Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24809519-20140416012332/@comment-24260323-20140416151459

I think there has to be at least one on-screen death in the show otherwise it would avoid the elephant in the room. They have to recognize that regular people; not Hunters,  Supercriminals, or anyone with special powers; are one of the most vulnerable people in the setting. You can't have a setting with insane weapon designs, people that use the power of the soul to create force fields, and able to harness Dust without civilians (those without Aura to shield and heal them, or even people who don't know what an Aura is) dying in droves or being forced into submission to those with powers.

If they just put death off-screen, all talk about how killing is wrong just becomes what it is; Just talk.