Lord_RA
Age : 34
Localisation : Gloucester,Somerset
Position : man-at-arms
Registration date : 2007-03-31
Character sheet
SAS Status: Recruit
 |  Subject: Shaudawn was charged with slavery - discharged  Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:26 am | |
| Bill of indictment - Quote :
- It is alleged Shaudawn hired Triton2 for 12,00 £ in the town of Chard. