Wil wrote:Can't be proven? That will come as a shock to every criminal lawyer who practices in the Unites States since proving intent (known as mens rea) is a mandatory component of nearly every criminal conviction. Intent holds a central place in enforcing the rules known as "law."+Nyx wrote:Intention has no place in enforcing the rules. It cannot be proven.
Regards,
Wil
I love when people try to compare the justice system of the US with the justice system on Excelsior. There are a few notable differences.
1) There is no "due process" on Excelsior. You aren't innocent until proven guilty. You're proven guilty before you're even punished.
2) We don't have a court system. As Staff, we are Judge, Jury, and "Executioner". Certainly, we have rules to follow set forth by the shard owner, and occasionally if someone oversteps, we get spoken to, and the sentence may get lessened or overturned, but for the most part, that doesn't happen. (I think I know of maybe 2-3 instances in all the year's I've been here).
3) Unlike citizenship, having an account here doesn't give you any "rights". It's +Cs server, and he can ban you from it because he didn't like the way you said hello to him, and there is absolutely nothing you (or anyone else) can do about it. He could shut down the server tomorrow, and there would be no recourse available to anyone here.
4) We try to be fair, and sometimes we do make mistakes. We're human. If you feel you have been singled out by one of us, we have an appeals process. As a GM, any ruling I make may be overturned by an Administrator. Any ruling they make can be overturned by +C. His ruling is final.
5) By logging in, you agreed to the rules in the codex. You clicked that you accepted them, and any future changes to them
(by continuing to log in) when you created your account. I don't think anyone wants to have to click this gump every time they log in, but perhaps it might help drive the point home.
Also worth mentioning, depending on how you respond to your initial punishment will for the most part dictate the rest of our interaction with you. We all try to be nice, and understanding, but if you come at us angry and cursing, that's getting thrown right back in your face. I'm not a customer service person you get to abuse because you feel slighted by something you yourself are responsible for in the first place.