In that case, I am very close to being in a firm position to ratify your laws. There are only a few things that need to be addressed from my point of view.
Quote:If you encounter a loiterer on a patrol, that is specifically wanted, meaning can not be a subject of a blanket bounty. Then yes the LN or LSF can then enter the NFZ to apprehend. If they have compatriots and they try to assist their associate, then by all means defend yourself.
Not all wanted criminals are bountied in such a specific manner. Due to the potential expense, the forces of Liberty do not have policies in place to bounty large volumes of wanted criminals individually. We do however keep records of criminals and their past activities. I'd ask that when such evidence is present, our forces would be able to forcefully arrest such a loiterer within the zone, with the production of that proof to the Council of Zoners on request.
Quote:Non wanted loiterers can also be instructed to leave by either of these Liberty agencies, just with out the use of force. Although pictorial proof of the loiterer ignoring the request should be posted to our NFZ violation message dump, so we can deal with the offender.
For loiterers that havent committed any crimes within Liberty, I expect that our forces would rarely have to ask for them to 'move on', so to speak. The only instance that we'd expect loiterers to move on would be if there were multiple vessels gathering for what an officer may reasonably assume to be a raid, and of course we would gather pictoral proof of this and submit it to you. In such a case, our forces wouldn't engage the party as it gathered, but once they exitted the no-fire-zone.
Quote:While we do not mind if the LN and LSF pass by our stations on patrol we would also like to point out that they are not permitted to loiter either.
One addendum we would add is to allow the LPI to have the same privileges for Bethlehem station in Pennsylvania.
Naval and security force vessels have no reason to loiter that I can think of, but even if they did, that is a fair treatment of our personnel.
The Police would of course get the same privelidges around Bethlehem station in Pennsylvania, thankyou for bringing that on to the table. It may have slipped my mind otherwise.
Quote:Basically if the offender running through the NFZ and exiting again on the other side, but not seeking to use it as a shield, we would not be at issue with that. If anyone retreats into the NFZ to use it as a shield from pursuit then they have violated our laws.
According to the officer on duty at the time, the vessel entered on one side and exitted on the other. My question here is that, as the demand for the contraband to be dropped was made outside of the no-fire-zone, under this agreement, would it be permissible for the engagement to continue into the zone and then back out again? I feel that it should be, but I'm not sure from your response so I'd like some clarification.
Just a few more hurdles to jump, and we will be at a stage of a finalisation of this agreement between us and the ratification of your document by the Republic of Liberty.
Regards, Harrison McRemitz
The secretary of state for foreign affairs.
