(06-29-2014, 11:47 AM)Protégé Wrote: I'll give you an example that happened a while ago. There was a freelancer hauling BMMs from somewhere (probably Detroit) that was caught in front of hattan. He got blown up because he didn't want to drop it peacefully. There happened to be a Junker nearby with a Pilgrim liner, so the Policeman asked him to get the BMMs and deliver it to Manhattan (that was in this case the nearest police base). If he would try to escape with it, he would probably get blown up as well. End of story, and also please end of topic, because this is going off course.
Manhattan is very big, how did the policeman make sure the cargo reaches a planetary warehouse owned and controlled by the police to seal off contraband instead of a planetary warehouse owned and controlled by less lawful entities to spread their newly acquired wares from? You know, if he himself gets the cargo there, I could understand, but allowing a Junker to handle Black Market Munitions certainly raises questions, don't you think?
Asking because, while you deem it off topic now, you started this conversation implying it's not too illogical for policeman to hire random individuals to secure contraband, like these reaching their destination wouldn't be as important as to warrant specific attention and authorized access only, and all I'd like is to understand what makes you think contraband should be treated with this low level of care by policemen.
(06-29-2014, 11:47 AM)Protégé Wrote: This is invalid, sorry. Payment is decided before taking up a job and paid after the job has been done. We do escort people for free without expecting getting anything from them in the first place. If they want to give us money to support the cause, it's their free choice. We don't work for a paycheck.
Payment isn't defined by when you agree over it, payment is an amount of monetary or non-monetary value in exchange for non-monetary services. The key phrase here is "in exchange for", regardless if the amount specified beforehand, or just left hanging to be decided unilaterally once the service has been completed. If you get money after escorting, that's still a payment, whether you expect it or not, because you get money in exchange for escorting.
Now we can either continue arguing further about meanings of words, or pay attention that we write down what we mean to communicate, and make sure the other one interprets it the way they meant to before blaming misinterpretation on them.
(06-29-2014, 11:47 AM)Protégé Wrote: My point is that Vigilantes can also trade or do missions.
And fund the maintenance of the Victory Rush from income flowing in from these activities, right?