TriadCity Message of the Day
2008-10-07
The Justice system of the Southern Third is comparatively easy to
implement, and will be online quite soon after Justice NE. Here's
an introductory overview.
There's no death penalty in the Southern Third, and no facility for
incarceration. No-one is ever imprisoned there. Nobody's
equipment
is ever confiscated. Instead, medical
technology is used to cure patients of their criminal illnesses.
Sentencing in S is more like diagnosis than legal proceeding. The
prisoner/patient's crime record is examined as would be a medical
chart. Then a quick and painless medical procedure is performed which
alters the prisoner/patient's desire to commit crimes.
What does "alter" mean?
It means that if you enter, say, the
Steal
command, you'll find yourself being told that you don't really
want to do that. And, you won't do it.
For a while.
Effectively, Justice South makes it impossible for miscreants to
perform illegal actions in the future.
It wears off after some time, and, occasional minor side effects have
been reported. But, they're nothing to worry about.
"What side effects?" We knew you'd ask that.
When you try to malopathically
Harm
someone, for example, you might find yourself
Hiccuping
instead.
If you try to
Stab
somebody, you might hear yourself
Shout
"I AM NOT A VIOLENT PERSON!",
much to your own surprise. Stuff like that.
There are additionally a small number of reports of anomalous behaviors at random
times. We've heard of facial tics, limps, inability to tell east
from west (Poobah has that already), uncontrollable
Dancing,
some flatulence, one or two nasty vomiting episodes, and perhaps some
general disorientation. It's to be expected, say the medical experts.
It's a fair trade-off for the safety of the Third's people and property,
say the legal theorists. It's pretty funny, says the Laughing God.
The Central Computer doesn't say a thing, except to Occam, sometimes.
How does this change your criminal strategy?
If you want to be sure to preserve your hard-won equipment, you
might try to make a dash for the Southern Third before being arrested
somewhere else. But, if you depend on criminal activities such as
stealing for your livelihood, you might not like being unable to work,
for however long a time it takes for the procedure to eventually wear off.
Watch this space and the bulletin boards for more tips.
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