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genessia2018-03-17 02:38 pm
captain_by_the_book) wrote in genessia2018-03-17 02:38 pm
Bounty hunting + vigilante PSA from Attleton - text
[ What is this, a second message from the Attleton Guardian's office within a week? Once again it's published on the network, as well as being read on the radio and local TV. ]
Due to recent circumstances, the Attleton Guardian's office reminds you:
Capital punishment and torture are outlawed in Attleton, this is not to be circumvented through the bounty system.
Bounties are to be delivered alive only, unharmed beyond injuries incurred resisting arrest. If the bounty is killed in self-defense it is the hunter's responsibility to prove it beyond reasonable doubt.
Both bounty hunters and vigilantes will be held to Attleton laws. All acts of apprehending suspects are to be done with minimal damage to yourself, the suspect and property.
Suspects must be brought to the Guardian's office. Any attempt to exact personal punishment will be treated as a crime.
If attempts are made to circumvent the laws by bringing in bounties barely alive, be aware it will lead to further tightening of the regulations.
OOC: Basically this means Attleton will be copying Nova re. ingame consequences, though there is no bounty license system.
If Cassian responds to comments on this at all it is likely to be curt, but characters are welcome to use this post to talk among themselves.
Due to recent circumstances, the Attleton Guardian's office reminds you:
Capital punishment and torture are outlawed in Attleton, this is not to be circumvented through the bounty system.
Bounties are to be delivered alive only, unharmed beyond injuries incurred resisting arrest. If the bounty is killed in self-defense it is the hunter's responsibility to prove it beyond reasonable doubt.
Both bounty hunters and vigilantes will be held to Attleton laws. All acts of apprehending suspects are to be done with minimal damage to yourself, the suspect and property.
Suspects must be brought to the Guardian's office. Any attempt to exact personal punishment will be treated as a crime.
If attempts are made to circumvent the laws by bringing in bounties barely alive, be aware it will lead to further tightening of the regulations.
OOC: Basically this means Attleton will be copying Nova re. ingame consequences, though there is no bounty license system.
If Cassian responds to comments on this at all it is likely to be curt, but characters are welcome to use this post to talk among themselves.
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[Although Qubine has to question the human law systems sometimes. Or a lot of times. Or even most of the time.]
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Yes. There have been a number of accusations, from saying we permitted that incident saying at least one of us was behind Grell's kidnapping, and that's even besides those who are just angry that we are getting in their way... I've been willing to trust in people's common sense so far, and given our bounty hunters the benefit of the doubt, but with how things are going laxness is not a thing we can afford anymore.
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[And he's not just saying that because of Winter's criticisms either.]
But who was saying that one of us was behind Grell's kidnapping?
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You're right, of course. [ Cassian licks his lips. ] As for the one who accused us, remember that rabble-rousing anonymous message right after the thing in Genessia went down? The instigator made himself known to me, Augustine Vlad Tepes, a resident of Genessia City. I don't think he honestly suspected us of wrongdoing, he was basically saying whatever would get him the most attention, even if it contradicted what he'd said five minutes ago, but...
[ Still trouble, when such accusations are in the air. ]
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[ He hesitates for a moment, as he hasn't had time to speak to David about this like Emerald had advised. But getting another opinion might help to figure out if he should bother him with it at all. ]
Thing is, with him insinuating that one of us held a grudge against Grell for her policies about non-humans, he was aiming mostly at David Haller. Half of us weren't even here yet, never mind in office when Grell's election made waves.
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Sounds like someone should have done their research...
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[ He sighs heavily. ]
Like so many are right now. It almost makes me think fondly of last year's problems.
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Honestly, if people are going to be that criticizing towards Guardians, I'd like to see them try it and see how long they last.
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Me, too. It's far easier to stir up trouble than quell it.
[ He'd know, he's done both. ]
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It sure is...
[And then he could be heard muttering under his breath.]
