The S/D Agency Files

[Agmen of Eladesor]

Comm System: OPEN
To: The Director
From: S/D-Max
Subject: Contract proposition

Content of message.

Sir -

I am a bounty hunter - which means I seek people down for pay. I am not a police officer simply doing my public service. While I consider myself to now be a citizen of Sirius, my roots are and always be in Bretonia.

During several long (and relatively boring) patrols in our sector seeking those people who have active bounties on them, I noticed a discrepancy between the ideals of the BPA and harsh reality. Certainly they are the police - it's their job to enforce the law.

But what about when there are no police available?

We're also in a situation where Bretonia is still at war, and the Bretonian Military is hard pressed to keep an active face in all fronts as well. Quite frankly, the civil forces are stretched thin.

I took the time to think this through, and have the following suggestion for you to present to representatives of Her Majesties Government - and it's actually a quite-simple and elegant solution to our legal status.

Proposal -

That members of the S/D, while on patrol in systems where there is active police and/or military presence of the Bretonian Government, simply act in their normal matter. To wit, they may seek down bounties on persons, assist law enforcement and/or military upon request, and in general perform their duties as bounty hunters.

That members of the S/D, while on patrol in systems where there is NO active police and/or military prescence of the Bretonian Government, may act as contractors and agents under hire by the Bretonian Government. This will include enforcement of civil laws and military rules as per http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17306

As legal bounty hunters, we may not impose a fine, per se. However, we would be enforcing the law, and acting as agents for law enforcement, could impose the fine, impound the cargo, etc. As bounty hunters, we would then collect a fee for the agency of 25% of the fine imposed or vaule of the cargo impounded, with 10% of that going to the S/D general fund, 15% going to the member as his payment for services rendered.

To show an example, let us assume that it is a normal evening, and there are two BPA officers in New London. S/D Max and S/D Felix are in Leeds, watching on long range sensors for [OPG]Garius. They routinely scan passing ships, and Casper jumps in with a load of 20 Cardimine, violating Bretonian law. There are no Bretonian police in the sector. They hail Casper and order him to either turn around or face impoundment of his cargo. He refuses, so they stop his ship. They then escort him to New London, where BPA officers impound his cargo. The BPA pays the S/D agents 25% of the value of the cargo (our bounty) and the S/D officers then forward the appropriate portion to the Doghouse.

Should the S/D officers encounter someone carrying militarily proscribed cargo, upon adequate presentation of proof of the resolution of this encounter (cargo dropped at Bretonian facility, destroyed), then the S/D agency would receive payment of 25% of the value of the cargo as bounty, with 15% going to the officers involved and 10% to the agency.

I think that by giving members of the S/D Agency quasi-legal status as licensed bounty hunters acting as agents FOR Bretonia will help in the smuggling and war effort, and will also help resolve the issues currently seen now where smugglers can take advantage of the war. We still get paid for collecting bounties like usual, Bretonia becomes safer, and the BPA/QCO don't have to be as stressed to do their jobs due to casualties / war losses.

Comm System: CLOSED//

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Oh god... The end of days... Agmen agreed with me.