Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-28869806-20150430170122/@comment-26038416-20150511224544

Tasuxeda wrote: The Uchiha Clan was most likely not ordered to be Konoha Military Police Force they likely had the choice to decline the duty.

The thing about the Uchiha is that their members could likely have chosen not to join the Konoha Military Police Force and participate in the normal government of Konoha if they wanted to do it.

The Uchiha clan had choices in how they acted they could have proven their loyalty to konoha or left Konoha instead they chose to plan to betray the Konoha.

Because what was the other option did they have? Join the people who don't trust you and probably be given missions that would distance them from actually participating in governing affairs or join the police force where they could actually do some good. The Uchiha's weren't given a chance so it didn't matter what choice they made if the people of the village didn't trust them with the exception of Itachi and Shisui. They were always going to be judged by their past. There are other Hokage's that set a good example such Hashirama, Hiruzen and Minato (Not counting Kakashi and Naruto because we're talking about when the Uchiha's were distrusted).