[EVENT] It's high time to decide these high crimes...

[ironwood]

Characters: ALL
Date: May 10
Location: Courtyard of Public Opinion
Situation: It's time for the Guilds to come together and decide the list of High Crimes - and see if the Foreigners have their Guild organized.
Warnings/Rating: To be added as needed.




Part 1 - On the Matter of the Foreigners Guild

As elaborated to all Foreigners in Keeliai, the rest of the Council has set them the task of assigning leadership within their guild, including spokesperson(s) to participate in the Courtyard meetings and represent the Foreigners Guild's interests. Having been given more than a month of lead time, the assemblage is now waiting to hear the results of those deliberations.

"Who will be speaking for the Foreigners Guild? Please step forward and introduce yourselves."

Part 2 - On the Matter of High Crimes

As part of the new governing structure, the Guilds must now come together to decide a list of High Crimes which require sentencing by agreement of all nine groups. The Guilds will also lay out sentencing guidelines for each of these crimes. That doesn't mean there will be automatic sentencing, necessarily. The guidelines will help dictate minimum and maximum boundaries of punishment, such as length of incarceration, fines, and ramifications post-conviction.

While the Guild representatives will be laying out the initial proposition, all are welcomed and encouraged to partake and add their own input to help smooth out the rough edges. Although there are not designated areas for each of the Guilds, members of each do tend to congregate around their respective leaders.

The list of proposed High Crimes include, but are not limited to:

• Murder
• Kidnapping
• Arson
• Assault (aggravated and/or sexual*)
• Treason
• Terrorism
• Drug Trafficking/Selling

Guilds can propose additions or subtractions to this list, and guidelines for each. It's not a joyful task, but it is a necessary one. Despite the somewhat grim nature of the meeting, there is a sense of determination. The citizens of Keeliai are governing themselves now, and that is indeed a powerful thing.

*Mod note: This is coming up for general IC info, as it exists within the game setting but not as a game function intended to arise outside of this list.

Part 3 - On the Matter of Guild Management

The last order of business for today's Courtyard meeting is to determine if, and under what circumstances, guilds have the right to either refuse membership or revoke membership to anyone. While this thankfully doesn't seem to have been a problem while everyone sorted themselves into their initial choices, it'd be naive to think that it's not an issue that could come up in the future. Since not being affiliated with any guild carries legal repercussions -- fines that can escalate into even jail time -- it seems prudent to have a system in place before it becomes an issue.

Everyone's encouraged to volunteer their thoughts on this matter -- the official decision won't be made until the next gathering, so input doesn't have to be limited to just the spokespeople from each guild, but anyone in attendance.

Right now, the only generally agreed-upon point seems to be that this type of refusal or ejection needs to have some kind of oversight from outside the guild in question, to prevent abuse of the system. Whether that's a case where it would require the whole Council is another matter, and some seem to think that simply getting the motion seconded or thirded would be enough.

Comments

[commandandcontrol]

She nods in agreement.

"Were you around for the murder of the emperor?"

[redlightgreenlight]

"No. That was before my time. Evandau, however, I was here when he died."

And the baby turtles...

[commandandcontrol]

"That was Malicant who did that, right? Have there been any other incidents of foreigners murdering Kedan?"

[redlightgreenlight]

"As far as I know, Malicant never did anything by his own hand, but he was responsible, yes."

A slight pause.

"Not recently."

[commandandcontrol]

"That sounds unnecessarily specific. Are you talking about that person who was claiming to be a foreigner who showed up on the network?"

[redlightgreenlight]

"No, before Malicant was defeated, there were a few cases..."

Like herself and Bakura. Though in her defense, the kedan had already been dying and ending his life had been a mercy.

[commandandcontrol]

"Why are you being so cagey? I can handle it, I'm not a child."

[redlightgreenlight]

"Yes," Valdis replied, "You are. Just because you've led people in war, just because you've seen carnage, doesn't mean that you don't deserve to be free from all that now."

[commandandcontrol]

POUT.

"You wouldn't say that to Pepper, would you?" After all, they run the KPD together and everything.

[redlightgreenlight]

"I would." a short pause, "I simply haven't needed to."

[commandandcontrol]

"I can find out other ways, you know..." Maybe Zatanna.

[redlightgreenlight]

"Good luck with that."

[commandandcontrol]

"Fine, be like that. I totally will find out. Anyway, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to be busy deciding criminal punishments in a fantasy city on a giant turtle."

[redlightgreenlight]

Valdis sighed, "Sonja, ask yourself. Do you want to know because it's important, or do you simply wish to satisfy your own curiosity?"

[commandandcontrol]

"It is important! I need to know what the history is if I'm going to be giving my opinion on this stuff."

[redlightgreenlight]

"What happened before Malicant was defeated doesn't matter, but since his defeat, I do not know of any Foreigner murdering a Kedan."

[commandandcontrol]

"If you don't think Malicant is relevant anymore, you haven't been watching the news," she replied sharply.

And kind of immediately regrets it.

[redlightgreenlight]

Valdis' silence filled the air and her expression fell blank, though her eyes were filled with cold disdain, "As one of the few left who actually witnessed the carnage that demon caused, I know very well of how relevant he is to his followers. But that doesn't change the fact that he is dead and we live in a different world now."

[commandandcontrol]

BLARG. She made Valdis mad at her, and Valdis is probably right, but she's too riled up right now to backtrack anything.

So she's just gonna silently pout and pretend to ignore Valdis.

[redlightgreenlight]

Unlike Sonja, Valdis didn't need to pretend to ignore anyone. Despite her leadership position, the girl was still a child and was most certainly acting like one. She turned away from Sonja.

"You can't force people to do what you want, Sonja. You may have been a commander on your world, but the foreigners won't follow you blindly. You will have to prove yourself, over and over again. I don't envy you your job."

Then she headed back over to where her guild members were gathered, finished with the conversation.