Liberty Navy 46th Fleet Security Clearance: < GRANTED >
Sender ID: LDCR Mahina Kamealoha
Subject: New Orders
Esteemed High Command,
I must protest this decision. Treating civilians as criminals/combatants will cause more problems down the line than it will fix. I understand that the prospect of victory is very well within the Navy's reach, but the consequences of doing this will create wounds that will never fully heal. Liberty is already antagonized by several - if not all - of the houses. Antagonizing civilians will only give our enemies a common cause to unite, or at the bare minimum - set aside their differences to focus on us.
I left the LSF for this reason: their methodology behind "getting things done" has always been to step on the snake's egg before it even hatches. At least when they do it, there's either plausible deniability or enough discretion to convince the world it never happened. But outright putting civilians to the sword will do no good for our reputation, or the reputation of this great house.
I intended on living out another couple of years of service or so, thinking this division had taken a much more passive-aggressive approach to all of this. Maybe these orders are coming down straight from the beauracrats, but I won't participate - even if it costs me my career.
I am a fighter for Liberty, not a killer of the innocent.