fandomhigh | Advanced Criminal Justice, Final, Period 1, 05.02.06

[OOC: Handwave the final with an idea of how you did if you must, but you know you want to answer the questions, come on. A big thanks to

rory__gilmore who has helped me out so much with this class over the entire fake school year. Have some cookies! Anyway, work is likely to be murderous today, so probably slowplay if you want interaction. Class Info Post.]

"Welcome to your final Advanced Criminal Justice session, students!" Tick said after everyone was in the room. "People who had stuff to turn in, please do so now so you have it off of your mind."

"In just a moment, you'll have six questions of Justicey goodness. Please answer them to the best of your abilities and then you're done with my class!"

"Before you leave, though, please say a farewell to Lockheed. He'll be leaving us next week for greener pastures. He seems to claim that his work here is done, whatever that actually means."

1. On the Tricycle of Justice there are three wheels: the police, the courts, and the prisons. The front wheel supplies the powers to move and steer. The rear wheels provide balance and a place for a passenger to stand. Describe where you believe each Wheel of Justice is located on the tricycle.

2. Please write a paragraph about what Justice means to you, using at least three of the following phrases:

- drawn from the weeds
- brave like soldiers
- falling down under the pale moonlight
- like a someone broken
- stand in the wind
- free like water
- warmth of the sun
- both been shaken

Using five or more will gain extra credit.

3. What is the most important thing that you have learned about Justice this term?

Extra credit will be given to those who write their answer in the style of Dr. Seuss.

4. Former Principal Bristow was famed to use a spoon to fight for Justice. Professor Tick uses the word "spoon" as a battlecry. How would you use a utensil - or the idea of that utensil - combined with your knowledge of Justice this term?

5. Does Justice work in Fandom? Explain your answer.

6. Please write a paragraph on one of the following scenarios:

A) A marmoset steals a pie from a mouse and retreats to a tree. You are unable to reach it, no matter how you try. How will you negotiate with the tiny miscreant and/or victim? (Bear in mind that these are magical animals who can talk, of course.)

B) A criminal is decided to be innocent based upon insubstantial evidence and a possible jury bias. What can the average person do as recourse in the case of this Injustice?

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1. On the Tricycle of Justice there are three wheels: the police, the courts, and the prisons. The front wheel supplies the powers to move and steer. The rear wheels provide balance and a place for a passenger to stand. Describe where you believe each Wheel of Justice is located on the tricycle.

The police and courts provide the back wheels, the place where citizens and lawyers can stand. The front wheel is the prison, because without it, the entire bicycle would careen out of control, since that's where the pedals that keep things moving are. But we can't forget that the media is riding in they bicycle basket, taking pictures of us screwing up and ringing its little bell, that the public is jumping on the back and completely back-seat driving, but that we have the power to take our feet off the pedals and put the brakes on at any moment and become superheroes.

2. Please write a paragraph about what Justice means to you, using at least three of the following phrases:

- drawn from the weeds
- brave like soldiers
- falling down under the pale moonlight
- like a someone broken
- stand in the wind
- free like water
- warmth of the sun
- both been shaken

Using five or more will gain extra credit.

Justice should be free like water, providing the warmth of the sun to all who need it, but more often than not, we have to stand in the wind in order to protect those who are drawn from the weeds of Despair and Crime. Victims and criminals have both been shaken by the consequences of their actions, and because of this, we have to be brave like soldiers when trying to bring Justice to those who fall down under the pale moonlight.

3. What is the most important thing that you have learned about Justice this term?

Extra credit will be given to those who write their answer in the style of Dr. Seuss.

Justice is not for just Us
It is for the most-est of the mostest!
Karma can be cruel
if you are a fool
But not if you follow the Rule:
Crime is not cool
So stay in school!

4. Former Principal Bristow was famed to use a spoon to fight for Justice. Professor Tick uses the word "spoon" as a battlecry. How would you use a utensil - or the idea of that utensil - combined with your knowledge of Justice this term?

I'd probably use tongs to separate out the bad cucumbers from the good lettuce, without risking some kind of Criminal Vegetable infection or smooshing the cucumbers by rough handling. Tongs can also be used in situations too hot for bare hands; a little distance and detachment allows us to rescue overcooked wings, or the hot dogs that have fallen onto the barbeque coals. They are also frightening when snapped in the faces of people who would steal the last potato chip.

5. Does Justice work in Fandom? Explain your answer.

Define 'work'... Actually, I'd say yes, it works. Aside from my Karma theory, there are police (although they are bullies), a place to appeal the wrongs (although I've heard the new mayor is a muppet for Tex), a prison (which I have visited, and I can say that I don't want to be locked up there), media (YAY FANDOM RADIO) keeping an eye on everything, and citizens who take personal responsibility in order to save their fellow Islanders (yay, zombies and snowmonster weekend and Study Group!). We also have superheroes who are willing to step up and help anyone who needs it. Does Justice always work perfectly? No. Sometimes criminals and those of ill intent escape. But just having a system in place means that there is order, and with that order, a place to stand to right wrongs and attempt to make things better. That the system needs tweaking is inevitable in an imperfect world.

6. Please write a paragraph on one of the following scenarios:

A) A marmoset steals a pie from a mouse and retreats to a tree. You are unable to reach it, no matter how you try. How will you negotiate with the tiny miscreant and/or victim? (Bear in mind that these are magical animals who can talk, of course.)

B) A criminal is decided to be innocent based upon insubstantial evidence and a possible jury bias. What can the average person do as recourse in the case of this Injustice?

A) I'd cordon off the tree and bring in a hostage negotiator to listen to the marmoset's demands. Making sure that the mouse isn't around to hear any of it, of course. Cutting down the tree is out of the question, since it probably provides shelter to other animals, and didn't do anything to deserve dying for. So we wait out the marmoset, and if it won't give up the pie, or, if it *eats* the pie before it comes down, we arrest it for pie theft after it's finally been starved out. Hopefully, it won't come to that, and if the mouse, even after getting its pie back, is unhappy about the state of the pie or has psychological trauma, we can file both civil and criminal charges for pie theft.

Or we can just buy the mouse another pie and tell the marmoset that it's not getting any more until it comes down and behaves itself. Bribery sometimes is the quickest path between two wrongs. Sadly.

Advanced Criminal Justice, Final, Period 1, 05.02.06

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