me in 2014: really? these imperial commanders have nothing better to do than charge a goat man with treason because he’s selling fruit? this is kid crimes, i hope this show matures as it goes on
me in 2022: the twisted reality of post-PORD Imperial rule is that extreme reactions gain efficiency as they target smaller infractions. much like how the tarkin doctrine will eventually use planetary destruction as the ultimate whip to keep systems in line, the extreme sentencing of minor infractions turns each imperial officer into a death-star of human lives. this is broken windows policing taken to its nth degree. of course resisting giving officers fruit is treason; it makes as much sense as andor being arrested for walking while sweating. but behold, luthen’s plan is taking effect even in distant lothal— this is the moment that pulls ezra bridger from the shadows and begins his first true brushes with rebellious action
