fandomhigh | 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.]

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Peter lowered his voice to a whisper. "Skywalker's involved in some criminal organization called 'NUKE' and Sun has been carrying concealed weapons out the wazoo."

"Hopefully not literally."

How Kawalsky kept a straight face was a mystery. "So you're willing to rat out your friends for a get out of jail free card?"

"No, of course not. I'm willing to rat out my friends for a don't go into jail at all card," Peter said.

"Too bad your friends already ratted you out first."

"Which friends?" Peter asked. "I have the right to face my accusers."

"They're already in custody. If you wanna join them, I can arrange it."

"You haven't told me what I'm charged with, you haven't read me my rights, and you seem to be doing an overall poor job of arresting me by the book. I don't think you're even a cop," Peter said.

"Well fine. If you wanna get picky, we can get picky. You're charged with stealing a pinata. That's one count of petty theft and another of stealing candy from a baby. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you can't afford one, we'll provide the cheapest, sorriest piece of crap we can find. Happy now?"

"Hmm. No. Not yet. Then again, I am allowed to try to get out of this by any means necessary..." Peter jumped up to the ceiling and stayed there. "And I'm escaping arrest. That was easy."

Kawalsky looked up. "Yeah, some people get all the luck. I could shoot you, y'know. If I was a real cop."

"You could try," Peter said. "Might not work."

"I dunno. I'm a pretty good shot. Even with your gymnastics, I think I could nail you."

"We'll have to see with a paintball gun sometime," Peter said.

"You got it. Now get down here so I can arrest you."

"No way. I've escaped," Peter said. "You lose."

"I'm gonna shoot you one day," Kawalsky scowled.

"You'll try," Peter said. "You'll fail."

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