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[therightchoice]

[ The news are starting to freak Jesse out again. It reminds him of the woods, of the hunter, of Jesse turning an old man into a toy and leaving him to the monsters to fend for himself. ]

Can the police look into private messages of the Network? Is that even legal?

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[tryingitall]

My understanding of martial law is that they can do whatever they like as long as they can justify it in the interest of public safety.

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[therightchoice]

So they got to go to a judge first before doing whatever they want to do?

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[tryingitall]

Sort of. In this case, the judge would be the head of the military, though, so there's no one who's actually impartial to hold them back.

[Sort of like Heaven, really, but Balthazar wasn't homesick for this particular aspect thereof.]

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[therightchoice]

I thought judges aren't suppose to be on anyone's side

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[tryingitall]

The real world doesn't always work the way it's supposed to.

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[therightchoice]

color me surprised then

[ Lately with every passing day, when winter is turn to spring and each day without Bruce is a day outnumbering the days when Bruce was here.

It doesn't make Jesse wiser, or grown-up, or more independent. It only makes his heart twisted and his mind bitter. ]

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[tryingitall]

Only trying to be honest. I'm sorry it's not a pleasant truth.

[He actually is, too.]

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[inthejunk]

It is now. That's what martial law means. Anyway, you might want to be careful what you say here.

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[therightchoice]

Why are we always being blamed for somebody else's crap?

[ Oops Jesse said a bad word and he doesn't care. ]

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[inthejunk]

Because some jerk lost it and ruined things for everyone.

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[therightchoice]

Then martial law him and not us. I have classmates treating me like I'm a criminal when I done nothing wrong.

[ That's a half of a lie. ]

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[inthejunk]

It means everyone actually. They can't find the mayor.

[therightchoice]

So?

[inthejunk]

So there's no one to make the decisions. That's why. It's weird though, the way they don't have a stand in.

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[alwaystraveling]

[It was rather easy for people to justify this sort of decision. She knows it from everything she's seen of humanity since it evolved.] They can make it legal, yes. If they think they have a good enough reason. What happened is precisely the kind of thing that can give one.

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[therightchoice]

Are any the natives on our side for once!

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[alwaystraveling]

I don't know who, but there should be some. In a big place like this, everyone following the same line of thought is unlikely.

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[therightchoice]

Maybe they are just too scared.

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[alwaystraveling]

That's possible in this situation. [It would be appropriate.] And what they can do is limited.

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[magnetic_magpie]

They can, but there are ways to cover your tracks. Some times it's legal, sometimes not - I don't trust them to stick to what is legal.

Are you in some trouble Jesse?

[It's not judging, it's just concerned.]

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[therightchoice]

No.

[ Or so he thinks, anyway, excluding the whole human hunt thing that Jesse got dragged into last summer. ]

I'm just tired, that's all.

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[magnetic_magpie]

Good.

This place makes you tired. You know if you ever need help making your NV more secure, I'll help you, right? If you ever need anything, if it's within my power, I will help you.