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Originally Posted by SoldierOfDarkness
What a bunch of idiots(The military police and nobles). Especially that Supreme Commander who doesn't seem to be able to make any opinion for himself.
They all know that the colossal and Armoured Titans were the ones that broke the gate and displayed high intelligences.
The fact that they now have seen/know about Eren's power is proof that Titans have the ability to turn into humans and vice versa which means that the Colossal and Armoured Titan could be humans as well. If he can do it that means there's a high possibility other Titans could as well.
If I was the commander, I would've simply pointed out to the idiot Priest and MP commander how killing Eren would make the problem go away. They kill him they lose their best chance in fighting against other Titans similar to himself who won't be on their side.
And putting him with the Recon Corps where he'll be gone for most of the time would make the best use out of him anyways.
A shame it took Levi beating Eren to prove that point.
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The problem with this logic is that you have essentially been watching Eren's life and you know for a fact that he holds no ill intentions towards humanity.
The MP and priests may be short sighted, but their fear is understandable. The fact that the other important Titans may be humans is not unknown to them, it's actually central to their worry - they don't know Eren like the viewers do, so the possibility that he is a double agent of some sort exists as a valid viewpoint from their perspective.
The supreme commander's actions were calm and analytical, which is not the same as not having an opinion. He had only what information has been relayed to him, which is significantly less than what we have, and furthermore since he was acting as a judge he needed to be impartial. His job is to do risk analysis and make an important decision, not rush into things recklessly. Eren's effects on the political situation were factor he had to consider - if Eren's presence caused sufficient social strife that it would split humanity, then that could outweigh the benefits Eren could provide. Levi's actions provided a way to alleviate those political tensions by giving the other side confidence that if something went wrong that Levi would be able to handle it, so the political tensions weren't a significant consideration anymore after that.