[ Surprisingly, not the mockery and scorn he had expected - though he squints at the text in suspicion, suspecting the lack of mockery to be the mockery. Unless of course he expects to run afoul some bounty hunters or vigilantes himself?
Either way, it's enough to warrant a better answer than what he would have given otherwise. ]
I'm not planning to let criminals walk free. Our bounties fall into two categories: petty crimes, like apple pie theft or vandalism, and serial murder. The former doesn't merit torture, maiming or death and the latter will see them locked up for life. Question is: can I lock them up and throw away the key or will I first be spending the city's money on hospital costs just because a vigilante was bored and too cheap to pay for cinema tickets like everyone else?
[ There's also the matter of laws and doing the right thing even when it's hard but he's not expecting that to impress Augustine. ]
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Unless of course he expects to run afoul some bounty hunters or vigilantes himself?Either way, it's enough to warrant a better answer than what he would have given otherwise. ]
I'm not planning to let criminals walk free. Our bounties fall into two categories: petty crimes, like apple pie theft or vandalism, and serial murder. The former doesn't merit torture, maiming or death and the latter will see them locked up for life. Question is: can I lock them up and throw away the key or will I first be spending the city's money on hospital costs just because a vigilante was bored and too cheap to pay for cinema tickets like everyone else?
[ There's also the matter of laws and doing the right thing even when it's hard but he's not expecting that to impress Augustine. ]