10 Crazy In-Universe Rules Star Wars Characters Must Follow
7. Imperials Can't Hurt People Without Reason
As hard as it is to believe, members of The Empire are forbidden from harming others unprovoked. To put it another way, the guys who blew up Alderaan are not supposed to hurt anybody!
Because The Emperor pretends he has the people's best interests at heart, he can't have his subjects shoving blasters in front of the citizens' faces with no rhyme or reason.
Unless you've never seen a Star Wars movie, you should be well aware every Empire employee has failed to abide by this rule. For as long as The Empire has existed, Stormtroopers have imprisoned, tortured, and shot anyone who had the misfortune of crossing their path. Just because Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, Stormtroopers had them burned to a crisp, through no fault of their own. Because The Empire is passionately prejudiced against aliens, Stormtroopers are known for being more ruthless with non-humanss, jailing and killing them for the most minor crimes.
Despite the fact it's illegal for Imperials to harm civilians, history has proven this law only exists on paper, not in practice.