Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-33754845-20190919204913/@comment-26018514-20190921235315

Lord Jaric wrote: 73.Anon.52 wrote: APersonWithoutAName wrote:

… She did however kidnap Weiss and that is unacceptable. People keep saying that, but it isn't exactly true, she rescued Weiss and intended to sell her back to her family, at worst you can say Weiss was imprisoned/detained(technically a point could be made it wasn't even unlawfully if one considers Raven's Tribe as an independent government not part of Mistral), not kidnapped her.

Uh, they locked her in a cell and intended to ransom her back to her family. Pretty sure that counts as kidnapping. And I seriously doubt being a “independent tribe” makes their raiding villages and kidnapping legal to the Mistral government. Besides it’s not like Mistral’s territory ends with the city. Ren's Family wasn't living in Mistral, and Raven's tribe was farther from the capital, so who's to say they were in Mistral's territory. All we know about political borders in Remnant is about 80 years ago 4 great nations went to war and split the territories back into 4 afterwards, but it's pretty clear independent settlements crop up all the time wherever the main city/kingdom cannot maintain a solid presence.

Raven's Tribe laid claim to where they were and have previously made homes in other kingdoms(like Vale and Vacuo) It's a perfectly valid argument therefore to assume the tribe predates the war or any artificial borders and might even have a more legitimate claim than Mistral does to specific stomping grounds.

As for her internment, keep in mind this entire plan was made AFTER Atlas closed its borders, which makes sending Weiss home through normal channels nearly impossible, Raven isn't running a charity, given those facts of course she would demand payment, Even Vernal admitted they usually don't do this.