User blog comment:ShawnCognitionCP/The Empire vs Stormcloaks, the most likely answer/@comment-9062114-20140611211441/@comment-12599067-20140618231840

@Zip:

1) I don't recall any thieves that run actual stores, Zip. Sure, there's fences, but I'd have to say that most fences don't run actual stores. Enthir sells magickal goods outlawed by the College, Tonilia runs a secret buisiness of poisons and things of that sort underground, Gulum-Ei doesn't sell anything notable that I can remember (and certainly isn't a shopkeeper), and the Khajiit caravans aren't trusted by the Jarls anyways so I don't think they count.

Under the assumption that it was because he thought Mr. Sadri was a thief, I still think it's kinda odd that he can take the time to raise the taxes on a "thief" but not take time to help the Dunmer in any way.

2) The same traditions that said that the Nords should worship the Dragons and embalm their dead to become undead warriors. If I may add, he used a weapon meant to be used on Dragons on Torygg (albeit not killing him with it). That's like shooting someone with a shotgun in a knife fight and stabbing them in the heart while they're down and saying it was a fair fight.