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TheJedi are a groupof legendary beings that can the Force. They can move things with their minds, they use laser beam swords, and theyre not supposed to give in to many strong emotions. Theyre put on this pedestal because theyre on the Light Side, but theyoftenhad their faults. While theStar Warsmovies dont show a lot of the bad side of the Jedi,The Clone Warscertainly did. And one of the most prominent displays of wrongdoing on the Jedis part was the falseaccusations against Ahsoka Tano.

Ahsoka, Anakin Skywalkers Padawan, was helping with the investigation into a bombing at the Jedi temple. She and Anakin had a lead and arrested a woman connected to the bomb. However, when Ahsoka went to visit her, to see if shed talk, an unseen Force-user strangled the woman. This was a way to frame Ahsoka since it looked like she Force-strangled her on video.

Afterward, the Republic militaryandthe Jedi didnt take Ahsokas word of innocence, even with a lack of evidence. All they had was that video, and Ahsoka did have an alibi for the actual bombing. And digging would have proven that she didnt know the woman beforehand. But thats the thing. The Jedi were wildly blind to the actual evils of the Republic and just handed Ahsoka over to the military for a trial. A trial that would have killed the Padawan if they found her guilty. No one on the Council outwardly stood up for her or the fact that they should have been able to sense whether she was lying. Not to mention the fact that Ahsoka showed no other signs of treason against the Jedi before. This blindness is partly why Palpatine was able to destroy them.

In Ahsokas first trial with the Jedi, Anakin yells, Youve already made your decision This meeting is just a formality! when Yoda is about to read their verdict. And its true. Before they even heard her speak, they had decided to ban her from the Order. This allowed the Republic to take over the trial, with Ahsoka now a non-Jedi, which Adjutant General Tarkin suggested.

The publics opinion on the Jedi was already changing, and then the bombing happened. They wanted a quick and lowkey investigation, so the public wasnt upset even more. Instead of standing by Ahsoka, they handed her over to a public trial that was out to kill her in order to relinquish the Jedi name from the bombing.

The bombing negatively swayed the publics opinion, but it also comes to light how much they disapprove of their involvement in the war. The Jedi were supposed to be peacekeepers, but instead, they aligned themselves to one sideandfought in the war. Its made clear in Season 3, Episode 10 Heroes on Both Sides, that the war has good people in the Republic and the Separatists. The Jedis involvement just made it seem like the Republic was the way to go.

When Anakin figures out Barriss Offee is the one that set up the bombing and framed Ahsoka, she makes some bold statements. Her remarks leave a sour note because they have some truth to them. She says that the Jedi were the ones responsible for this war and that theyve lost [their] way so much that theyre the villains. My attack on the temple was an attack onwhat the Jedi have become: an army fighting for the Dark Side.

Thats not the most diplomatic way to make a point. However, it hones in on what the publics feeling and mirrorssimilar disillusionment Anakinhas with the Order at this point and later down the line. Its also whyAhsoka leaves the Order. She says its because she cant trust them or herself, but the trial also showed how much the Jedi had fallen.

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