Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20190119003858/@comment-4136655-20190124195224

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote: 4) Thing is, first of all, it was not a necesary evil. They simply didn't even bother to think of any alternatives. Like having Weiss call Winter and see if they can get a ride there legally. Or find some guy to smuggle them in.

But nope, Jaune thought of stealing a ship, and that's the first thing they decided to do. A necesary evil doesn't work as an excuse if you simply didn't bother to think of other options. You are aware that with Beacon's CCT Tower down that the only way to communicate with people long distance is via letter, something already established to be an unreliable form of communication. That's why RNJR were heading to Mistral in Volume 4 on foot, rather than simply attempting to just call Haven Academy. Why do you think Qrow wrote Ironwood a letter rather than calling him at the beginning of this volume? Weiss simply can't call Winter. Writing a letter is already unreliable and would take time, and both Winter and Ironwood would still need to get the Atlesian Council's permission to leave and allow all ten of them into Atlas as well. Remember they're trying to to get to Atlas as fast as possible because the relic is too dangerous to leave out since it attracts Grimm.

As for a smuggler, you are aware that Weiss had paid off the pilot to take her to Mistral. I'm pretty sure having a smuggler take all ten of them to Atlas would not be cheap.