What do you think about the way the Jedi treated Boba? Like instead of acknowledging his grief and try to help him, they send him, who still was a kid, to a prison with many dangerous criminals. What they should have done? And what would have been the clones’ reaction to see him in jail?

padawanlost:

Terribly. I
can’t picture any scenario where putting a little boy with the worst men in
the galaxy is a good idea. I still can’t decide if Boba being put on that prison is
the result of the writers not thinking things through or if the GFFA really
was THAT fucked up.  Regardless of why,
Boba ended up on that prison so let’s talk about that.

As horrifying
as it was, this Jedi brand of justice was not unheard of. They were the ones
who allowed Jango to be sold into slavery in the first place, so this idea the
Jedi were all about justice and fairness is nothing but wishful thinking. It sounds
cruel, but it makes sense when we remember the Jedi preached that summary
execution was the best/only way to deal with Sith. For all their speeches on
compassion, when it came to beings who harmed the Order, they had very little
compassion to show (Boba, Jango, Anakin, Ahsoka, Barriss,… they felt the Jedi “compassion”).

Boba
probably grew up knowing the Jedi were the reason his dad was enslaved only to
witness a Jedi behead him. it was a vicious battle but Jango’s death was unnecessary.
I’m not judging Mace here, as I said, things got violent. But, if we put
ourselves in Boba’s shoes, what he saw was Mace cutting his dad’s arm (successfully
disarming him) and then cutting his head off (when Jango was no longer a
threat).

I get why he hates Mace, he dealt with it in the worst possible way but I get
why he was so angry. Boba goes on his mission to kill Mace, he fails and he is
told to “get over it”.  To make matters
worse, he’s sent to an adult prison where all the worst beings are kept
together. He is like 12 years old! I mean…wow.

As far as
how the clones felt about that, I don’t think they cared too much. I’m not sure
if most of them even knew all about Boba’s past and, even if they did, they were trained
to be loyal to the Republic and Boba was considered an enemy of the Republic. No
matter how much they respected “the template”, I don’t think that respect was
translated into a deep compassion for Boba (who was convicted for the death of
many clones and the destruction of a Jedi cruiser).

In the end,
Boba was a grieving kid who was abandoned on a battle field. I don’t remember reading
about any Jedi asking around to see if anyone knew where the son of guy they just
killed was. I know, they had bigger concerns at the time but, imo, the welfare of
a 10 years old should’ve been a big concern for the most compassionate beings
in the galaxy. It’s not even about compassion, the kid clearly knew something. Take care of him, idk, don’t be sorry detached, pretend you care for a bit and you may gain valuable knowledge
that might help end the war.