lee and Kenny came across a random girl being surrounded by walkers. Lee, thinking of all he can do to help, will consider shooting her, to put her out of her misery. Kenny will insist to let her get eaten alive to avoid drawing attention to themselves. Although he's got a point, he is all up for letting her suffer to avoid risking his safety. There was also the time him and Lilly would argue constantly. Then, before Lilly kills Duck or Carley, he tries to convince Lee to leave her behind. Remember, it was obviously easier to leave her behind after she shoots someone, but Kenny wanted to ditch her before this occurred. And for what? A lot of arguing? Jane has made some cold decisions, but Kenny is also guilty of it. He also "just did what he wanted" as well. _________________________________________________________________ Anyway, yea, she wanted Clem and her alone. But she never went to this much of an extreme to try and separate the others from her and Clem. Her reason for setting up the ploy seems plausible, since Kenny can be a danger to everyone, and she wanted to save Clem the burden of cutting the ties. She was trying to save Clem's life, in her own way. _________________________________________________________________ Rebuttal 4: I don't agree when you say Kenny has good reasons for killing her. All of your reasons you have given are based on assumptions that Kenny and the player can make, and no proof. "Jane is an able person. If she wanted the baby alive, she would've found a way." This does not guarantee everything will go alright. Just because someone is skilled, it doesn't make them perfect. A lot of things can go wrong in this world. Skill does not always equal success. "Jane had no signs of a walker encounter when it came to marks." Does she have to have any? What if she tripped, AJ fell out of her hands, and a walker pounced on AJ before she could save him. Then she ran off, knowing it was too late. Too bad we couldn't hear her actual story, because Kenny didn't give her a chance to explain. "Jane was always real strange with the baby, and didn't care about it." The only part where we see Jane acting "strange" with the baby is when she was talking to Clem while Kenny is fixing the truck. Kenny has no knowledge of that conversation, so that is not a legitimate reason for Kenny to believe she was acting strange with the baby. Saying she did not care about it is also a stretch, since she has helped take care of it and worried about it. She elected to watch AJ when Kenny is fixing the car. When asking how much food they have, she then immediately asks if there is some for the baby, showing her worry for AJ. Her behavior isn't even strange. It's awkwardness, since she does not have much experience with babies. Just because she is inexperienced and awkward with babies, does not mean she doesn't care about AJ. "Jane is selfish. She would've fed the baby to the zombies to save herself" Everyone is selfish in this world. The fact that she is doesn't prove she would purposely kill the baby. Again, assumptions does not equal proof. So all in all, these reasons are enough for Kenny to SUSPECT she killed the baby, but are not enough to prove it. If he actually saw her do it, then it would obviously be justified for him to kill her. However, there was no proof she did, and he didn't even give her a chance to explain. _______________________________________________________________________ So after reviewing your cases, I have come to these official rebuttals for your statements. Case 1, I have proved that Kenny could have also stopped the fight, and was the one who started it and kept pushing it. Case 2, I have proved that Jane has as much of a reason to live as Kenny, without bias. Case 3, I have proved that her agenda was to help the group, and try to save Clem, not just do it for herself. Case 4, I have proved that the reasons my opponent listed as to why Kenny believes she killed the baby are enough to suspect her of killing the baby, but not enough to prove it, and not enough to justify Kenny killing Jane. _______________________________________________________________________ With my previous arguments, I proved: Kenny is too mentally unstable to make sensible decisions, which puts others in danger. Kenny refused to compromise with the group no matter what. Kenny caused group members to leave. Kenny did not have a good enough reason to try and kill her, which was based off assumptions, and no proof. Based on these reasons, I have proved that the player"s choice to let Kenny kill Jane is not justified. Back to you Pro!