(09-05-2013, 09:11 PM)SummerMcLovin Wrote: Well I'll pitch in here to clarify about the "dead Slaves" thing. Our own BPA) Liner was in the area and was able to tractor in all the Slaves (along with the other human commodities) almost immediately. The human body can last a short amount of time in space (usually somewhere from 30-60 seconds) so assuming they weren't too badly roughed up by the loss of the ship (a rupture in the side would blast them out into space) they'd be safe. Perhaps not all that great, but either is a life of slavery.
I think that tractoring is more game mechanics than inRP tool. And if, then for non-living cargo, human body needs much softer handling. And also...tractoring 2 000 objects within a minute from some distance and then getting them in that time in place with needed atmosphere...sounds at least strange for me.
But anyway, even if - why pick such a dangerous option and endanger so much people, when you can get them safely. Captain of the ship was not trying to run and was cooperating. Maybe slowly and distrustfully, but still cooperating. Yet BPA decided to choose the hard way and violently interrupted the negotiatons with mortars.
If there would be inRP inquiry about this event, I strongly doubt that the officer in charge will be able to justify why he decided to act this way