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[UPDATE] Perplex City Sentinel 19th January 2006
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 		[UPDATE] Perplex City Sentinel 19th January 2006
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Police Raid Disrupted, Claim PCPD Sources
By JEREMY CLARIDGE

Residents around the closed Gillit Road subway station reported hearing gunfire late on Tuesday night, in what some sources speculate might have been a "botched police raid." Police insiders, speaking on condition of anonymity, say that a raid led by Detective Helena Frye went foul when an unexpected interloper turned up at the scene. The alleged interloper, as yet unidentified, has been released from police custody, but may be returned to jail following a more complete investigation of the events.

Sources say that the covert operation was part of the investigation of a high-tech theft ring, and was possibly related to the murder of Bernardo Holyoke last April, though the murder case was officially closed in August. Holyoke, who was also the proprietor of the Old Town bar the Five of Cups, was reported to be a high-profile fence of tech goods for the underworld.

Official police sources say that there was no police activity in the area of the Gillit Road station Tuesday night, and that they will look into the source of the noises. No known injuries have been reported, leading police to say that the sounds heard may in fact have been caused by subterranean equipment remaining in the station.

According to local resident Fulbright Gao, the Gillit Road station has long been a quagmire for illicit activities ranging from drug deals to trafficking in contraband technologies and stolen goods. "I don't know why the police don't crack down harder on that kind of thing," Gao said. "I just don't feel safe walking by the old entrance, especially at night."

Raoul Valentin of the Old Town Renewal Committee attacked police for allowing criminal activity to continue at the station. "How hard can it possibly be to close off that unused station for good? This is exactly the kind of simple move the city needs to make to improve the Old Town and quality of life for all of its residents," he said.

Frye refused to speak to the Sentinel regarding the affair beyond denying that any sort of raid or police operation took place in the area Tuesday night.



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War is Good
By CHRIS MARTIN

The effects of war can be horrific. Many die, many are maimed, and many are left homeless, jobless, childless, parentless and lifeless. Alongside this, war can also be an amazing force for good. Brutal leaders of regimes can be overthrown, the oppressed can be released from their oppression and the country can be rebuilt as its people want. New and better institutions can be erected in the 'losing' country providing more resources, freedoms and benefits to the people of the country. This can only be a good thing -- despite the graveyards being packed.

Sixty years ago, we had a war here on Earth. The leader of a country, Hitler, killed his political opponents, suppressed free speech, was aggressive and invaded his neighbours. Even worse than this. though, were his attempts to exterminate a race of people. He rounded up these people like cattle and took them to 'camps' where 6,000,000 (20% more people than the entire population of Perplex City) were gassed to death. Some people on Earth would say this was not absolutely evil. Merely because Hitler perceived the extermination of a race of people as a rational act which would benefit the world, then maybe our perception of it as an evil act is also false. It's nonsense. The belief that this brutal extermination is evil is founded upon strong moral and rational beliefs that the majority of people in the Western, civilised world believe in. The 'who are we to say that was wrong' is fatuous and immoral beyond belief.

There are absolute values that some people on Earth care deeply about, which the people of Perplex city share: The protection of women's rights and freedom of speech and of the press, for example. There are strong moral, social, political and economic reasons why we care about these values, and it should be of no surprise that the countries on Earth who care less for these values are poorer, culturally and economically, as a result. These values are so strong and so decent they should be exported to other people who are not given them, preferably though peaceful debate, but by force where necessary.

Little is known on Earth about the war of Perplex City, and it's entirely possible that terrible war crimes were committed. In spite of this, the people of Perplex City should look at the culture you have now. The freedoms granted to your citizens, your intellectual ability, your scientific progress, your largely secular beliefs, your democratic process, your apparent relative equality and your ability to do great things

Look at the past, and if crimes were committed to defend the values which make Perplex City great, then revel in your ability to take action against people who would threaten them. And if crimes were committed not to defend these values, then understand why they were done, deal with it, and move on. Either way, look around you, look how good the city is, look where it can be changed for the better and appreciate that not all cultures are morally equal. Yours is superior to most on Earth, and certainly worth defending.



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Vandalism Continues

There were further acts of vandalism in the Artists' Quarter Tuesday night, with two trees uprooted in Euler's Disc. The word "Stirner" was sprayed onto the bark of one of the trees, along with a green zig-zagged line, similar to a lightning bolt. The police have assured the public they are treating the matter extremely seriously. (Full text)


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SEXUAL POLITICS

When I read the View from Earth column 'Sexual Politics' last week, I was horrified at the Earth-centric base assumptions the author made. Unlike on Earth, where artificial categories of people are by turn oppressed and defended, we have no such bizarre subdividing in Perplex City. We have many notable men in the city who love men, and many notable women who love women, as well; but why is this placing of affection something that needs to be separated and defended? I know that I have never been attacked or snubbed because of my own relationships with women. What next, will we be scolded for not vigilantly defending the rights of people who have green eyes?
Charlotte Fanning

I find myself puzzled by the View from Earth column, 'Sexual Politics,' of last week. The author appears to believe that there are no homosexual people in Perplex City, or that such a group is vilified and secretive, as it apparently is on Earth. I can assure you that this is not the case. Many successful and highly-respected 'gay' persons have very visibly dated and even marry individuals of their own gender. Among them are, of course, myself, Academy Senior Fellow Margaret Wildwood, and the PCBC's CEO, Walter Cove-Houghton. It's not that we have shame or fear; it's just simply not significant enough to remark upon.
Keenan Thoreau

I wonder at the View from Earth column of last week that accuses Perplex City of being intolerant of same-gender sexual preference. I, for one, have never felt that my individual rights limited by my sexuality; though it is amusing to note that the Sentinel and other press want me to be romantically involved with Joya, despite the fact that this is not historically in my nature.

