Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24467536-20140404213701

When Nick Fury releases S.H.I.E.L.D/HYDRA's dirty laundry to the public, the repercussions will reach beyond its agents I think. Civilian consultants for S.H.I.E.L.D will be given a really hard look by straight law enforcement agencies and uncorrupted S.H.I.E.L.D. brass. They're going to want to know if these consultants were willing HYDRA plants or were they truly suborned into committing acts of terrorism for the octopus? Take Thor's Erik Selvig. He was under Loki's control during the Avengers, but his name must be mud by now. In the Dark World the newscaster id'ed Erik as the Streaker of Stonehenge, and he brought up that Erik played a role in the Chitauri invasion in New York. Not once did he mentioned Erik was under the influence. Given S.H.I.E.L.D./HYDRA's desire for secrecy any proof about the staff's power is buried way deep; thus giving no opportunity for Erik to restore his reputation. With S.H.I.E.L.D. disbanded, Erik has no protection from prosecutors; they can charge him with conspiracy and anything else. S.H.I.E.L.D. will be too busy working to restore its reputation to the public to help out.

Thoughts? 