Talk:Amon/@comment-67.180.107.171-20120428194955/@comment-50.53.109.37-20120428195321

Basically this. Amon is going to destory Korra's reputation first before he decides to go in for the kill. He said as much himself, if he stripped her of her bending now, she would just become a martyr, and that would only hinder his plans. So instead, he's letting her flail away at him ineffectually, allowing Korra herself to wreck her own reputation by just relying on brute force. He's going to turn both Korra's and Tarrlok's actions into a greater rallying cry to the non-benders of the city that given half a chance, benders will take extreme measures to supress them.