On the Spartan IIIs, I think if Ackerson had survived he'd definitely be in a similar situation to Halsey right now. But he died. At the risk of sounding cliche, 'you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.' If I remember right, aside from Osman and BB Kilo-5 looked at the S3s and shook their heads with disgust, and probably assumed it was Halsey's doing too - they certainly weren't told otherwise in either book. And why not? It was a project conceived in a meeting that never happened, involving people who are nearly all dead, on a ship that was never there. If the public's told Halsey's responsible for that too, who is there to argue otherwise? Halsey? The criminal can't be a witness. Parangosky should be locked up too, but she's beyond the law as CINCONI. Halsey is just a civilian, one easily vilified and made a scapegoat of. I'm surprised Mendez hasn't been arrested - he certainly deserves it almost as much as Halsey, Parangosky and Ackerson. Again, this ties back into the idea of a scapegoat - there's a new government, and as there has been after every war there will be an inquiry into what the military did. They'd find out about how the Spartans were created - ONI and the UNSC are covering as many arses as possible by vilifying one individual and vesting all their ethical and legal blame with her. It's not right. Don't think I believe for one second Halsey should be locked up in maximum security, with armed Spartan IVs escorting her everywhere whilst she's turned into an effective slave. I don't like it, but I love the narrative behind it. I have a feeling she'll win her supporters on the Infinity, and escape captivity before the season is done.