Crime & Punishment

Afraid it's not.

As for Mr. Ston's operation, I can agree it can be a bit... well, let's call it repetitive to keep things civil, but from what I've heard he doesn't sell his merchandise.

So in the goon girl's theory there, he's either the most inefficient slaver out there or... well, I have no idea what the alternative might be.
But is he some kind of a threat, to anyone, either way? As long as he doesn't touch our slaves and the related market, probably not.

Quafe is made from the tears of goon pilots, just trying to make sure there isn't a shortage?

I can confirm that he is in fact doing what he claims to be doing, miss Zaytseva, as can others. He is not enslaving people, but rescuing them from abandonment in space. Compared to most Capsuleer operations his budget is quite small, but he makes up for this with effort and help from his associates.

Don't go flooding the market.

I'm sure they'd appreciate it.

I have in fact seen a large number of them, yes miss. I have also seen his facilities and ships. I have also employed some of his Matriculants in the past, and have provided medical services to some rescued individuals who required specialized help.

I can provide a body of evidence to support this position. This body of evidence can of course be discussed and have its weaknesses shown, but those weaknesses can show a path for new investigation. This is the way to discover the truth of a matter. Can you provide anything beyond conjecture and emotion in order to support your claim? Can you provide anything which can be refined and directed? If not, I might suggest that you consider a different approach.

I believe Schere is suggesting, in her uniquely Caldari way, that it might be possible to test the hypothesis that DSTON is, in fact, a front for Serpentis overlords looking for a ready supply of "settlers" for their expansion into Anookies.

Such a test makes for an intriguing proposition.

We would have to show that the body count on the going in was greater, in some statistical way, than the body count going out.

DSTON has certainly produced a voluminous record of its heroism. Conspicuously voluminous, I might add. An individual so inclined could, in theory, count up the number of "rescued" and the number of "matriculated," apply some derived rate of matriculation, and from this determine... the number of homeless drug addicts dumped into a wormhole!

Oh! You took all the fun out of that one, Schere sweetie!

Lady Amok's overall premise does have a certain appeal.

Given the state of our Cluster, which statement seems "more likely," all else equal?

1) There exists a selfless organization intent upon subjecting itself (or at least the lives of its non-capsuleer employees) to great risk in an effort to rescue hapless individuals from deteriorating space cans, educate them, and send them on to better lives.

or,

2) There exists an organization of drug overlords settling an unpopulated hell hole with hapless individuals "rescued" from deteriorating space cans.

This of course does not constitute proof of DSTON's activities by any means.

However, her accusation is far from implausible, and might actually warrant a more rigorous inquiry. I do like your suggestion of highlighting specific statements. It reminds me of my brief career as an Inquisitor in Her Majesty's Service. "Anything you say will be used to burn you at the stake." A favorite of mine.

Didn't NC. just beat you up and take your lunch money?
I mean, we're taking space left and right, beating the **** out of N3. PL made a deal for their stuff in B-R and left and your alliance was ordered to give up their sov so NC. could rent it out!
So, to recap:
Goons whip N3PL like a domme's boy toy. NC. demands COW's space and you all hand it over, begging not to be hurt.
Goons suck at everything.

For Ms. Schadenfreuede,
This is a pretty big example. Hijacking, shanghaiing, press gaining, whatever you want to call it. These brave workers, members of the proletariate, have secured passage to another station so they can take advantage of other opportunities. The transport office contracts a capsuleer to do the work, because, hey, we have lots of spacelift capability.
So, Ston comes in, arrogantly decides that he knows better than these people, takes them to his facility, rather than the destination (taking someone elsewhere against their will: kidnapping) where he then indoctrinates them. Proof of indoctrination: where's the failed cases? Where are the people that are speaking out, saying that they didn't want help? Please, no one wins 100% of the vote. Not even the legitimate CSM Chairman, of my heart, for life, The Mittani. Though, that was, of course, due to the counterrevolutionaries and elitist enemies of the people.

I should stress, Taisia darling - and that is a lovely name, by way of tangent - that Scheredenstroodle is not asserting you are wrong. Indeed, you have the full force of St. Occam and his Blowtorch behind you. Given a choice between two explanations, the simpler one better withstands the flame.

However, with an organization as insidious as the Serpentis and their DSTON lackeys, one must assemble the web of entrapment with some care. I am not presently at liberty to devote too much time to an illustration of Inquisitorial practice, but allow me to provide a brief example.

I have here a statement from one Ston Momaki, dated 2011.09.09 18:59. It asserts, inter alia:

"There is no legal means to change the status of slaves to free citizens. They have to be smuggled to where they are going. This is frustrating for us and risky for our pilots and potential employers."

-- Incriminating Statement

From this, Mr. Momaki admits to the knowing transport of human cargo with specific intent to break laws against smuggling. He further admits that he does not act alone. This statement therefore constitutes evidence of a conspiracy to transport human cargo in contravention of applicable law, and of Mr. Momaki's participation in that conspiracy.