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WCDT Strips 3411 to 3415 (6th to 10th February 2017)
katsmeat:
--- Quote from: jheartney on 07 Feb 2017, 21:04 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 07 Feb 2017, 20:44 ---Can Corpse Witch appeal her conviction on the grounds that her confession was coerced by torture?
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She'd need to be able to prove it happened. I doubt Creepybot will leave any evidence.
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So we have somebody running a long-standing and profitable criminal enterprise,,of whom the authorities had some suspicion but no hard evidence, suddenly rolling into a Police station to give herself up and confess to all the things she's done/ And presumably also volunteer evidence against herself (I'm assuming confession alone is not sufficient grounds for conviction).
The authorities are gong to wonder why the hell she did that.
WareWolf:
--- Quote from: haikupoet on 08 Feb 2017, 06:32 ---Am I alone in not seeing this as a straight-up deus ex machina? It seems to me that we've seen the introduction of, if not a major character exactly, a major undercurrent in the QCverse that will likely come into future storylines with the AIs. We may never see Lady Tentacles again in their current form, but that doesn't mean this is the last time they'll be a factor in the story. I mean, if $DIVINITY came down specifically to do you a favor, the story would likely not end there.
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You're definitely not alone. A DEM solves everyone's problems and ends the plot. The Squid and its avatar Spookybot open up entirely new plots and problems.
katsmeat:
--- Quote from: miados on 07 Feb 2017, 20:57 ---Oh i love this page so much!
"you have a choice. Accept the proper punishment or life will be like this"
flips switch to demonstration
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Justice systems in which the accused have a choice of confession or torture are generally considered not good things.
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: OpalRhea ---With Faye there was... Honestly? To me it read like friendly ribbing.
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The parts that stuck in my mind were calling her a "child", taunting her with her inability to protect her friend, and paralyzing her.
Method of Madness:
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 07 Feb 2017, 23:24 ---
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 07 Feb 2017, 16:36 ---There are probably machine gods, sure. I'd say it's hard to pray to a god that's torturing you, but that never stopped Job.
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Actually, that was Satan ("the Adversary", "the opposer") who did the torturing. God (Adonai) let it happen as part of a bet to prove that Job (Iyov) would remain an upright man and not curse God's name.
The relevant passage is Job 1:6-12. I'm linking the Complete Jewish Bible version as it's translated directly from Hebrew to English (the New Testament is straight from Greek).
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I'm aware, and find the distinction meaningless. Satan ran it past God, who signed off on it. God is no less guilty than if he'd done it himself.
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