((SLIGHT KORRA SPOILERS))

No joke I was literally just thinking the exact same thing. I mean, obviously there’s something wrong about the guys she beat up — she calls them “the criminals” and the police seem to know what she’s talking about (she wouldn’t have gone after them if not, probably)… yet, that we know of, she hasn’t done anything that would warrant her arrest under… well, normal laws. Except for resisting arrest, ofc, but that was after the fact.

Pro-bending has been described as an event that “all of Republic comes to see” so I assume bending’s obviously popular, but what if there are stricter laws on it for recreational everyday use?

My theory that Republic is a military state has been leading most of my thoughts on the dynamic of the city so far… and that would make Bei Fong pretty high up in terms of governing the city. idk, maybe I’ve been reading too many conspiracy theories and Fullmetal Alchemist and The Hunger Games have made me suspicious and paranoid of any fictional governments, but I’m not ruling anything out ‘cause Bryke are masters at screwing us over real good.