Petition to Save the Military ID

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Now! Hopefully you'll have read my arguments before you voted.

First: Poll inspired by Sirrah Ark. I gave into peer pressure.

Second: In the same thread where said inspiration came from, there is the possibility of a rather sound potential faction being plotted. This is where the Military ID would need to come in.

The [potential] faction in question would act as a sort of Coast Guard, freeing up the Navy to do their actual jobs of patroling the borders, eliminating threats beyond the capabilities of the LPI, and enforcing Alaska/Zone-21.

Their goals would be (quoted from the thread):

• To interdict and enforce fines for smuggling in Liberty Space
  
• To protect the trade of well-being of Liberty and her citizens
  
• To respond to requests for assistance, repair, towing, or medical aid.
  
• To enforce trade laws of Liberty (such as the Trade Lane/Gate parts rules)
  

Now, uniquely number three. You might say, "OMGREPAYRSHP?!" to which I will respond, "Yes". This is of course revolutionary in the world of Disco... And I'm not even sure if I'm being only half or fully sarcastic in that regard.

Medical aid - strictly RP based, of course, but still it would enrich the Disco environment.

Enforce trade laws - Obviously the Navy and (whenever they're online and doing their jobs) the LPI do this, but as stated, its not really the Navy's job. You don't see many national militaries stopping the movement of potentially ill-begotten MacBooks. The LPI, in contrast, are hardly ever online. When the one (or two) are indeed online, they go about seriously (kudos!) but they aren't enough to stop the entirety of the smuggler armada.

Interdiction and enforcement of fines on smugglers - same situation. It's not really the Navy's job (exception being the hauling of Artifacts. ONOEZ! The public can't know!) and the LPI are never really online.

Patrolling the lanes - No more Columbian coke smugglers if you catch my drift.

In addition to this, smart smugglers go to Rochester which is, lets face it, a rather ooRP spot for an LPI to visit. The Coast Guard (Liberty Cutter Service, inspired by the Revenue Cutter Service, now known as the Coast Guard) would go a wee bit out of their comfort zone as required to save innocents, or prevent the structural collapse of a vessel's hull.

Herein lies the predicament. Being neither Navy nor LPI, they find themselves in a knot. Thus, the Military ID being the only logical option left (theoretically in partnership with a Navy tag).

Lets not forget Angus Dei either. They use the Military ID as their primary ID. They went through the process of acceptance just like the rest of us, yet they appear to be getting the short end of the stick.

So what arguments are there to the Military ID being removed? Noobs abusing it and acting as a Sirius police force? Thats what Hunters are (or at least act like *rolls eyes*), yet no qualms have been met. And lets think about this: How long are said noob-abusers with us? If they're abusing the ID, they probably don't know the rules. If they don't know the rules they'll get banned and send an angry "LOLWUT" in the sanction thread. If they're legitimate and truly adore this mod, they'll take the slap on the wrist, learn, and become members of the community. OR they'll learn in-game before they get sanctioned.

So what is there to lose by keeping it?

Then what is there to gain by keeping it?

A weighing of tables:

Loss: Noobs abusing this ID and instead flying into Kusari with a Rheinland Police ID.
Gain:

• (Potentially) A new, exciting, RP enriching faction
  
• Angus Dei's perseverance (regardless of their activity)
  
• Future opportunities for factions (I.E. Mastermind's evil army RP group)
  

Is this truly a question?