Talk:James Ironwood/@comment-162.197.96.15-20150706055748/@comment-4010415-20150706224343

I think Ozpin chose to let RWBY be his scouts under Oobleck's supervision for a number of reasons.

1. Team RWBY has experience dealing with Torchwick and the White Fang. Ozpin knows that.

2. Team RWBY has already been investigating the White Fang, and Ozpin knows that. They probably know more than most adults, especially considering that Blake and Sun actually infiltrated a meeting. That, and Blake was once a member, and as such, she knows how they work.

3. It's possible that Ozpin and other higher-ups want as few people to know about what's going on with the White Fang as possible, so they have fewer people who could leak info, on accident or otherwise. If the public were to find out that the White Fang is up to something bigger than usual, it could cause a problem. Remember that Grimm are attracted to negative emotion. Imagine an entire kingdom slowly becoming more and more nervous, anxious, and paranoid. Better to only let a few people know that something's going on underground and tell the public "Don't worry, everyone! We're in a time of peace! Everything's fine!"