(09-03-2024, 03:58 PM)Barrier Wrote: The IMG as a whole don't particularly care about the fate of escaped slaves, hence why we mention volunteers.
I find this a little hard to believe. Many Guild members would probably sympathize with the refugees; after all, most people come to the IMG to escape inhumane conditions of socioeconomic repression themselves. The notion that the IMG at large simply doesn't give a shit about humanitarian endeavours seems like a cheap attempt at hamfisting "everything is maximally grimdark and good people just don't exist!!1!one" into the lore even beyond the extent to which Sirius is already like that.
Sure, Yuma is likely the best bet for the escaped slaves, and the IMG has little motivation to see them end up anywhere else in particular as opposed to on Yuma (despite their complicated relations with the Crayter Republic), but I doubt the IMG would have bothered assisting the revolt in the first place solely to stick it to the Outcasts when the IMG are not exactly a superhuman fighting force (as the Outcasts are) and knew full well they'd take many losses (which they did). Nobody volunteers for a suicide mission if they aren't actually motivated by some kind of ideal, and whether the escaped slaves continue to rot on the Freeport or attain new lives on Yuma makes little difference to the Maltese—something largely acknowledged in the writeup OP itself—so asserting that the IMG would participate while being completely apathetic to the humanitarian aspect just seems incredibly ignorant of what the Guild's like.
Independent Miners' Guild
Stellar Regulations aka IMG law Wrote:5. Human Trafficking:
In the past, thousands of slaves were transported to Omicron Alpha every month. As the IMG promotes equality and freedom, such acts are considered crimes against humanity. The Guild is firmly committed to preventing the reestablishment of slavery as an institution in Sirius. Therefore if a slaver is intercepted, they are obliged to free their captives at a Guild base. If this is not possible due to docking restrictions, IMG transports will be dispatched to rescue the slaves.
