Talk:Bloodbending/@comment-85.73.229.59-20120530122612/@comment-4888161-20120530125210

Bloodbending isn't good or evil as it is neither. It is simply a tool to be used how the bender sees fit. Whether it is used for good or evil depends on how the bender utilizes it and for what purpose. The same is true for just about any bending technique. And it is no more dangerous than a fireball, tornado, flying giant rock, or lightning bolt. So while you wouldn't want to teach it to just anyone or many people, it would be fine if the person was trustworthy, good, could keep a secret, etc.

Also, we don't know if Katara taught anyone bloodbending in later years or not. Because of the way it was introduced to her, she originally formed the misconception (which many people also believe) that it was by default evil. And as I said before, that is a misconception because it depends on how it is used. And yet, she still wound up using it not once but twice before ATLA ended. She may have used it after that. She also may have changed her view on it as she grew older. We don't know that she did, but we don't know that she didn't.