samtalksfunny:

nirtonic:

thecalmissar:

bemusedlybespectacled:

slythwolf:

it was a fanfic that made me realize this but.

so the stormtroopers right. if they think u didnt fire ur blaster they inspect it & if you didnt they send you for reconditioning.

maybe. thats why. they never. HIT. anything.

they dont want to be punished but they dont really want to hurt anybody.

maybe.

DUDE

well this is an entirely strange new level of sadness

This has been observed in conflicts through out the last century and a half or so, Soldiers deliberately firing high and missing.

This is absolutely true and was a “problem” they sought to fix with deliberate conditioning in the Vietnam War era.  You can read a fascinating book about it here.

the fact this actually is a thing makes me want to throw up. @vagabondprophet