Should Militaries Be Allowed to Scan and Halt People?

[P*Funk]

The difference between military and police is a trivial matter that is made concrete by democratic ideals. The fact is that militaries are the police in many many autocratic countries.

The differences that matter in RP are jurisdiction. That should be a matter of RP between the groups. Maybe we ought to emphasize that the police are not subservient to the military. Only in a time of war is the military actually in control of things and able to trump police jurisdiction.

But in the world of FL the military is out there alot more than in our world. So a balance is required. Eliminating the policing powers of the militaries is just gonna make for less attempt at RPing non-combat things. Are we really complaining about guys with high level ships NOT trying to PvP the whole time?

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Out of hibernation. Gauging the winds.