Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-30530552-20171121182355/@comment-14909251-20171125173544

MetallicArcher wrote: I suppose, when you put it like that... Knowing about Salem could potentially create you Ironwoods all over the 4 Kingdoms and turn everyplace into a borderline police state. Not to mention these new Ironwoods might not be nice but misguided people, but outright dictators.

That said, I wasn't thinking about Ozpin just coming out and saying "Yup, there is a being called Salem. She is Sapient, looks similar to a human woman, is capable of human speech and has been controlling the Grimm against humanity." but more on sth like "We have pretty strong evidence that older/ancient Grimm can control younger Grimm. It also appears these ancient Grimm can coordinate with each other possibly through another even older Grimm."

I mean, we haven't really seen how Search & Destroy missions work, but I would think having a more accurate idea on how Grimm behave would make organizing defenses/ofenses more effective. I'm not sure how much use it would be to them. We don't know and it may be they don't really know how the Grimm command and control structure works. There may not be any formal leader Grimm that, if taken out, would disrupt the Grimm during a battle. Older Grimm are already established as more dangerous due to being stronger and more intelligent, so they're targets either way. Given how little we know about Salem, it may be their reasons for keeping her existence a secret are about more than just preventing panic.