Cowards...
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[ He huffs in frustration. ]
I never thought it would be so hard to keep the peace when you aren't even causing harm. I understand the need for rebellion but there's no need here. People are just bored.
[ Can't they get into origami?! ]
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All right, I will.
It's difficult to keep the peace when there are those who insist on starting a fight. So what can we do but fight back?
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[ For whatever it's worth. Small steps. Keeping their towns as safe and calm as they can and making sure that conflicts don't escalate beyond what is unavoidable. It's the best they can do right now. ]
I kind of miss the times when breaches of the barrier were the only problem we dealt with.
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The barrier breach is the one problem that I can't deal with. Or rather, I lack the means to deal with. But I'm working on it.
You're right, we can't surrender to lawlessness. The world I come from, Sornieth...you could call it lawless. We don't have a single body to govern us. The deities watch over us, but they don't dictate how we live. We're free to do as we please...to do as we must.
But that also means that the Beastclans are free to wage their war on dragonkind. After they started attacking us, we learned that they had been driven into hiding when dragonkind was born. They're obviously not interested in sitting down and working out any sort of truce. They'd rather see dragonkind extinct. And while we can sympathize with them...sometimes...we can't just give up what we've worked so hard to build either. So we just sharpen our claws and survive, not only the wrath of the Beastclans, but nature itself when it goes out of control.
In this world, sometimes I have questioned whether these laws just hold us back. Some things I have done to survive in my world, I could be locked up for in this world. On the other hand, there's no denying that this world is far more peaceful than Sornieth. Perhaps it's because of these laws, or something else entirely. So I would agree that it's wise not to surrender to lawlessness.
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There are many parts of my galaxy which are similar. Well, there are laws, but they are set and enforced by whoever is strong and ruthless enough to do so. Criminal syndicates, for the most part. This saying, might makes right, sums up the situation.
Then there is the Empire, where I live. They seek to enforce order in the galaxy but their idea of order is tyranny. Their methods are a lot like those of the vigilantes we have seen lately. They use fear and brutality and group punishments to keep the people cowed, and whether a crime is worthy of punishment depends wholly on whether their own are affected by it.
[ And this, indeed, is at least half the reason he reacted so strongly to Marco. Law enforcement employing fear and violence hits too close to home. ]
This is the first place I've ever known justice, outside of the group I belong to enforcing it among our own. I can't give that up.
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So is that why you became a Guardian?
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[ He hadn't been prepared for his task, an assassin and soldier still fresh from a war, too fresh to easily slip into the role of a police officer. He hadn't really known what he was getting himself into, or else he would likely have considered himself woefully unqualified for the job. ]
You said your world is lawless. And you just had to fight to survive... Is that why you went into the Guardian service?
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I aimed for a Guardianship position because I have a natural instinct to respond to threats anyway. So yes, it's part of my instinct to survive. If I protect myself, the people will be protected as well. Likewise, if I protect the people, I protect myself as well.
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[ He nods. For once, he's making a concerted effort not to judge, even if it's very different from his own approach. ]
For me, the duty to protect others has always meant to sacrifice my own well-being. But we are from different worlds, with different requirements of sacrifice.
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[But it would be hypocritical of him to judge, given how many times he's nearly gotten killed for Shayla's sake...]
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[ Well, nobody can say he's not blunt about it. ]
I expected the same at home, of course, where death was permanent, but there couldn't be foolish or reckless death. Our lives belonged to the rebellion, we didn't have the right to waste it selfishly.
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...I suppose that makes sense. Icewarden knows how many times I've almost gotten killed to protect my mate. But staying alive is rather imperative for me, so I can continue to protect her from harm, as well as from grief.
[It was bad enough losing their sons. It'd be even worse if they were to lose one another...]
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[ He sure knows that losing his partner is a great concern and motivator to him. ]
I didn't have any such close ties back in my world. None other than my best friend.