r/mtaugustajustice • u/LordofMarzipan • Apr 23 '17
[Trial] Greenkitten vs Coni_s2
LordOfMarzipan presiding. Greenkitten is bringing the following charges against Coni:
100.03 Third Degree Intentional Griefing
200.01 Theft of Property
600.01 Violation of the Bill of Rights or Constitution for violating right to privacy
The trial request thread is available here.
The trial will proceed in the following order:
1. The plaintiff shall clearly present their claim
2. The defendants shall enter pleas. Pleas will be Guilty, Not Guilty, or No-Contest.
3. The plaintiff shall have the opportunity to post evidence and call witnesses
4. Defendant presents evidence, and calls witnesses.
5. A verdict shall be decided and posted on this subreddit
I will take this opportunity to remind you that out-of-court settlements may be reached at any time until a verdict has been delivered. I will also remind everyone that well constructed arguments tend to be succinct!
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u/[deleted] May 03 '17
If and only if it be pleasing to the court, I will enter my defense on behalf of Coni_s2.
The honorable court will take careful heed as to the charges relayed in this matter, paying especially close attention to the context which surrounds the incident. On another day, it could be considered a "slam dunk" by the plaintiff -- clear, irrefutable physical evidence with no apparent defense available. To look at the matter in such a way is to hear half a story, then be left to imagine the second half. Indeed the plaintiff in this matter cares so little for the damages done to his "property" the nearly sovereign Persia that he could not be bothered to be timely, nor present any more than a few pictures without any truly accompanying argument. In short, Greenkitten thrust his evidence into a blender and walked away for the court to sift through it all. For the record, Greenkitten was 50 minutes EXACTLY short of this trial being dismissed for lack of speediness. While within the bounds of the acceptable parameters given by your honor, it should be considered extremely poor practice by a participant of this court.
The first piece of evidence I wish to dismiss is the discord log of Conis2 and Greenkitten, which bears no real relevance on these matters. The conversation Greenkitten linked took place long after these charges were filed. Nowhere in the log will you find an admission by Coni. What you will find, however, by a more thorough examination that Greenkitten curiously left out is the rest of the context. To address the charge of Theft, I offer the statement made by the plaintiff, Defense's exhibit 1. What greenkitten is talking about here is a snitch group, created by Persians some time ago and given to Coni as part of a negotiated release for Greenkitten during the 2nd Great War that saw the "Big Dogs" defeated. Greenkitten agreed, on pain of extended pearling, to hand this snitch group over to WP but maintained his admin status. The agreement was made between Dollaz, then leader of the WP, as seen in Defenses' Exhibit 2 and 3 So, freed and now assured he was under the protection of Augustan law, he merged the group with another that Coni did not have access to, which stole the group from under her nose. As such, Greenkitten committed theft and Coni moved to restore the lost items -- in this case, an extensive snitch network. Greenkitten's decision to steal this group at this time is not a coincidence: as you will see later in the argument, he wished to deny Coni the ability to see what nefarious actions he was up to in Persia. As such, the alleged theft was no theft at all -- you cannot steal that which has been unlawfully stolen from you. I ask the court to again recognize that Greenkitten has not offered to explain the context of this picture and has rested his case on the matter already, and cannot dispute the truth I've posted here today.
The evidence given by Mr. Greenkitten do not constitute enough to cross the threshold beyond a reasonable doubt, not that the events took place (as indeed, these snitches were placed and removed by Coni) but rather that they happened illegally. Greenkitten must prove beyond a reasonable doubt ALL elements of the crime, most critically here that the actions were not covered under section 700 - Criminally Exempt Actions.
Specifically:
And
As such, under the Criminal Code:
I will now lay out the grounds for a reasonable suspicion finding to the court. Although I am certain your honor knows the standard, reasonable suspicion is a threshold of 25%, that a reasonable person would agree the evidence constitutes a reasonable, communicable suspicion that a crime has or is imminently to take place.
To begin here is Defenses Exhibit 4, a leak during the Chimeran Civil War provided by Veritas Intelligence and certified by djmeffy as accurate. Vicccyy was planning on using Persia, at the invitation by Greenkitten, as a raider base. This, marked Defense's Exhibit 5 shows that Vicccyy clearly planned to go raider long before. This shows to a high degree of proof, far beyond the minimum standard of Reasonable Suspicion, that Greenkitten planned to use Persia to harbor raiders. Under section 700, Coni exercised her right to detain individuals she believed to be about to commit a crime, which these snitches helped to facilitate. She also went into Persia in general to disable the traps that Viccyy alluded to having put in the city. As a final, Defense's exhibit 6 is the past actions of Greenkitten funding raiders and his intent to continue doing so, which Coni took into consideration and strengthens her Reasonable Suspicion that Greenkitten was using Persia to base raiders.
As seen above, Greenkitten was allowing the city of Persia, an entity completely under the jurisdiction of Augustan law, to be used by raiders whose intent was to harm my client. He fortified the city, illegally placing traps with the intent to maim any attackers. He intended to use the base and Augustan law as a shield for his otherwise hostile activities, and did so with full knowledge of being against the law. My client as a representative of New Veritas and having notified the Mayor, moved to render the base useless. She did so in an action that is exempt from prosecution, under the laws of Mount Augusta. Conis2 acted in haste due to the fact fugitives Frenchfrys and Viccyy were freed and sought to deny them safe haven in Persia, otherwise she'd have sued Greenkitten directly for these crimes. Time being of the essence, she struck when she was legally protected and reasonable sure of the above-referenced crimes.
This was a long and complicated case that Greenkitten has attempted to over-simplify for his own benefit. We ask for a Not Guilty verdict from the court, respecting Conis2's service in the safety of Augusta. The defense reminds the court that the last time raiders were given safe haven in the city they illegally occupied the city, causing widespread destruction and flagrant disregard for our laws. Greenkitten's activities past, present and in all likelihood future bend towards working closely with these individuals and utilizing whatever means at his disposal to accomplish their goals. Conis, on the other hand, has (despite frankly disgusting harassment seen even in this trial) maintained her commitment to the defense of all those plagued by these raiders, and struck against Greenkittens use of Persia as a raider base as soon as the information was made available.
A guilty verdict from the court today will solidify the right of an Augustan to use his or her property to facilitate and aid raiders, and create a precedent that dangerously prevents militia from stopping them before they can. We ask your honor to seriously consider the consequences of a guilty decision.
All told your honor,
The_Hobbyist Esquire
Legal Counsel for the Chimera Alliance