Thread:TheShade6/@comment-26347028-20160820152715/@comment-26347028-20160820155038

There's no need, no, but there's no need for many things people do. It all depends upon how you define a "need". For me, perhaps, something like that was needed. Because it's one of the long standing claims. By doing that I wasn't just refuting Aramir's claim, I was refuting the claim itself by Tybereous, which is the bigger one on the same topic. If a supposed murderer is put on trial for anything else, that will overshadow them, and if any claims of violence are alleged, I'm willing to bet they won't just say "I didn't hurt them", they will say "I don't hurt people, despite the allegations", so they are trying to clear the larger issue more than the smaller one. The principle is very similar here.