Criminal Justice, Class 14

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

[OOC: If people who aren't in the class want to evaluate The Tick, I have no clue how you'd go about doing so. That's not a hint. Really. The more people who take it, the worse, not the better! Seriously. Don't do it. I wonder if they worked through that code. Class Info Link.]

*Tick is standing at the podium. He looks pretty chipper, but with a lot on his mind. Not in a bad way, just in a busy way.*

Hello, class! We have a whole bunch of things to discuss today, so let's get right to it!

First, I will be holding irregular office hours from now on. My office is the World, and my hours are When Destiny Calls Me. If you need to see me, you'll find me. Or I'll find you! Someone will be found by someone and then someone will be helped! But I'll be available every day, is the point.

Second, I understand that some people spent some time in a certain locker recently. Let me know if you missed class due to a recent locker incident and your absence will be excused.

Third, if you haven't had a chance, please fill out the evaluation form I provided on Tuesday. There's something a little wierd going on with that, though. I have nine evaluations so far, and there were only five people in class on Tuesday. That doesn't seem to jive. But if you haven't done it yet, please fill one out because they're fun!.

Fourth, if you haven't seen, the list of grades through the first test is still on the wall.

Fifth is the matter of your first class project. Several of you requested this last week, so I have thrown together a little test of wits, strategy, and crime fighting knowledge! Last Thursday, the class seemed unanimous in the belief that the Road Runner was a criminal who has maliciously taunted Wile E. Coyote into injury time and again. On Sunday, November 6th, we will be spending some time in the school's Danger Shop. It will be outfitted to resemble the American Southwest, the desert region that is home to the fugitive Road Runner. Using your wits, the natural holographic surroundings, and any three items from the ACME Catalog that Rory has brought in, you will try to apprehend this holographic criminal. Your projects will be graded based on creativity and - to a smaller degree - if your plan succeeds in capturing the criminal. Blueprints detailing your plan are due one week from today. You may work alone or in groups of two. The tests will be run on a Sunday due to scheduling conflicts. Since it's a weekend, you don't have to attend the Danger Shop session, but I think it would be worth your time. I mean, it's a big hologram projector thingy! How keen is that? If you don't attend, you will find out how your project did on the following Tuesday, or whenever somebody from class tells you.

If you have any questions about this project, please ask me after class or during my office hours.

And since we've already talked about a lot today, our discussion question will be pretty light. How do you feel about relatively minor crimes like littering and jaywalking? Should offenders of these crimes be fined? Jailed? Or should we work on the honor system, assuming (and maybe taking time to make sure that this is indeed true) that everyone knows that littering is harmful to the environment and jaywalking is potentially harmful to yourself and the car that's about to hit you, and, egads, then you're just punishing yourself in the long run? What are your thoughts?

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[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

[fates_jaye]

Jaye proceeds to geek out at the very thought of the ACME catalogue. This is so weird it's awesome. And maybe something would work on her sister for this weekend.

"No one should be jailed for that stuff because I do it all the time," Jaye says, shrugging. "And I wouldn't make a good prison bitch."

[can_be_more]

"If it's illegal, than anyone who breaks the laws should be punished accordingly. Small crimes have a habit of turning into bigger ones and if you don't punish a criminal for the little things, then the bigger things become more acceptable," says Aeryn. "And beating them until they don't do it again usually works. I volunteer."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Jailing someone for minor crimes seems to be going overboard, but if you leave it unpunished it will just continue to happen. I don't get the impression that fines solve a lot either, people just seem to pay the fine and continue doing whatever the hell they want to. I think forcing them to do community service relating to the crime is actually one of the better options. So if someone litters, you force them to help clean up the streets." Cameron says.

[phases-of-kitty.livejournal.com]

"Any crime should have consequences," says Kitty. "But if we jail people for minor offenses, then our justice system gets bogged down with the petty criminals and doesn't have time to deal with people who are the big danger to society. I think minor offenses should be punished with community service, if possible, so that there's a greater benefit to society."

Catalog over here!

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory wanders into the class and takes a seat. When Professor Tick mentions the catalog, she pulls it out of her bag and holds it up (http://home.nc.rr.com/tuco/looney/acme/acme.html), indicating that anyone who wants to see it can.

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

*Vala stumbles in looking the worse for wear, but that's probably just because of the early hour*

Uh, Professor The Tick? Yeah, I was apparently in Locker 327 since... uh... Sunday... (uh, today's Thursday! Are you sure?!?) So, I guess I missed class.

Grabs an evaluation form (http://www.livejournal.com/users/bugofjustice/12266.html) and then goes over to peer at the ACME catalog with great interest...

[2ls-in-oneill.livejournal.com]

[Honor system. Mainly because it involves less paper-work. Not to mention it's easy to bitch your way out of ticketable offenses such as those. Since so many people do it and nothing ever happens then when someone does get stopped they can say "You're only doing this because I'm (INSERT ANYTHING HERE)! That's profiling!" and depending on the cop (Most in Arizona and I've been assured, that a significant amount nation-wide) they'll just drop it with a warning because it's not worth the hassle and the cost of processing the ticket/fine is actually more then the cost of the ticket/fine itself.

Such. The. GEEK.]