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Hero of Democracy
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: far from the ocean
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Re: Hiding the Bodies
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I watch a fair number of crime documentaries (My wife likes them), and it allows strikes me how often the convicted culprit has another murder in a different jurisdiction. Or how often the police department breaking this case seems to have gobs and gobs of resources and time to throw at this case, and seems to take having a murder committed under their nose personally. State wealth seems to me to be less important than community wealth. law enforcement (in the US at least) is run by cities or by counties, with the state running the courts. States have some officers, but those tend to be highway patrol and other wide-ranging officers, rather than your on the ground cops. Quote:
We also live in a more anonymous and more environment. Cities have more resources, but they are also have lots and lots more suspects, and are easier to disappear into. Jurisdiction is everything.
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10-12-2018, 12:31 AM | #42 | |
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Cambridge, UK
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The fire was put out swiftly, via magic, and our best stealth artist (who's also our best fighter) slipped out the front, spotting someone with a rifle about 100 yards down the street. She was lucky enough to be able to sneak up on that person (they critically failed a Per roll). On arriving behind the (female) sniper, she broke one of her legs with two Rapid Strike kicks, grabbed the rifle by the barrel, and gave her another kick to the torso, at which point she passed out. We brought the sniper in, immobilised the broken leg, and called the police. The sniper was well-known to them. They thought that this all seemed a bit odd, but it's a fairly nice (if Bohemian) area (Bloomsbury, London, 1930), we were all sober at 3am, it was obvious that the petrol bomb had been real, and we referred them to a contact at Scotland Yard. So they took the sniper away, and we resumed our sleep and watch, it being obvious that there had been a second person who threw the bomb.
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10-12-2018, 01:08 AM | #43 |
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
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Re: Hiding the Bodies
Well, I suspect lethal force would have been legal in that situation, if possibly more troublesome to explain to the police.
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10-12-2018, 02:33 AM | #44 |
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Re: Hiding the Bodies
Sneaking up behind someone who isn't actually doing any harm at the time and killing them from surprise? Seems a risky proposition even if your victim is illegally armed (a pretty minor crime at the time AFAICT), known to the police, and encountered under suspicious circumstances.
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10-12-2018, 02:38 AM | #45 |
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
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Re: Hiding the Bodies
I'm pretty sure "she already shot at the house and was pointing a sniper rifle apparently looking for additional targets" counts as a legitimate threat...
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10-12-2018, 02:45 AM | #46 |
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Re: Hiding the Bodies
Nowhere in johndallman's post do I see mention of shots fired.
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10-12-2018, 06:12 PM | #49 |
Icelandic - Approach With Caution
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Reykjavķk, Iceland
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Re: Hiding the Bodies
What killer? Read the description again, the shooter was left unconscious with a broken leg or two, but alive.
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10-13-2018, 12:39 AM | #50 | ||
Night Watchman
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Cambridge, UK
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Hypothetical killer, had the PC killed the sniper, rather than breaking a leg and rendering her unconscious.
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