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ChishioKunrin wrote: I like to imagine that Beacon has rules against unregulated fighting, so the only time students are actually allowed to fight each other is in a monitored, regulated spar in class. Otherwise, they'd end up with dickheads like Cardin going too far and actually injuring or killing someone in a childish brawl. You saw how he was about to finish off Jaune in volume 1, before Glynda stopped him.

That said, Velvet would curbstomp Cardin and his team, but if unregulated fighting is against the rules, then rules are rules, and Velvet doesn't wanna get in trouble. So, she doesn't wanna start anything with him. Also, maybe her parents taught her to just ignore the racists. "Don't be like the White Fang," they say. "Don't beat someone up because they're ignorant and mean," they say. "And don't forget to eat well and make good grades," mom says. This seems pretty rational. I do wonder why none of the other students or teachers stepped in to defend Velvet when she was being bullied, though. Seems like a bit of a lapse of judgment on their behalfs. I'd personally still chalk it up to an inconsistency, but you make a fair point.