Kusari State Police

[wrathkin]

More and more convinced that the KSP is needed, I went and had a look at shogunate and imperial police, simplified, butchered and probably misunderstood it, and this is my draft for the KSP PC faction:

ID, IFF: Kusari State Police
Tag: [KSP]

Internal organization
The Kusari State Police are headed by two 'machi-bugyoh', who serve as judges, magistrates and chief of police.
They are seconded by a small number of assistant magistrates, the 'yoriki'.
The 'regular' police officers are the 'doshin'.

This, I think, is enough of a hierarchy.

The Machi-bugyoh would be directly responsible to the Imperial Court, and high-ranking samurai that apart from judging could also actually set state policy.
Machi-bugyoh should never be seen outside the core systems, and should probably fly a destroyer or cruiser. For RP reasons, they should only be brought out in-game for special events or when pirate or terrorist captial ships penetrate to the interior - so, mainly a forum presence and a threat. The rationale for giving them capships is that a Machi-bugyoh are next to the Imperial court and should command absolute authority and an army of samurai bodyguards of his own. A cruiser is a handy substitute.

The Yoriki are assistants to the Machi-bugyoh and are responsible to take care and command of day-to-day affairs. The Yoriki are also the executioners of the KSP, and because of this, while being high-ranked samurai, are banned from the royal court for social stigma. They would be the highest ranking KSP seen regularly in space, flying gunboats, heavy fighters, or bombers.

The Doshin are the coppers. They patrol the lanes, enforce the law, and deal with the delicacies of implementing Kusari politics in real life. They fly fighters, and can recruit any Kusari citizen for temporary duty. Although lowest in rank among the KSP, they are samurai and so outranks any corporate - at least in theory - and any gaijin in theory and in practice.

Relations to the KNF

With the war, resources as well as authority passes to the military, whether the KSP wants it or not. Still, internal security is a State Police matter, not a military one.
The Navy is, of course, in charge of the frontier systems - Hokkaido beyond the gate and Sapporo, Taus beyond 29, Sigma-13/19 beyond the trade lanes. There they control contraband, meet threats to the state, set policy, and do whatever glory boys do.

In the interior, though, the KSP should set policy, control trade, and do whatever coppers do. For navy to do police work in the interior - turn it over to police if possible, otherwise handle it according to police policies and file a report at the KSP. The KSP meets military threats - turn it over to the military if possible, otherwise... well, you get the point.

I think the major point here is that trade control must be a KSF matter. That is their work.
For example, there is talk about allowing Synth Foods to traffic Optronics to New London in the KNF High Command thread.
To be blunt, the KNF has nothing to do with that, although I understand why the only state PC faction does handle stuff like this.


Initial relations
Allied to Samura and KNF.

Friendly with other Kusari corporations and traders.

Neutral to foreign traders. Friendly with any trader supplying Deutrium (but see below).
Neutral to Hogosha and Farmers Alliance

Unfriendly to Corsairs, Bretonian companies

Hostile to QC*, Outcasts, Blood Dragons, GC

Initial policies
Bretonia companies forced out of the country, shot if not complying. (supplying deutrium? might be ok)
No Engine Components, H-Fuel, Optronics, light arms or military vehicles may enter the Taus beyond 29 except for with military or police escort to make sure it will not end up in Bretonia.
Military vehicles and light arms may only be hauled by Samura, Kishiro and GMG (PC faction or ID+IFF).
No foreign capital ships (destroyer and above) within the core systems (Tokyo, Honshu, Kuyshu, guard systems).
Artifact trade forbidden. Hogosha artifact smugglers are politely ignored as long as they don't flaunt it.
Cardamine trafficking forbidden. Smugglers are fined and turned back.
Counterfeit software forbidden, Hogosha, again, ignored.
Synthetic pot forbidden, Hogosha... you guessed it - ignored.
Defaming the State or the Emperor forbidden and fined.
Succeeding in resisting arrest leads to KoS list. Removed from there only if original fine is paid, fine for resisting arrest is paid, and RP while doing it is at least ok-ish.

Plans:
Intention of licensing export of niobium and import of diamonds to disrupt the dual-way NT-NB route (only allow license one way to same corp/faction).
Nomad licenses?

Funding
Funding of individual pilots, missions and percentage of fines. Funding of (exactly two) Machi-bugyohsho capitals and eventual sign-on bonus for recruits,
the remaining percentage of fines and licenses.

Equipment
Strictly Kusari equipment. A couple of gunboats, mainly fighters/bombers as the KSP gain numbers.


Viol?! Proof-read! Critizise!

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