Intergalactic Summit

"Repatriate" implies that they are sent back to their home, rather than a completely new nation. While some of the slaves in the butcher's possession might be former Republic nationals, most were probably born and raised in the Empire.

Still, the Republic is a better place for them than in his hands. Keep in mind, however, that the slave butcher uses vitoc on all of his slaves. I don't know how things are today, but I recall Republic healthcare services having issue meeting vitoc demand after Her Imperial Majesty's Emancipation Decree.

Curse those degenerates who in their greed would put slaves up on public markets where vile commoners like the slave butcher can purchase them. They deserved a home under a proper Holder.


I would also lament the deaths of the 2000 that didn't survive. There is nothing merciful about their deaths, and it is disappointing to hear people rationalize it like that. It might be necessary, but it is a tragedy; those 2000 were not saved or given a mercy.

The key word was 'might'. And the issue being that, short of getting the slave butcher to voluntarily release them from his custody, there is no other way to retrieve the slaves from his vessels without destroying them.

He will kill all 4000 if you do nothing. So the 2000 that did live and were saved is still better than 0.


Or do you have a better idea?

A boarding action would likely make him self-destruct the vessel.

On the subject of moving the survivors, OTSI could certainly provide transportation to a Republic facility capable of handling such an influx. Running a Marmite blockade isn't exactly too taxing and the Penumbra has yet to be caught by anyone. We'll even waive the usual transportation fees in the name of humanitarian support.

ETA. If the military savants of this operation don't mind, may I make a minor suggestion? Don't kill his transport vessels. They're harmless. Grab'em, web'em, hold'em until he either redocks or gives up the cargo entirely. With the safety precautions of the jetcan system on-board capsuleer vessels following the build standards we're forced to comply with, he can't jettison them into space without the brief protection of a jetcan. If he tries a self-destruct, well... then you might as well shoot him yourself but every effort to get these people out safely should be made, no?

Such a finely tuned moral calculus we have here on the IGS. Plug the following into your equations and see what happens:

1. While it was my intent to eventually kill all 4,034 Slaves on this Industrial, their deaths were not imminent and some of the Slaves would have lived months, even years had the Stormcrows not murdered them. That lifespan, however short or valueless some of you may consider it to be, was taken from these Slaves and they did not have any choice in the matter.
2. Some of the Slaves would have survived despite my intent to kill them eventually. People such as Ayallah and Ava Starfire have taken Slaves from me in the past and they took them from my armed combat ships, not unarmed Bestowers. Furthermore, there is always the possibility that I will take a temporary retirement from piloting — as I have done several times in the past, most recently for a two and one half year period — and leave my slaves either to languish peacefully in a hanger or be sold back on the SCC markets into "normal" Amarrian slavery.
3. My slave pool is not finite but instead I replenish it from the SCC markets as Slaves are lost in combat, sacrificed, decimated, or worked to death. I prefer to keep a working stock of around 20,000 Slaves (I purchase and prepare Slaves intended for the rare mass-sacrifices separately, as these receive no crew or planetary colony training). Therefore, the ledger here is not, "2,034 killed, 2,000 saved", but:
2,034 Nauplius-slaves killed
2,000 Nauplius-slaves get "freedom"
About 4,000 Slaves move from "regular" Amarrian slavery to Nauplius-slavery
Put that way, it doesn't look so good now, does it?

Finally, let me make the following adjustment to the Nauplius-shooting moral calculus going forward:

1. Henceforth, the cargo holds of all my combat ships will be stuffed with extra slaves who serve no purpose but to bloody the hands of all who would shoot at me.
2. Henceforth, whenever I am podded for any reason, I shall kill 1,000 of my Slaves. This rule is retroactive to my last podding, so let all who would attend Lady Odelya d'Hanguest's Nauplius corpse viewing party mediate upon the 1,000 Slaves who at this very moment are being prepared for their deaths with maximum psychological torture.

Amen. Amarr Victor.

So your evilness suddenly become our fault? That you blame us for your actions.

Calculus eh? I still consider all 4034 slaves liberated, 2034 without their lives and 2000 more with their lives. And bloody our hands? Unless you had been living under a cave, you know that our hands are long bloodied. What's a few pints more?

Moreover, you are the 'Enemy'. Anyone who has labelled you as 'The Enemy' is no longer considering sportsmanship when they see you. You are beneath sportsmanship. This is about hurting you. Relieving you of your assets. Haranguing you until you lose your hair. Denying you any form of satisfaction. This will continue until you are run out of town, preferably while you are still in your small clothes. However, since you are a capsuleer and mortality means differently for the likes of us, this is going to go on for a very long time.

So enjoy. Keep 'stuffing' slaves into your ships to drag into your horrific 'Nauplius-slavery'. They will be liberated, with or without their lives. Don't expect bleeding hearts. Expect to die.

Ms Aelisha, I would be interested to discuss such logistics assistance, should the survivors decide they wish to go to those colonies instead of the Republic. They can decide where they want to go. it's not my decision to make nor my place to tell them where to go.

Ms. Karasawa, If any freemen wish to immigrate to the Federation, I will be more than happy to help. As I have immigrated several years ago, I can provide council to those unfamiliar with Federation protocol.

Certainly 1000 out of several trillion seems irrelevant if you are using mathematical logic. Unfortunately, the reality is that it only takes one life to change the course of a history.

With that said, I don't see anyone killing this mans resolve by hunting him down but instead strengthening his determination. After all, with so many threads about him on the front page, he's raking in more attention than a lingerie model in a Brutor barracks. Sometimes it's best to ignore griefers, psychopaths, and step-parents. Eventually they lose their steam, unless you keep throwing wood in the fire.

-Eran