exsilium | ten; video + poll

[ Roslyn is behind the camera again, face stern, Vennett & Lowell seated just behind her. She’s looking as calm and professional as she can, though traces of exhaustion are seeping through regardless of her best efforts. ]

I’m going to make this as brief as possible. We do not have laws governing the actions undertaken recently by people currently in custody. While hopefully there will shortly be a fuller code of conduct, we cannot apply it retroactively. I do not have the resources to keep anyone locked up indefinitely, nor can I provide a fair trial, and it would be morally suspect to do either in the current environment.

I believe there is a solution to this, one that several others agree with, including Lowell Orwin and Vennett here with me, both of whom were held hostage by these people and have a fair amount of insight into their mindset. However, given that you will all have to live with it as well, I’m going to bring this solution to general consensus.

Under this arrangement, as a first part all current prisoners will be released into the custody of someone who will agree to monitor their actions and ensure that they are not able to plan anything further. These parole officers will either be volunteers from the general population or police officers if necessary, and all will be very carefully vetted. If it is necessary we will ask them to submit to a brief telepathic scan.

The second part of this arrangement would be undertaking a set amount of missions under the supervision of Orwin and Vennett with the goal of putting forth effort into our return to Earth. I am assured that they will be doing real work that will benefit us all.

This is the solution that I and others hope will work best for everyone involved, as well as free up resources to continue working towards getting off of this base and setting up an actual system of leadership.

While Jesse Pinkman was not a member of this, as he has given back all powers taken he would be released under the same conditions.

This is being presented to you all as, essentially, a poll. That is the first option. The second option is ‘other’, and if that is your answer I must insist you provide a fully thought through and careful plan that does not simply consist of ‘strand them somewhere’ or ‘airlock them’. Should enough support be shown for a provided 'other' plan over parole, it will be considered as an option.

Thank you all for your time. I hope this will be resolved very shortly.

[ And cut. ]

Poll #14659 solving the jail problem

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 40

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Pick a solution:

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Parole as outlined above
36 (90.0%)

Other (must provide clear plan below)
4 (10.0%)

[ ooc: this is an ic poll of the population! you may vote once with each character you have in game. roslyn and others are available for question answering and so forth. ]

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...that's kind of crucial information.

[Huff.]

That's the whole problem with this- with all of this, from day one. Nobody communicates anything.

I wasn't aware I needed to spell out again the fact that my first priority is that people in my custody remain safe, given that I have said so repeatedly to everyone who has threatened them harm.

And really? Because I've been completely available for and answering questions the entire time this has been going on. I've been as open as I can about everything.

Well- I haven't threatened them. [For starters.

But

he may have overreacted.]

I wasn't just talking about you- or you at all, really. But almost all of the arguments and issues I've seen coming from this are people reacting to not having the full story. [Which is... what... he just did.]

It's been stated in public many times, for anyone caring to look at the whole story.

[ ha, yeah. she just kind of nods a little bit. ]

The majority of them haven't looked. It's there, it's been provided, and people have been available to answer questions. It's mostly been a matter of choosing not to find the full truth before jumping to conclusions.

[Isaac bites his lip and glances away.]

I've been. Sort of trying to stay out of this. [Which is a shitty excuse because look at the hornet's nest you just kicked Isaac.]

This whole thing- it's about protecting them, isn't it?

I think that's a generally good plan. It's still important to stay informed, though.

[ a slow, heavy nod. ] To the best of my ability.

I still don't see why these guys are the ones that have to jump through eighty hoops when the real threat is still running free.

And what's the real threat?

The people you have to protect them from.

And what do I do to people who haven't physically done anything?

What, so showing intent to murder isn't taken seriously anymore?

If I tried to arrest everyone on this base who showed intent to murder, I wouldn't have room to keep them, or the manpower to actually arrest them, and I'd be very likely to wind up losing the little authority I've managed to make everyone think I have.

So your solution is-

[Isaac rolls his eyes.]

-right. Nevermind. This 'speak up if you have a problem' thing you guys are running? You might want to reconsider, if you're just going to shoot every other idea down anyway.

I did say it had to be an actual, clearly thought out solution that is feasible with the resources and abilities I currently have at my disposal.

Arresting everyone on the base who's threatened anything? That is not.

That wasn't what I said.

But you're not going to listen to me. So fine, I'm done.

[And he cuts the feed.]

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