Intergalactic Summit

http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/world-news/federation-denies-republic-request-for-extradition-of-shooter/

Luminaire – Following the mass shooting of Minmatar at a cultural festival which has left 58 dead and 304 wounded, including Sebiestor Tribe leader Karin Midular in critical condition, the Gallente Federation has denied a request by the Minmatar Republic to extradite the shooter for trial. The Supreme Court made the expedited decision based on the unprecedented nature of the shooting.

This. It's been how long now? Throw out SOME info.

And now we have the Bloody Hands and this new group Warriors of Tribal Justice threatening the Fed for this? Because more death helps everything. Of course their actions do not represent the Republic due to being independents, but still.

Someone in the government give them SOME information, anything. This is turning into a **** show of major proportions.

That doesn't mean these two groups are in the right though. This isn't how you go about anything. I'll say this, if either of those groups come in and try to hurt more people for their cause, regardless of race they are targeting, I'll be right there, and it won't be to support either of them.

"Sanmatar Maleatu Shakor has called the decision “disappointing” and said he will not cease to pressure the Federation to turn the shooter over to the Republic justice system. “This crime was perpetrated against the Minmatar people. Many of those slain and injured were Republic citizens, some visiting family and friends in the Federation. All were Minmatar and members of a tribe."

This is the first that I have heard that the victims were exclusively Minmatar? When was the Federation planning on sharing this? This is no random act of violence, this is a hate crime. While I have no issue with the Federation trying their citizen for a crime he committed on their soil, outright dismissing the Tribal Government and the demands of the Minmatar people for information, especially as this is unquestionably a hate crime motivated at killing only Minmatar, is nothing short of offensive.

I would hope my brothers and sisters would refrain from any and all retaliatory acts of violence. We stand nothing to gain, as a people, through those acts, and you stand nothing to gain as individuals from them. The time for action may come, but until more information is at hand, we must be patient.

That being said.... the Federation's relations with our people and attitudes toward us,, both inside and outside of Federal borders, are not inspiring much confidence.

Such insolence.

I hope the good citizens won't let something like this merely pass like that.

Or as one would say, down with this sort of thing.

Don't be a hypocrite, Seriphyn.

The Sanmatar also stated that the victims were exclusively Minmatar, as well as implying that an attack on the Ray was an attack on all Matari.

The majority of the victims were ethnic Matari living in the Federation.

So being a Federation matter means not sharing anything with the Republic? Not even info?

"Oh but how do YOU know they aren't sharing Anslo? How could you ever know? Ho ho ho."

Because I don't think the Minmatar would be getting so worked up to the point of openly threatening potentially violent retribution if we had told them at least something to help sooth their concerns regarding the investigation.

One thing I learnt from capsuleers, is that the utilization of personal attacks is always a great fail-safe in argument.

I might be an obnoxious, opinionated four pieces of asterisks, but at least I never call any other human being a derogatory term.

That or you avoid the arguments made against you that you can't handle.

So deflection using the same method is a more suitable form of defense? You may not be making personal attacks, but you're deflecting by issuing an attack on a collection of individuals.



Some would argue that it is better to be upfront regarding your opinions of others than to hide behind silver-coated barbs. You may not directly call anyone a derogatory term, but your attitude and choice of words clearly indicate your opinions behind your words.

At this time I have to take pity on the Republic. It's relationship with the Federation is showing it's strain. My kindred who accept the Sanmatar are starting to see the dark side of Gallentean imperialism, I fear. For me this is bittersweet. There are dark times ahead for my sisters and this pains me to witness.