At any rate, I assure the concerned people of Earth that there is no concerted effort to obliterate same-gender romances, nor any effort at all. Though we do appreciate the sentiment, I suppose.
Ryan Cahill

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 		Well done Chris, looks like you have lost a few pounds in the pic Wink

Anyway, reading that article has got me thinking (yes it makes a change).

Gillit road is in the Old town along with the Five of Cups. Seems to me with all the illicit stuff happening around the two areas, especially in regards to 3P activity, it fits that Gillit road was the location smuggling the military grade equipment (Reynolds Ionizers etc) in and out of the Five of Cups originally... Especially with all the tunnels around the area it appears to be the perfect location.
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 		I wonder if the vandalism is related to Max Stirner? If I remember properly there was other "anarchy" related graffiti in the Sentinel. Methinks maybe they're gearing up for some ultraviolence?
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Well done Chris, looks like you have lost a few pounds in the pick


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 		Yeah, Proudhon basically coined anarchy.

This doth not bode well.

Let's see... they're all color/obscure radicalist/shape combos.

The Blue Proudhon Circle (blue circle... Earth?)
The Green Stirner Bolt (green bolt... Nature?)

How far behind could The Yellow Kropotkin Squiggle be?! Shocked

EDIT: As a side note, Max Stirner = Johann Kaspar Schmidt
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And, from Wikipedia: The Fathers of Anarchism (A Tree)
Notice how the names so far are Tier 1...
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Somebody with a guitar WILL be doing a "Anarchy in the P.X.C." spoof.

(And bonus points to Benny Boy for the most stupenously messy can of worms to date! Cheers! Laughing )
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Vandalism Continues

There were further acts of vandalism in the Artists' Quarter Tuesday night, with two trees uprooted in Euler's Disc. The word "Stirner" was sprayed onto the bark of one of the trees, along with a green zig-zagged line, similar to a lightning bolt. The police have assured the public they are treating the matter extremely seriously. (Full text)


This follows up from this previous vandalism attempt.
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did I call it or what? Smile

And I say good job to benjaminbrum. That article may have irked a number of perplexians (and a fFew Earthlings), But I'm totally in fFavour of anything which fFurthers back-story and character development.

So if Ryan Cahill is Sente's protege, does that account fFor the lack of a mother? Sorry, no, that's quite slanderous. Scarlett & Violet's mother died a long time ago, and Sente has presumably never had time or ability fFor romance since. Shame on me fFor even suggesting such a thing.
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 		No one seems to be talking about:
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Official police sources say that there was no police activity in the area of the Gillit Road station Tuesday night


So..
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 		They could be a special, secret branch of the police - something akin to MI5. Or maybe they are something much more sinister Twisted Evil

Of course they could be both official, and up to no good.

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 		We already know that the Police in Perplex City fall under the umbrella of Civil Defence and military. This was confirmed months ago in a Sentinel article about council arguments about budgets.

(It strikes me as odd that the police themselves were armed, but that may be because I'm British and the idea of an armed police force is still a fairly foreign one? It may be usual in Perplex City??)

If the military and police are under the same jurisdiction then it would make sense that there may be more covert elements of the force at work than just your regular old bill?

[EDIT] Link to article above: http://wiki.incognitus.net/mirror/ppc/www.perplexcitysentinel.com/12.04.05/archives/2005/04/defence_budget.html
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sledgecallier wrote:
It strikes me as odd that the police themselves were armed, but that may be because I'm British and the idea of an armed police force is still a fairly foreign one? It may be usual in Perplex City??


So wait, the cops in England aren't armed? What do they do when the criminals they are chasing have guns?

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So wait, the cops in England aren't armed? What do they do when the criminals they are chasing have guns?


Now why would you do a silly thing like give guns to criminals? Sheesh.
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So wait, the cops in England aren't armed? What do they do when the criminals they are chasing have guns?
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 		Which leads the question, why don't the cops in England carry guns?

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 		Basically its a debate over here now, although military police are armed, or at least they were when I lived on forces bases. I don't see the problem of having our police armed, but then you get arms escalation...

but this isnt the place for that!

I am surprised that the PPC police is part of the military, normally that sort of association is with certain dictorial countries, not with a "supposedly" civilised advanced society. Maybe a throwback from the war?

But this does mean that the police there could and probably do have military training, some units up to an SAS level. Perhaps what Kurt found the other night? And therefore the Gilet road op wouldn't be in the news for that reason, an SAS style op.

EDIT: Looking at this from a D.M's POV I would start to look very carefully at the PPC police for moles of the 3P. Just a feeling.

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