Riddle 034: We don't need no education [Backdated to the First Day of School]

[puzzlerprince]

[Well, it's that time of year once again, isn't it? School's back in session. Oh, joy. Throughout the day, there's a good chance you'll bump into the Riddler in a few locations...

A. ACTION - Mayfield High School, Ethics Classroom, Morning

The words "Mr. Nigma" are written up on the blackboard. Yep. You heard that right. Edward Nigma, Ethics Teacher.

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[the_wee_big_hag]

[The witch is back in your class again this year Edward. Aren't you happy.]

Well what?

[puzzlerprince]

[Ecstatic.]

Well, what ordinarily happens when one asks someone else a question?

[the_wee_big_hag]

They want an answer.

But in school they tend to specify if they want it written down or said out-loud first.

[puzzlerprince]

This is a classroom discussion, isn't it? You can share your answer out loud, if you please.

[the_wee_big_hag]

Alright.

Yes. Quite a few and everyone has regrets at one point or another so I suppose I'll say yes to that as well.

[puzzlerprince]

If I may ask, what sort of decision were you expected to make?

[the_wee_big_hag]

I've had to make rather a lot of them. And I'm afraid I can't say a lot of them.

But an example....

[She looks thoughtful for a moment. Her mind goes back to Mr. Peaty. She looks serious as she starts to talk.]

There was this one time. A man in the village, he was a horrible man, abused his wife and daughter on a regular basis. But then things went wrong. He beat his 13 year old daughter so badly he killed her unborn child and almost killed her.

I had to decide whether or not to let him face the mob and let the people get blood on their hands or tell him to run.