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Advanced Criminal Justice, Class 28, Period 1, 04.20.06
[OOC: Continuing "Raid Wiki For Info" Week! Also, I've finally updated the Class Info Post.]
"Hello, students! Today we're discussing two opposing models of Justice. But first, a reminder: there's only a week of classes left!"
"Okay, the two models are the Conflict Model and the Consensus Model. The Conflict Model states that the organizations in the Justice System should - and perhaps do! - come into contention with each other. For example, police are determined to put people in prison and even have clearance rates. Similar stories with the prosecutors. But prison officials may be concerned wiith overcrowding and do what they can to limit their numbers. Perhaps they even let criminals out more easily."
"Another example would be the way that police can be so determined to arrest superheroes sometimes. Or the courts with their fines for public destruction. It's all conflict. Competition, even, to see which wheel on the Tricycle of Justice is the best."
"On the other end of the theoretical teeter totter is the Consensus Model. It says that the Justice System should - and perhaps does! - work together and cooperate. The police and courts work together to send bad people to prison. The prisons hold the bad people. Superheroes assist where they can. The important thing is that, egads, we're on a tricycle and we're having fun! Look at us zoom down this hill! Wheee!"
"Some people have speculated that we shoot for Consensus but Conflict is our reality. My question for you is what do you think about the whole thing? Consensus? Conflict? Are we one? Are we the other? Is one better? What are we doing with our shiny, red tricycle?"
"Please discuss!"
"Hello, students! Today we're discussing two opposing models of Justice. But first, a reminder: there's only a week of classes left!"
"Okay, the two models are the Conflict Model and the Consensus Model. The Conflict Model states that the organizations in the Justice System should - and perhaps do! - come into contention with each other. For example, police are determined to put people in prison and even have clearance rates. Similar stories with the prosecutors. But prison officials may be concerned wiith overcrowding and do what they can to limit their numbers. Perhaps they even let criminals out more easily."
"Another example would be the way that police can be so determined to arrest superheroes sometimes. Or the courts with their fines for public destruction. It's all conflict. Competition, even, to see which wheel on the Tricycle of Justice is the best."
"On the other end of the theoretical teeter totter is the Consensus Model. It says that the Justice System should - and perhaps does! - work together and cooperate. The police and courts work together to send bad people to prison. The prisons hold the bad people. Superheroes assist where they can. The important thing is that, egads, we're on a tricycle and we're having fun! Look at us zoom down this hill! Wheee!"
"Some people have speculated that we shoot for Consensus but Conflict is our reality. My question for you is what do you think about the whole thing? Consensus? Conflict? Are we one? Are we the other? Is one better? What are we doing with our shiny, red tricycle?"
"Please discuss!"
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Moment of wallowing in intense feelings of guilt.
Tossing back of a note.
No.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
And, being completely oblivious to Angel's issues, sent another note.
Can you do me a favor? Try to make him talk about his feelings? You're one of the only people here that he trusts. I need to know that he's okay and not going to do anything stupid.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Angel kept his face turned away from Veronica as he wrote, then tossed back.
I can try.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Thanks, it means a lot to me. Do you know if he's planning to go to prom? I hope he doesn't show up without pants.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
He didn't want to know. He didn't want to know. He very sternly told himself he did not want to know.
The note came back:
Does he do that often?
The pen wrote that totally on its own. That was Angel's story and he was sticking to it.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Just once. And in his defense, it was an 80s dance so he was going for that Tom Cruise in Risky Business thing. But he was pretty drunk, too, and had just found out something kind of bad. Hence, my concerns.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Good to know that having a soul meant Angel hadn't lost his sense of sadism, even if currently he was apparently using it on himself.
It was a long moment of rubbing his eyes - surely vamp strength meant he could render himself blind on a physical and mental level, no? - before he was able to write back.
Yeah, that would be bad.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
The page stayed blank for a long time before Angel managed to write a reply. It wasn't a reply he was particularly proud of, considering the whole 'lie with the truth' aspect, but on the other hand he didn't have to look at himself in a mirror. Plus he'd lost the right to pride about this a long time ago.
I just want to make sure the two of you don't get hurt.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Me too.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Especially since me and Cal were planning to bribe you guys into kissing for us since Logan was sick for the big kissy event a few weeks ago.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Angel's reply, when it finally came back, was both crumpled and contained the crossed out bits.
That would beI don't thinkProbably shouldn'tDo you have a pencil I could borrow?
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
She dug through her bag for a minute and came up with a mechanical pencil, which she handed to Angel with the note.
I also have a couple extra pens if you need one.
Though she wasn't sure why Angel needed a writing implement. His seemed to be working just fine.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
He then handed the pencil back, complete with a note written on a fresh sheet of paper, again not making any eye contact.
Thanks.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
So she shrugged, put the pencil away and sent back:
Anytime. That's what friends are for.
And she really kind of wished Angel would look at her so she could smile at him.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Lockheed passed one of his own.
DETENTION
Her name was written on it and Professor Tick's name was roughly signed at the bottom.
Lockheed snickered.
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
DETENTION
Re: Talk, Take Notes, Pass Notes, Etc. [Class 28]
Yeah, that was about his luck lately.
He resumed head desking.