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[UPDATE] Perplex City Sentinel - new article (April 6th)
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 		[UPDATE] Perplex City Sentinel - new article (April 6th)
New on the front page:

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Recon Eight Released from Police Custody
By PIETRO SALK
Eight members of a breakaway Cubist cult have been released from police custody today after an extensive investigation turned up no evidence of wrongdoing. The members of the religion, which calls itself the Reconstructionists, have gone to a countryside compound "for meditation and purification after their long ordeal," Reconstructionist spokesmen say.

The Recon Eight were apprehended in October of last year after an anonymous police informant fingered them as responsible for the theft of the Receda Cube. At the time, Police Lieutenant Camden Ho indicated that the cult had been under observation for some time, and that their religious scriptures include a prophecy that the Receda Cube would someday "be delivered from the faithless hands of the Academics."

"We thought we had clear evidence that the Reconstructionists had long planned to steal the Cube," said Police chief Eoin Morgan today. "As it turns out, despite any presence of motive, there is no material proof that they followed through."

Morgan refused to answer in detail questions regarding the current state of the investigation, citing the need for security, but he did claim that the case is "by no means" at a dead end.

The Eight, whose names have never been released by the police, are allegedly very senior members of the cult. Although the Reconstructionists have spoken to the press on their behalf, the eight themselves have not released a statement on their arrest nor subsequent release.


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 		My first reaction was the "Chicago 8", from the USA's 1972 Presidential Primary season.

While 'reconstructionist' has been applied to many post-event rebuilding efforts, is the Cube in separate pieces (puzzels) and in need of reconstruction? or perhaps it relates to reunifying their society (as they see it) based on Cube veneration?

I wish Raymund Geltman were alive . . .
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 		I couldn't help but see the correlation between "Recon Eight" and the eight corners of a cube. And the fact they were apprehended in October, which although is the tenth month, means 'eight' as in 'octo'.
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 		Whats interesting is that these guys were planning to steal the cube, but theres no physical evedence that they went ahead....

Why is there so many people wanting to steal this damm thing?
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scriptures include a prophecy that the Receda Cube would someday "be delivered from the faithless hands of the Academics."

It seems that the Academy has a pure scientific (and thus non religious) interest in the cube, and this is why religious cubist groups like the Reconstructionists go against them

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sober wrote:
It seems that the Academy has a pure scientific (and thus non religious) interest in the cube, and this is why religious cubist groups like the Reconstructionists go against them


Definitely, I agree. After some reading-up I came across Christian Reconstructionism, which is a brand of Christianism that advocates religious domination over government and the enforcement of the Bible as moral law. I'm not entirely sure if the Cube Reconstructionists follow a similar set of ideals, but if so I imagine they want to build a theocracy around the cube. In which case the Academy is being extremely unrighteous in their scientific experiments and all of PPC's secular, capitalist society will burn in hell Wink Smile
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 		I found it interesting that the Eight were apprehended in October and apparently held in custody until now, April. If there was no solid evidence to prove that they did it, would an American or UK court system be able to hold suspects for such a long time? Perhaps PPC justice system doesn't believe in "innocent until proven guilty"?

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 		innocent until proven guilty has been thrown out in the UK and the USA - people have been held in custody for years

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sober wrote:
It seems that the Academy has a pure scientific (and thus non religious) interest in the cube, and this is why religious cubist groups like the Reconstructionists go against them


reminds me of the Turin Shroud...C14 tested to be a fake but will the religious believe it Rolling Eyes
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sober wrote:
reminds me of the Turin Shroud...C14 tested to be a fake but will the religious believe it Rolling Eyes


So the cube must have, or had, some miraculous properties. Perhaps it performs miracles. Its impact must have been so great, and so unexplainable by science, that religious fanatics latched onto it.
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bosch wrote:
I found it interesting that the Eight were apprehended in October and apparently held in custody until now, April. If there was no solid evidence to prove that they did it, would an American or UK court system be able to hold suspects for such a long time? Perhaps PPC justice system doesn't believe in "innocent until proven guilty"?


I was reviewing the wiki mirror and noticed this:
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said Classic officials. "We found inconclusive results for Nuru's drug tests. He is being removed from participation on suspicion of use of cognitive enhancers," said Paula Ching, Director of Substance Compliance for the PCAG.

While I don't think the Academy Games necessarily have to follow the law for their entrants, clearly the test results are inconclusive - so maybe people in PC society require proof FOR EVERYTHING!
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 		Well that answers the question about whether there are going to be sides in this search....

Just hope the 8 have as cute a blogger....
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Just thinking aloud please humour me Smile

As only certain parts of the sentinel are being shown to us, presumably at Sente's jurisdiction, we are being given information about the social and political background of PPC that is relevant to the hunt for the cube. Extending that, all the articles we can get at are relevant in some way, eg stuff about the security company, the council, and now we seem to be given suspects with a definite motive. The only thing that you couldn't interpret in this way is the horoscope...so included to test their comms system with something that's regularly updated? Or to be amusing for us and keep us interested (they must be thinking that they've got to keep us involved now that we are...can't rely on curiosity alone for ever; actually, maybe they can Wink). Or because there's definitely something else in there in terms of a message.

[Edit] read this through and realised that although this thread sparked off the thoughts might be more appropriate for horoscope thread...sorry
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Definitely, I agree. After some reading-up I came across Christian Reconstructionism, which is a brand of Christianism that advocates religious domination over government and the enforcement of the Bible as moral law. I'm not entirely sure if the Cube Reconstructionists follow a similar set of ideals, but if so I imagine they want to build a theocracy around the cube. In which case the Academy is being extremely unrighteous in their scientific experiments and all of PPC's secular, capitalist society will burn in hell


This is strongly reminding me of the old newspaper dates video, and the audio, re: our (earth) vs. their (PPC) evolution of cultures and the similarities that have evolved.

I mean, can anyone say 'war against terror' or 'Afganistan'? Those who claim to have God' true vision of things in some sort of massive war of ideas against a (not completely, but moreso) secular society based on the rule of law and democratic institutions?

Just a thought.
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