Talk:Amon/@comment-96.255.225.60-20120429024000/@comment-97.83.65.72-20120429032543

Hitting the triads like that was Amon's way of winning hearts and minds by removing threats. The people "Non-benders were terrorized by the triads who are "benders". The fact that they are criminals is a key element becase the police are also "benders" the regular people are caught in the crossfire.

Amon also telling Korra that taking her ou would make her a martyr is very true. On the island of Sicily the Mafia ruled and the people trusted the mafia more than thier own government. A Prosecuting Magistrate Giovanni Falcone persured the mafia and was killed with his wife in a car bomb. This incident galvenized the population of the Sicily against the Mafia. It is explained in the book Excellent Cadavers. I'm seeing allusions.