http://victimorvillain.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] victimorvillain.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2006-09-12 02:14 am
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Criminal Justice [1st Period, Tuesday

"Good morning," V greeted quietly from the shadows when everyone had arrived. "Today we shall discuss the Judicial system of the United States, as well as due process."

He continued on in a low voice for a few minutes, hitting high points like the Miranda warning, trial by jury and the fifth amendment to the United States' Constitution, and stressing the fact that while their homes may be found in other places, the States is their home for the time being and thus is the system with which to chiefly concern themselves.

"However," V continued, "there are very definitely two sides to the law, and at least two parties to consider. Hence...we're going to engage in an activity."

He gestured expansively. "One half of you will be criminals who have been apprehended for a crime of your choosing. The rest of you will be the arresting officers, of sorts. Accused students? You are to attempt to escape arrest via whatever means necessary - nonviolent, please, but lying, cheating, conniving, negotiating...all of these are encouraged. And arrestors? You are to be fair, but stand by your principles and do your best to keep them from escaping, please."

He glanced at the roster for scarcely a second before saying, "If your surname, or only name if you have a single name, ends in an N or an R, you are a criminal. The rest of you are officers. Please pair up."

[Wait for OCD, plz OCD up! I am crashing very soon, will be around late morning/early afternoon EDT and then steadily through the day. But this is pretty much student/student interaction, so have fun, guys.

ETA: Due to various things, we're shorter on cops than we are on robbers. So extra robbers, please team up, or crash a thread to help one of the others escape. My apologies for apparently not being able to count or something.]

Re: Pair up! [09/12/06]

[identity profile] saltandammo.livejournal.com 2006-09-12 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
That was about what Dean had thought. "Generally you try to have less heat on your tail not more when you try something like this."

Re: Pair up! [09/12/06]

[identity profile] tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com 2006-09-12 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"It wasn't my fault," Luke protested. "Chewie kept howling and Han was blasting everything in sight! I was totally sneaky."

Re: Pair up! [09/12/06]

[identity profile] saltandammo.livejournal.com 2006-09-12 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, let's try to go a little more subtle than howling and blasting, 'kay?" He ripped two pages out of the back of his notebook and quickly drew up some "fake ID" for both of them. They were of course nowhere near real, but it wasn't like he could really run out and take the time to get good forgeries just for this assignment. Hopefully everyone would play along.

"Here," he said, handing one of them to Luke. "You're Special Agent Hamill of the FBI. We're going to go take custody of a key suspect from the local authorities. The case is top secret so we can only give the vaguest of hints to what they've done."

Re: Pair up! [09/12/06]

[identity profile] tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com 2006-09-12 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Luke nodded, eyes a little wide. "Got it," he said.

He had no idea what the FBI was, but in his mind it was replaced by Stormtroopers.

Re: Pair up! [09/12/06]

[identity profile] saltandammo.livejournal.com 2006-09-12 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Dean looked at him and sighed. "Just let me do most of the talking and try not to look so..." He waved a hand in the air towards Luke's face. "...so... like you're about to break into a battlestation and rescue a princess."