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[mindtricks]

[ anderson has come to terms with her presence here in as much as she can. there's a minimum level of information she's gathered from the guide, the network, peoples' minds. accept that which you cannot change, prioritize, move on; those are the principles she's been operating on for the time being.

so she faces the screen now, expression and voice even. ] We’re all from different worlds. I know that there are different justice systems in many of them. [ there’s a brief pause, a swallow. the hall of justice has been her home for a long time, being a judge is what she’s always wanted. the role of judges in her world is important, it’s necessary. she doesn’t want to see their reputation sullied by a comparison, but she wants to know this. ] Tell me about them?


[ ooc; annd a permission post for her too! ]

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[recalibration]

innocent until proven guilty. usually.
sometimes it's a little more to the point than that.

[ not that he agrees with that last bit all the time. ]

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[mindtricks]

What constitutes proof?

[ innocent people are not sentenced in mega city one, either — and yet from what she's gathered so far, sentences are passed far more quickly than elsewhere. ]

More to the point?

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[supfirehawk]

On the border planets, we have to settle our disputes ourselves. It usually ends up with a few dead bodies and, if you're lucky, with a bounty collected.

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[mindtricks]

So there is no official system in place?

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[20mentholkools]

Justice ain't always the word for it.

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[mindtricks]

Sir. What is the word for it?

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[okayokay]

Take care of yourself. Isn't that all there really is anywhere? Or is it different where you're from.

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[mindtricks]

That is survival. [ justice though. justice is something else, isn't it? ]

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[redhotsummers]

That they're bullshit? That they jump to their own conclusions?

[Alex snorts.]

Or maybe that they just want to wipe you out.


Though 'innocent until proven guilty' is what they like to pretend exists.

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[mindtricks]

[ she can't read minds over video and that is all that keeps her from trying to figure out the source of the resentment that is so apparent in this answer. instead, she inclines her head a fraction, not acknowledgment so much as puzzlement that isn't reflected in her expression otherwise. ]

'They'?

[ justice isn't bullshit, but maybe that's not what he's talking about. ]

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[servant]

The king's decree is law.

[But it doesn't sound like he agrees with that.]

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[mindtricks]

What if there is no king?

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[thebreakingwave]

I've never really thought about it much. On television, I saw shows about how it was supposed to work - the police use clues and common sense to catch criminals, who then get read some rights, go to prison, then court, and if they're found guilty by a judge or a jury, they go to prison. The whole thing could take months, or even years.

But, that's not the sort of actual justice my people used. They did, umm, -- oh hell, what was it called? -- a kangaroo court. In my experience, the police could find you anywhere, then they pulled you to court, read the charges, and unless you were very lucky or knew who to bribe, you could go to prison for life or have you soul removed. They weren't fans of evidence.

[Harry scowls before gesturing that maybe he's being too harsh.]

It might've been better for other people, but I can only speak about what I've seen. The innocent punished horribly and the guilty paying their way to freedom. They're trying to change it, but I don't think they will. It's too much paperwork.

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[mindtricks]

[ it's interesting to hear — unpleasant, certainly, and her own sense of right and wrong is rearing up at the perceived injustice of it, but at the same time there is a sense of satisfaction because from the flashes and glimpses, she would have expected the hall of justice to fall short of expectations or ideals people have here and the comparison with this system reinforces her own faith in the hall of justice and the way things work in her world. ]

Bribery is a crime. [ bribery of a judge especially. for a judge to accept it is also a punishable offense.

but — ] Have your soul removed?

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[bailedontheempire]

Once, we had due process, with full rights to counsel and a presumption of innocence.

Now we have the Empire and an attempt to make it look like the old system is still in place.

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[mindtricks]

Sir. How far reaching is the presumption of innocence?

[ she wants to react to the second part of his answer as well, but what does one say when presented with the existence of a corrupt regime so baldly? i'm sorry is certainly not the right response, so she leaves it at asking more questions. ]

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[unaccepted]

Where to start? There used to be some parlements, but they were terribly corrupt, so the good revolutionaries made their little criminal tribunal to combat such corruption, and where there was no other penalty but death. That died out, and, in my experience, there is a sort of civil law. Why such a history? To express how little progress has been made. These codes can talk all they want, but it's the people who must enact them, and will they? Surely not. That can sum up any justice system you will hear about, I would gamble.

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[mindtricks]

[ that is far more cynical than anderson sees justice and the system in her world. for all that it's breaking under its own weight, hardly able to sustain itself or offer justice to the victims, it's the best they can do and a little is better than nothing at all, isn't it? ]

What if there are people enacting them?

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[ridesthesun]

[Nomi smiles at the camera, offering a half salute in greeting.]

It varies from system to system, outside the Republic anyway. But generally it's a matter of innocent until proven guilty, a fair trial, and then sentencing the guilty.

But you've probably got more specific things in mind, don't you miss?

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[mindtricks]

[ the salute is answered almost instinctively, and though the smile sets anderson at ease to some extent, she still holds herself at attention. she is requesting information from these people, after all. ]

Sentencing, and the enforcements. How many parties are involved in it? What constitutes a fair trial?

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[fallasleep]

[ Medbay behind him, as always. ]

Which part? It's a pretty huge system.

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[mindtricks]

Sir. How do you choose the sentence? How is it enforced and who does it?

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[jurisimpudent]

[Edgeworth sounds unusually forceful in his response. It's as close as he gets to sounding chipper.]

Quite. Might I ask your name first, ma'am?

[voice]

[mindtricks]

Cassandra Anderson, sir.

[ her own voice sounds as though she's reacting to an order. she knows she isn't, but it's — easier. ]

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[coffeeking]

Is this in response to our current lack of a cohesive system, or is it just curiosity?

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[mindtricks]

It's both, sir. [ a beat, and she adds, more honestly perhaps: ] Curiosity.

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[widowing]

depends on where in the world you are.

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[mindtricks]

America.

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[suit]

That depends on what you define as a justice system. [ He can tell her all about his at home, but it's New York City in a modern era and well— that's not everyone's idea of a justice system. ]

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[mindtricks]

Sir. [ she'd like to hear it. ] Whatever system is in place to dispense justice.