Discussion of evidence and characters breaking the law

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Don't get me wrong, Admiralty House has to be happy that any evidence supplied isn't damning without counter evidence being supplied.

The evidence must be damning, Captain Bob should be Stainless Steel Bob to get Liberty Joe anything more than a dressing down.
If Captain Bob however had been the local priest, general do-gooder and law abiding and assisting citizen, then Liberty Joe is in deep fertilizer.

Another thing that could counter my stance on this discussion is that if you would agree with me, it would possibly rule out all cases where you can question the behaviours of the authority, which is not only incredibly lame as well, but simply boring since it removes another aspect of Role-Play.

You see, thats where peoples opinions on the wronged party come into this.
"Local do gooder is given the third degree by big cheese from admiralty"
Makes for uncomfortable reading at the breakfast table wouldn't you agree?
All peoples should be subject to the law. Whats important is that Liberty Joe and the admiralty support this as well. (Even if Liberty Joe is a bent copper, the player should be aware of that as well and play as such).
If he/they do, then the RP oppurtunities open up with both Captain Bob, Liberty Joe, the Admiralty and any other ship Captain Bob comes across who knows about this.
There are other aspects to this scenario but what really kills these things is the attitude that one party may feel if he feels ignored, aggrieved or steam rollered.
If he's up for it, Liberty Joe and Captain Bob can have a really interesting future together and they in turn can involve others.

Again, it's just my opinion but I've seen something like this happening elsewhere and it can be great fun if done right.

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