Intergalactic Summit

Saisieni! Your trusted source for the Liberal agenda, Oraana Nejomari-haani, here!

I'm here at the Gencorp plant on [REDACTED] , where violent clashes between Ishukone Watch security and workers of capsuleer owned Gencorp Corporation have been raging for the past five hours! Minmatar and Gallente immigrant workers have risen up in revolt over the fate of three Brutor men accused of raping and beating a young Amarrian woman.

Horace Esmur, Otis Trinkruntur, and Kazzan Arkulf have all been charged with first degree ****, assault and battery, criminal indecency, and criminal misconduct. The crime of first degree **** carries the death penalty in State Megacorporate law, as it should!

The riot leader, who is operating under the psuedonym of "Tribal One", has insisted on the innocence of all three men, stating that two of the accused engaged only in consensual intercourse, and the remaining man merely encountered the trio in the act.

The victim, whose name has not been released, has issued sworn testimony that the three men 'violated her sacred virginity' and that there was no way she 'would copulate with those savages'. Bruises found on the woman's body, along with DNA evidence collected from body fluids found at the scene are being examined as we speak.

I've got Ishukone Watch captain Viiran Naguuna-haan with me. Naguuna-haan, tell us a little about what's going on down there?

"Well uhh, as you said, we've got uhh.. criminal unrest down there at the facility. The rioters are demanding a peer-trial of the accused rapists, and the deportation of all Amarr workers here at the facility. They're holed up pre-

So you're saying they're demanding a Gallente style trial? A trial by jury?

"... yes that's correct. They feel the State system is unfair and unethical. I don't know why they think that. It's worked just fine for us all this time."

Amazing! So what's the story on deadly force being used down there? We're told several unarmed workers are already dead?

"Well, no. We haven't used deadly force, and I don't know who told you my m-"

Where is the capsuleer owner in all of this? Shouldn't he be held accountable for what's going on down here?

"She, actually. We're working closely with the capsuleer in question, and she's been very helpf-"

There you have it! Another Ishukone facility plagued by riots? Excessive force by our fellow Liberals? A capsuleer shirking her responsibility? Shameful. More to come as it develops!

Down with this sort of thing.

It is cause to be expelled from Ishukone's jurisdiction, but from the State? No. Plenty of opportunities for these individuals to find work elsewhere in the State, like a SuVee or NoH subsidiary for example.

Sir, I used to work orbital security for Sukuuvestaa in their 'Peace and Order' subsidiary. I assure you that anyone with rioting and similar charges on their rap sheet would find it very hard to obtain a security clearance on one of our Orbitals. I'll grant you that interfering with an investigation / interfering with an officer of the Watch could have extenuating circumstances, but everything else being equal, or even nearly equal, public order charges are likely to preclude one from finding a decent job.

It's been my experience that there are dangers to hiring Guest Workers, but that these dangers can be mitigated by ensuring that said workers understand the terms and condition of employment. I am concerned by the fact that these Guest Workers seem to have organised into an ad hoc body with a leadership that is now trying to use that solidarity against the Corporation and the very State itself.

In my opinion, if these workers had shown that same solidarity to their employers and host Corporation, this mess would already have been impartially and fairly dealt with.

Excellent news. Going in is always a risky option, not only do you have to win, you have to be seen to win without trying too hard. It can backfire if things go wrong, but in this case it sounds as if Ishukone made the right call on the day.

I would never dream of telling an experienced manager like Oniseki-haani how to run her business, but I imagine she'll want to work carefully to ensure the last embers of this are stamped out completely and that nothing similar happens in the future!

Oniseki-haani,

My condolences to you on this difficult situation. I know that with your resources and resolve it will be brought to a fair and just solution in short order. It is clear that your security personnel are acting with great restraint and resolve, and that you are doing everything possible to bring this to peaceful resolution.

My condolences as well on the unfortunate involvement of such a shoddy and illegitimate information distribution service as that which began this thread. I am terrible with communication media, obviously, but can recognize memetic engineering when exposed to it at that degree.

Good fortune to you, and if you have need of decision network modeling in the resolution of this conflict, you have but to ask.

-S

The whole thing seems like a smear job ginned up by someone on the inside trying to smear Oniseki-haani or Ishukone.
Brutor rapists? Worker riots? Demanding a Federation style trial in Ishukone space?
Tribal taboos regarding sex among Brutor are among the most extreme in the galaxy. Particularly because Brutor are so very concerned with racial purity.
I have never once met a deep space contractor that didn't know the State Commonlaw penalty for **** is death. Everyone knows that.

Doesn't this all seem like a fabrication? It sounds like something out of Gutter Press. It's a political hit and nothing else.

I'm a Federal and not even I believe the veracity of this story. The source is dubious too.

Who's stirring the pot?

Unfortunately, I have to admit that there was indeed a small strike and protest at a scrap metal processing facility. I have been barred access to the trial documents regarding the three men. Oh, and the Amarrian woman has apparently fled back to Empire space. I've been unable to track her down.

Everything else has your guess as good as mine.

Barely more subtle, and would have been more effective as a conditioning job if just flashing negative words like "****", "CRIME", "NEFARIOUS", "FOREIGN MENACE" interspersed with "KATRINA ONISEKI", "ISHUKONE", "I-RED".