Talk:Rosalie Hale/@comment-86.10.198.55-20130813002717/@comment-7600752-20130913235926

Meyer addresses this EXACT comment on the Twilight Lexicon. It seems what you're wanting is for the Cullen's to be superhero's. They can't do that...if they were to try to be superhero's then they'd accumulate notice by humans. AND we all know what would happen if that took place. They'd be destroyed by the Volturi. Meyer says that the Cullens do try to do NICE things for humanity. But it has to be discrete and not noticeable.

About going to blood banks. Yes, Carlisle COULD get human blood from bloodbanks...however this just causes the craving for human blood to grow. Just like with humans...we find it hard to eat just ONE potato chip. If the Cullens were to start drinking human blood from bloodbanks...then this would actually weaken the Cullens...causing their lust for human blood to actually grow. Just as alcohol would weaken an alcoholic's resolve to quit booze. That's why they ONLY try to drink animal blood. The same would be true if the Cullen's went out and drank from only murderers and truly evil humans. This would again, weaken their ability to refrain from killing innocent humans.

Why don't the Cullens just go to the butcher and ask for animal blood? Again...We have to think about the 'noticeable' thing. If the Cullens were to go weekly to a butcher and ask for just blood....this would be something odd, strange and noticeable. And remember...the Cullens do NOT want to be noticed...because they don't want to draw the attention of the Volturil.

I hopt this answers your questions. I wondered the exact same things until I read Myer's answers to these questions.