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"Who?"
- Lord Dato Licheli
*There was now a group of suspicious Faithful near Tsqaltobon’s borders.*
"Robots do not suffer the way humans do because they are not alive."
- Lord Dato Licheli
"More unwanted migrants. Introduce yourselves."
- Abel Chikovani
They were once human, but transplanted their minds into machines, achieving immortality, if memory serves.
As Aide made his way down the airfield, he was greeted by a small crowd of people, including a few soldiers who helped escort him toward the center of the capital.
Chrond has abolished its court systems.
"Tension between Gracchus Babeuf and his people grows stronger everyday. Rumours have been circulating around the lands that a possible revolt against the government could happen anyday now unless Babeuf brings back their freedoms" -theunderground Gilmor island news
Issue Series
“The Enemy Within”
The Story So Far
Twenty-four hours ago a bus filled with explosives was used to bomb the Yunei Stock Exchange, destroying the building and causing significant loss of life.
The Issue
Preliminary reviews of traffic camera footage have revealed that the bus had on board a trio of suicide bombers who have been identified as disaffected young Violetists from a local neighbourhood, and who were vociferously in favour of “holy war” against Yun Oouk. It seems unlikely that they acted alone, so now you need to root out the mastermind behind this violent attack...
The Debate
“If we want to break open the support network of these terrorists, we’ll need your permission to take a more robust approach,” reports Chief of Police Orson Smith. “I’m talking about detention for interrogation of their family members and known associates, a low threshold of probable cause for initiation of investigation, and freedom to act in the name of national security without being tied up with paperwork. Lose the red tape, and I’ll get you truth.”
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“Data and data-processing are what we need here,” claims social media guru Archie Meades. “I suggest crowd-sourcing your anti-terrorism efforts. Share what intel you have in the public domain: personal data of the suicide bombers, any video footage and basically anything else you can get hold of relating to that day. Then, let a motivated populace trawl through it and use their own ideas and creativity to collectively find the truth. Give me a lever long enough, a place to stand and one million unpaid volunteers, and we can move the world!”
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“If you want to find your culprits fast, I think I might have new software to help you...” suggests criminologist Velma Biscuitbarrel. “Link up the capital’s CCTV feeds to my image machine-learning program and with a combination of phrenological face-mapping, gait-profiling and chromodermal analysis will tell you exactly who to arrest, and when.”
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“If we want answers, we need to get past the wall of silence,” pleads social worker Cassidy Haggard. “Young men in the Violetist community get radicalised because they feel isolated, and frankly they just don’t trust the police. Our cops need cultural sensitivity training. For example, did you know that Violetists are taught not to trust anyone not wearing purple somewhere on their clothing? We should be adding a nice indigo hatband to our police caps! Get them to trust us, and maybe they’ll rat out their extremist buddies.”
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“If you want results, you ought to hire experienced professionals,” offers Commander Hack Normous, of Private Military Contractor Shades Of Grey. “My group are experienced at urban operations, and we have a high success rate in location and resolution of insurgent and terrorist threats. We just need funds, and for you to look the other way while we do what needs to be done to get your answers.” He places cable ties, sack hood and jump leads on your desk, and raises his eyebrows suggestively.
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“Hate to say it, but what you need here is good old-fashioned coppering, boots-on-the-ground police work, and maybe properly-paid overtime,” offers Detective Sergeant Marina Turner. “It’s all about asking friendly questions, getting people to open up, and doing the legwork with no shortcuts. Not quite like CSI: Yunei on the telly, but it’s what works.”
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