Talk:Bloodbending/@comment-71.59.28.39-20120711111907/@comment-108.70.124.153-20120722223642

Bloodbending may be a tool, but it's also an exceptionally powerful one. Many of those who commented here cited examples such as knifes and swords; yes, they can both be used for good and evil, but the power of a knife and a sword in no way compares to the power of a bloodbender. There are weapons in our society that are illegal for anyone to carry around, but that's not because lawmakers are afraid every single person has the capacity to resign to chaos and mass slaughter. They realize there's terrible potential with certain weapons, so its a safety measure for them to be illegal. The same goes with bloodbending. Not everyone that practiced the art would use it malevolently, but the potential still stands for true horrors to become a reality, if it was allowed to spread and be practiced.