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Merdaneth
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2008.03.20 01:28:00 -
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Officials of Amarr have already given comments on this incident.
A spokesman of the Theology Council has clearly confirmed that the well-being of slaves in the Empire is protected by laws and regulations, and that the penalties for transgression of those laws and regulations are high.
The spokesman also suggested that if they are presented with a case, they will take action as appropriate.
Unfortunate incidents like this occur. Matari freighters can also break down mid-space, their poorly designed comm devices malfunctions from poor maintenance, resulting in similar scenes. This is not about slavery, this is about an accident that caused suffering. Traders with poor reputations can be found anywhere.
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Merdaneth
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2008.03.20 11:21:00 -
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 Originally by: Darina Rea
It's not an accident however. The reference clearly states that both parties, unwilling to accept the responsibility of the slaves simply decided to point the blame at each other and ignore the 10000 slaves in the freighter completely. Human neglect can't be blamed on malfunctioning technology.
Technology usually malfunctions because of human neglect. Human neglect can get people killed, without regard for their status as slaves or citizens. If the trader had abandoned tourists instead of slaves in his Bestower, the results would have been exactly the same. As I said before, this is not about slavery, this is about a stupid and morally stunted trader.
There is simply no need for the Sisters of Eve or any pod pilot organization to concern itself with this matter. The Empire has laws to deal with these kinds of things.
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Merdaneth
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2008.03.20 11:28:00 -
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Originally by: Elsebeth Rhiannon
But the question remains: were there Republic citizens aboard those ships?
Elsebeth Rhiannon
Is this event somehow more or less tragic depending on the legal status of those trapped in the Bestowers? I think it is pretty cold-hearted of you to try and turn this into a political issue while some of the bodies haven't even passed into rigor mortis.
If this is nothing more than an opportunity for political gain to you, then please leave your false sympathy at home.
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Posted - 2008.03.21 01:07:00 -
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Let us not exaggerate this matter, however serious it is. 10,000 slaves did not die, only a few hundred did, possibly as the result of an act of willfull neglect on the part of a single trader.
This pales to the hundred of thousands of slaves were killed by the Defiants a few days ago. The odds that there were Republic citizens, if any, among those slaves are much higher purely by numbers alone. If the Defiant's attack did not warrant questions by Electus Matari (and others) about the nationality of the slaves, then certainly this matter does not warrant it.
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Posted - 2008.03.21 10:17:00 -
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Originally by: Mr Reeth
Link?
Please read the original message linked by Mrs. Rhiannon carefully pilot Reeth:
"People of all ages and gender crammed in together, without food or water, heat or light. All of them were showing signs of dehydration and starvation, and many had already died. Onboard one of the ships, the dead had been piled up in one cargo compartment, two hundred or so naked bodies in the final stages of emaciation."
Confirmed dead: two hundred or so. Confirmed survivors taken in by the Sisters of EVE: the rest.
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Posted - 2008.03.22 11:23:00 -
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Originally by: Mr Reeth
Sorry, I meant I wanted a link to the news story about the Defiants. I can't seem to find it.
The Interstellar News Service indeed has no easily reachable archive, which makes missing news easy. I had to do an exhausting manual search to uncover the item in question
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