Originally posted by abhilegend
They have? Brainy was kicked out of Legion because he supposedly killed time trapper. It's one of the most fundamental laws of Legion.I don't believe in no win scenarios in my superhero comics. I'd read authority if I wanted that. There is ALWAYS another way.
Read LOSH v2 #309 (last page), which establish Legion's official rules:
http://i.imgur.com/JxiqZ8d.jpg?2
Basically, Legionnaires can't take a life unless it's self defense or if it's the only alternative in preventing loss of life (exactly like in Infinitus' case).
So there are exceptions. Of course not all writers follow that case, but taking into consideration the entirety of Legion's continuity, that's the general case.
Anyway, Star Boy killed a person in self-defense in Adventure Comics #342 and 9 out of 19 of Legionnaires considered it acceptable; He returned right after 9 issues later. Projectra killed Nemesis Kid by breaking his neck in LOSH v3 #5, Mon-el killed a weakened Time Trapper in v4 #4.
So the Infinitus saga isn't anything new.