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Slaves - Hone - 06-25-2011
So... It's LPI policy to sell its prisoners off as slaves? And if so, does that mean slavery is legal in liberty?
Edit: Also does anyoneknow a good sell point for slaves that ISNT to criminals? E.G. where did the zoners againstslavery take them?
Slaves - Zelot - 06-25-2011
The background lore of the LPI is very intresting. LPI is set-up, above all else to generate a profit for it's corporate stockholders. A prisoner who wont work is not generating profits, makes sense the LPI would not like prisoners like that taking up space, so this would be a pretty good way of taking care of that and making a profit.
Slaves - Zapp - 06-25-2011
*sigh* There was a huge thing about this before. I can't be bothered to get the link for you though. Just, it's not logical at all, the population of Sugarland doesn't support transports taking 5,000 prisoners every day, and even if it did we wouldn't be talking about a few crooked guards, but the entire prison staff being corrupt. Which isn't happening.
On Houston? Yeah, it's a planet, thousands can go missing all over the place and it could be believable. On a prison station with a listed population of about 6,000, IIRC, it wouldn't happen.
Slaves - Zapp - 06-25-2011
Actually, JK, found the link for you.
Here you go.
Slaves - Zelot - 06-25-2011
Cause it's awesome and kinda how I feel.
' Wrote:I was going to post a long review of the proud tradition involved with curb stomping lore to fit into an ideal vision.
The trend of adjusting an entire faction rather than operating as a group apart.
The idea of the Untouchables becomes the idea of Chicago's police force removing all corruption. Hurrah.
I was going to challenge the claim of removing corruption in an organization which is, by its very nature, corrupt. Catch and release policies. Rounding up vagrants to serve in prison factories. A for profit judicial system which rewards policies which places the undesirable classes of Liberty into a position where they -will- be coming back for shift after shift after shift of making toy dolls for little Kusari turds.
I guess these have all been cleaned up. It's a new future. A sterile future where things are excellent. I suppose I should inform Tanker that he can shut down the XA, Liberty's crime has been reduced to a few vagrant Rogues and Hackers floating about California. The factories are paying a fair days' wage for a fair day's work and we're entering a new golden age where the common man wants for nothing, the cop on the corner hasn't a care beyond his cup of coffee and helping a little girl find her way and, maybe, smiling at a rainbow.
So in a post, because the official faction declared it, the entire nature of a centuries old organization has changed in a blink. Not changed through any measure of realism or effort, but with the writing of a new reality on a wiki page.
But not entirely.
Just mostly.
Here's the new LPI challenge: Don't be boring.
That being said, yeah, it's silly to sell slaves on Sugarland. They should be sold on Houston.
Slaves - SMGSterlin - 06-25-2011
Quote:Pilot carrying this ID is employed by Liberty Police, Inc, who :
* Can destroy traders in Liberty who belong to corporations headquartered in Houses that Liberty is at war with if the trader refuses to drop all cargo and leave Liberty.
* Can trade and escort traders
* Can demand contraband, levy fines and destroy ships if they refuse to comply with contraband demands
* Can hunt pirates and terrorists within their Zone of Influence
* Can fulfill lawful bounty contracts within their Zone of Influence
* Can lounge about watching trade lanes while drinking Sunbucks and eating Donuts
* Cannot ally with any unlawfuls except with Xenos against non-Liberty pirate or military invasions
* Cannot participate in any unlawful actions or exert more effort than is necesary
* Cannot lawfully enter the Alaska system without Liberty Navy or LSF escort
* Cannot use any transports with more than 4,300 cargo
OLOL, LPI break ID, SANKSHUN!!
Slaves - Hone - 06-25-2011
So, in RP, these slaves are being sold by corrupt officers?
And if so, what would happen if my lawful char landed on there, bought slaves, and then sent footage as an expose to the LN or LSF?
And yeah, surely a planet would be a more realistic place to sell slaves from? Although I guess you could say ou make the contact on the sation, then he transfers them from the planet to your ship, or something?
Slaves - Zelot - 06-25-2011
' Wrote:And if so, what would happen if my lawful char landed on there, bought slaves, and then sent footage as an expose to the LN or LSF?
That would be powergamining.
Slaves - Hone - 06-25-2011
why?
Slaves - Zapp - 06-25-2011
' Wrote:OLOL, LPI break ID, SANKSHUN!!Actually, the Liberty laws allow factionalized official factions (LPI- =LSF=, [LN]) to carry contraband. Mainly for the purpose of obtaining evidence (or just blowing up smugglers and taking all their cargo to sell themselves :crazy:)