When people look at the opening scene from the original Star Wars movie they inherently feel the power of the galactic government is in full force attacking the rebel ship that is out to save the republic. But let’s rewind and see what you missed by slight of hand by George Lucas.
First, a group of rebels, the name of people trying to over throw the government, break into a government facility and steal the plans for new state of the art government ship. Mistakenly, the rebels call it the Death Star, much as the Earthly Republicans called the panel of physicians who implemented Obama Care the Death Panels. (We know Obama Care was made to help you). So, the Imperial Ship was designed to go from system to system providing assistance to those in need. The government workers on board are there to help out local governments that simply could not run themselves effectively. Sometimes they have to find new ways to motivate people to get off their butts and stop wasting Imperial money. Today we call it tough love.
So, the rebel thieves take their stolen information and get on a hot rod space ship and fly off. Alerted to the intruders, the Imperial State Police get into a space ship pursuit. The rebels are now endangering all of the space travelers driving at a normal speed through that area of space. Like all law enforcement officers, violence is the last resort. The rebels were warned to stop, but did not hail the advice. Actually, a member of royalty is also a rebel and they try to use her as a human shield to continue their criminal enterprises. So, what to do? The imperial Star Cruiser, in order to save lives, shot the reactor generator, a gutsy move. Most law enforcement agencies today are afraid of litigation for shooting at a moving vehicle. But not the Imperial Cops, they are excellent shots. Most people did not notice the bumper sticker on the back of the Imperial Cruiser, “We’re from the Imperial Government and here to help”.
Now, the rebels’ engine has been taken out. Did they give up? No, they continued to resist and put lives in danger? Even in the scene you can hear the Imperial Cops knocking on the door trying to get the rebels to come out. Instead of surrendering and facing punishment for their actions, “if you can’t do the time don’t do the crime”, the rebels line up in a haphazard fashion along the sides of the walls. Two grave mistakes here. First, use cover! Second, bullets usually travel close to the walls. These amateur rebels were done before they began. Next time get some training before you take on the COPS!
The Imperial Cops are forced to blast open the doors and endanger their own lives to make the arrests. One the doors come open the lasers start going off. Notice which side fired first! Well, the not so excellent, and off target, rebels were taken into custody after being hit with the laser stun guns. No one saw any excessive force being used by the Imperial Police. After what the rebels have done that shows a great deal of discipline and restraint on the behalf of the brave Imperial Cops who were the first ones through the door as the rebels were shooting at them. While the shooting was going on, the princess takes the stolen goods, puts it into the robot and shoots it toward the next planet. She refuses to stop. Even when caught dead to rights she sends the stolen plans down to the planet in hopes of someone else taking the stolen plans and safe keeping them against the Imperial Cops.
So, let’s recap. The Imperial Cops are simply doing their jobs. A group of thieves break into a government instillation and steal property. They take off in their high speed vehicle and a galactic chase starts. The rebels space ship driving is endangering other space ships in the area and the Cops are forced to shoot the engines, shooting the tires in today’s perspective. The rebels refuse to give up and the Cops are forced to crack open the door and rush in, placing themselves in danger. The rebels are now forced into a shoot out with the rebels. Instead of shoot to kill, they shoot to stun. You don’t see anyone kicking the rebels or using unauthorized force! Then, the highest ranking rebel on the ship sends the stolen information stored inside of a robot to other rebels on the planet. George Lucas makes the rebels look like the good guys and the Imperial Cops as the bad guys in the opening scene. But I think we all know the truth now. Next time you see a police officer arresting a bad guy. Go and thank the officer, and not pat the bad guy on the head and tell him that he is the victim. Remember good and bad is only in the perspective of the person watching the scene unfold.
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