Hey, if anybody can claim "victim's rights" here, it's Gollum. Think about it: Poor, hapless sap who stumbles upon the Ultimate Fashion Accessory, which causes him 500+ years of Pain and Suffering (and other punitive damages). It even began to work its magic on him from the very beginning: Deagol was not murdered by Smeagol, my friends. It was the Evil Sparkly which forced Smeagol to separate his best friend from his existence. And all Gollum ever wanted out of life was clean air, fresh fish, and maybe a small compound in the Hampdens.
And where were the Valar then, when Gollum needed them, hmmm? Where was Gollum's Teleri ship to take him into the West? Wasn't he a Ringbearer, too? Why didn't any Great Eagles swoop down to save him from the fiery depths of Orodruin, HMMMM?
[ November 04, 2002: Message edited by: Evenstar1 ]
[ November 04, 2002: Message edited by: Evenstar1 ]
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