"Crime or Love?" Vampire Public Opinion Divided Over Escape Case

The "seven-person mass escape" has shaken vampire society. Even after the incident, their whereabouts remain unknown, and the repercussions within our society are only intensifying, with public opinion sharply divided on whether the incident was simply a "crime" or represents a "romantic rebellion" against an oppressive reality.

VAMPIRE NOW went to the streets to ask vampire citizens of various generations for their thoughts on the significance of the incident. Their responses perfectly encapsulate the dilemma our species is currently facing.

1. Conservative view: "Taboos are the minimum necessary safety measure for our survival"
The older generation and conservative citizens have defined the escape as a clear crime and a selfish act that threatens the community. Their primary reasoning is that the deviation of a few could destroy the harmonious "coexistence" that society as a whole has maintained up to now.

[Interview A] Council Member K (480 years old / Senior Citizens' Advisory Council member)
"For our society to survive, taboos are absolutely necessary. We've been able to exist among humans for hundreds of years precisely because we've maintained strict boundaries. If anyone were to let their emotions take over and cross that line, the peace between humans and vampires would shatter in an instant. That group's actions aren't romantic. They're just selfish moves that put all of us in danger."

2. Critical view: "They are merely a pretext for control"
On the other hand, young vampires between the ages of 100 and 200 have pointed out the contradictions within the system. This incident appears to have added to their growing fatigue with the excessive surveillance and control being imposed under the guise of "coexistence."

[Interview B] Artist P (133 years old / Freelance artist)
"On the contrary, I think that the idea of 'taboos' is too old-fashioned. How long do we have to wait with bated breath? Isn't the bigger problem that we're unilaterally monitored and controlled, all under the guise of 'coexistence with humans'? They didn't escape because they committed a crime. They escaped because they wanted to be free of this suffocating system."

3. Sympathetic view: "The tragedy of a society where love has become a sin"
Some believe the essence of the incident is "forbidden love," and have expressed emotional sympathy for those involved.

[Interview C] Student L (129 years old / College student)
"I find it hard to blame them. If they had to run away for such a deeply personal and natural reason as loving a human... I see that not as their fault, but as the fault of a society that left them no choice. Is immortality really a blessing if you have to get permission even for love? I hope they never get caught."

[Editor's Note] The fugitives are gone, but the stones they threw have sent ripples through the calm waters of our society. They stand as a clash between the rational imperative to maintain order and the instinctive yearning for freedom.

The incident will be remembered as more than a simple escape story, posing a weighty question to vampires living in the 21st century: "Are we happy now?"