Advanced Criminal Justice, Class 22, Period 1, 03.30.06

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[OOC: Still more relatively light stuff. Still more likely non-respondiness at work. Class Info Post.]

"Hello, class! Today we'll be talking about one of the most important figures in the Justice System: The Judge."

"The judge is the Mayor of Justice City. He tells the police they can arrest an evildoer, referees the trials that determine if a person is innocent or guilty, looks off to the side when a superhero causes minor property damage while fighting The Good Fight, and looks keen in a snazzy black robe. The judge is, simply put, the guy to be!"

"Judges get to be judges by being keen lawyers first. If they do their job and impress people enough, they can upgrade from their position as mild-mannered attorneys to become Kings of the Justice Hill!"

"Once you are a judge, it's your right and responsibility to look at the law and make decisions based on it. So while they wield a lot of power, they also have to be careful about using it because it can be used as precedent."

"Today, I'd like you to just talk about judges and the court system a bit. Also be sure to take a little bit of time to work with your group! Your project is due Tuesday!"

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Teamwork! [Class 22]

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Aeryn and Jaye? No violence, please.

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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Angel waited for Veronica so they could work on the last-minute touches for their project.

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica sat down and raised an eyebrow at Angel's shirt.

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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Angel looked back at her innocently.

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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Veronica smiled. "So, I've always had an interest in learning to scrapbook," she said, well aware of the double entendre, but hoping to make Angel sweat a little... if vampires could sweat. "If I bring down some supplies, would you be willing to help me?"

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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"Callisto would kick your ass."

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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Veronica tilted her head. "Is she into scrapbooking? She could help too, I guess."

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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Angel grinned. "Who do you think gave me the shirt?"

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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"Well that makes sense," Veronica teased. "We all know you wouldn't buy something that wasn't black. But seriously, I love photography, so scrapbooking seems like a natural hobby for me to pick up."

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

[can_be_more]

Aeryn's glare at Jaye is really damn impressive today.

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

[fates_jaye]

Jaye's actually a little intimidated today.

She offers Aeryn an M&M.

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

[can_be_more]

Aeryn ignores the M&M.

And continues to glare.

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

[fates_jaye]

"How did you not know? It's all over the radio," Jaye protests. If you can protest before the other person says or does anything. And she's keeping the M&M now.

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

[can_be_more]

"I don't always listen to the radio," she says.

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

[fates_jaye]

"You should start. We're funny," she says, and because she doesn't want to get hit anymore, she says, "You didn't suck last night."

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

[can_be_more]

Aeryn glares again.

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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Callisto sat and waited for Janet.

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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Anakin waited for Parker.

He wasn't doodling anything that looked like a small moon that might be able to clear Marvin's view of Venus of any extraneous planets.

Really.

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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Parker sat down after the main class section and said, "So, for our project. We've got the idea worked out-- what do we want to do for the presentation part?"

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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Anakin quickly flipped his piece of paper over before looking back at Parker. "Maybe show some examples from the documentary? The point where Marvin stopped being just a little obsessed with order and flipped to the Dark Side? Because blowing up planets is bad."

He smiled. "And then we could show him getting his metaphorical vending machine squashing with the Bugs Bunny lightsaber duel."

He frowned. "Wonder if they have that book he was reading in the library here."

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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Parker looked thoughtful, then grinned. "That should work. Maybe try to present an outcome of what would've happened if he hadn't flipped to the Dark Side? Or if Bugs had? There's a terrifying thought." She cocked her head. "It might be in Special Collections, you know."

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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"I like it," Anakin said. "Poor Marvin. I'm sure he would've been much happier if he had been able to fight back that need for control. And Bugs as a Sith? Very scary."

He yanked at his braid. "I don't really need to see it--I'm sure I've learned everything in it at this point in my training--but I didn't know it existed. It probably would've made life easier for Obi-Wan in the beginning of our training sessions."

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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"Works." Parker made a few notes, then raised her eyebrows. "You were only nine, how hard could it have been? I know that most start younger, but come on, you're gifted."

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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"There was a lot I didn't know," Anakin said. "I didn't know the things I was doing, the way I knew things before anyone else did, was because of the Force, and I wasn't very good at controlling it." His mouth twisted. "And I'm a lot stronger than, well, everyone else, so that kind of power without control gave Obi-Wan some headaches."

He yanked at his braid. "I also asked a lot more questions than the younglings who had been raised at the Temple. They weren't used to that."

Re: Teamwork! [Class 22]

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Sam began writing out a list of possible theories for her and Bridge's project.