freeport 11 laws

[Jinx]

Freeport 11 laws

Omicron-delta is a remote system far, far away from any easy supplies. – those that chose it as their home rely on both, a steady supply from the core or from other stations – and a good understanding with their neighbors.
Furthermore, the station is used as the omicron base of operations for the bounty hunters’ fleet and as a place to study the ever increasing nomad activity with the long range sensor array near the minor jumphole.

To ensure at least the minimum of safety, zoners have installed the following laws to enable the station to welcome any visitor as a guest.

-Firearms are to be locked away before setting foot on the station, no personal fights or brawls are allowed and will result in the immediate disband of the culprits. They will politely be escorted to their ships.
-If any ship holds prisoners, the crew is *advised* to release those in the process of staying on the station. – however, we understand the special affairs of the order, so the order is not asked to release their prisoners, cause we are certain that they are treated in a humane way. – all other ships should release the hostages, as it could cause uproar with all the different factions we have on the station.
-Nomad samples have to be held in special security containers and should be left on the ships. – we try not to contaminate the station with such samples. – if samples are found floating in space near the station, they are to be tractored and either destroyed or secured for further processing.
-Due to the heavy damage inflicted in the past to the station, - a safety zone was installed. – its radius measures 5000 clicks and we do not tolerate any hostile actions within this radius. – especially warship guns must not be fired within this area, as accidental shots can just so easily damage the stations hull or endanger our convoys, which are vital for the stations survival.
-A high security defense perimeter was installed which measures 4000 clicks ( scanner range ). If any enemy of the zoners enters this zone, it can be engaged, but should the enemy retreat, - it should not be chased unless the destruction of this enemy is certain. Defense is our mission, not offense.

When is the law of the safety zone void?

-Any ship is allowed to act in self defense when fired upon ( no need for a 50% shield drain rule – if someone fires on another ship, the other ship can defend itself no matter how much damage was done [within the official rules, naturally] )
-If any hostile act was commited earlier – the safety zone can be ignored. – we do provide a safety zone for peaceful visitors, but we do not enforce a shelter for wartorn vessels that will cause a siege on the station! – however, we do ask the participants not to target any civilian vessel or any vessel that is not participating in that combat. Of course firing on the station when an enemy vessel has docked with the mooring fixture is not allowed and will not be tolerated.
-A hostile act is an act of warfare for that matter ( in terms of RP, it should be some serious offence that endangers the faction. – a simple taunt will not do it, please )

What steps will the zoners take if these laws are ignored?
-Those that violate the laws are being warned, in serious cases ( when they fire on the station or civilians ) docking rights are taken from this vessel until reparations are payed.
- If a faction violates the laws, it will be taken before the faction leaders to discuss the matter and possibly before the council in case it is a serious breach of the zoners neutrality.
- If the violating ship is not part of a faction, a bounty might be placed on the culprits head – and docking rights might be taken away from the person for a reasonable time. ( only concerns this Freeport ) – in any case, the council will be informed about this individuals actions.
- If weaponfire is directed at the station – and if zoners are targeted intentionally as a hostile act, we will strike back with whatever force is required to repell or destroy the attacker.

All in all – it is preferred to solve problems in a diplomatic way. – should the violation happen repeatedly and should there be an utter disrespect of the laws though, the council will decide to deny a whole group the rights to dock with the station, and maybe other stations, too – depending on the severity of the violation and the number of them.
the influence of the zoners ends 5k from the station at which point zoners provide no protection, nor have any reason to take up any side - in other words, a anthing outside the 5k is a free game for everyone.

//ooc:
i have written them down the way i enforced them the past months - however, since i am nither a faction nor have a right to create or enforce those things. - its is now up for discussion, if those laws are acceptable, reasonable - or if they are cutting peoples rights too much, giving too much power to the zoners - or too little.

once we can agree on a version that suits everyone, it should be posted officially to all the factions.

if there is no feedback or no wishes to change anything - i ll distribute those "laws" as something official to the factions and they shall be installed in that form as some "un"-official part of the zoner RP around the freeport.

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[Grimly]

Here zoner ulysses from freeport 1.

Those laws are received and I agree them. It sounds like an extension to our cease fire law.
I'm in the omegas and taus systems for a while, I'll be back in a few days to Corinth for a report on our eagle heavy fighter vessel and our Fury 5 photon blaster.
My fighter vessel will be ready to backup Freeport 11 forces if needed.

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[Malaclypse 666]

Message to: E. Tate, FP 11
Comm ID: M. Clypse, Shasta

Madam, I find your knowledge of Zoner custom, philosophy, and diplomacy to be excellent; and your application of that knowledge to be flawless.

Your proposed "F.O." (Freeport Ordinances) should satisfy your residents and customers alike.

You have created a working document and defense policy which I urge other Freeports and Zoner facilities to adopt as a good working basis.

Even we unruly TAZ recognize the need for some basic regulation of Zoner-owned and controlled space. (Thus, our own Bafflin' Pentabarf, or Five Laws.) While most Zoners are fiercely individual and independent by choice, I believe your proposed Laws will not impinge on those freedoms.. merely protect them.

Regards,
Mal

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[Tenacity]

As always, members of the junkers union will heed to zoner laws.

To be honest, in my founding of the Union, I've taken queues from these laws enforced by zoners around their freeports, and enforce similar rules around junker stations that we control. Hostile fire of any type within a 5000 meter radius of a junker station is very likely to damage the station, or any junkers working within the area - and as such is prohibited. Violators will be denied further business at the station and will be destroyed if they refuse to leave.

The zoners know how to keep a nuetral environment, there is much we could learn from their example.

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[Jinx]

Alright, those rules will be distributed to the "main" factions that are likely to visit the station as well as the council, which receives a copy or it. So far these rules will only be applied to freeport 11. i expect other freeports to have slightly different rules that take the factions concerned and the enviroment into account. the greatest achievement of each freeport should be to maintain a hospitable place for everyone - that behaves.

i believe that the "exceptions" from the neutrality / no fire rules are reasonble. - a lot is left to the responsibility of the participants - and in doubt, a lot of what happened will have to be explained, which is a blessing, as it will make the factions communicate and reflect upon what they did or do.

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[Amon.Cire]

The Trader's Guild agrees with these laws as they have been laid out and we will do our best to enforce them.

I feel it is time that laws such as these be truly talked about and established.

// For example, if we could get something up in a thread like this I feel it would do a great service to our cause and give Zoners an understanding of how they should act in certain situations.

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[Camtheman Of Freelancer4Ever]

*ZF-Battlestar Dawn Under Heaven to... Jinx, Unkown ship.*

I agree to these rules, i operate in Omicron Minor, which is just a short jump away, If any attacks on the station are imminent, please call me and I will help defend.

*Grand Admiral Marvin Out.*

[stewcool]

// Why are you grave digging posts?

"Attacks on the Freeport would be a violation to many faction codes and would be unlikely unless it's a nomad.

That's all I have to say."

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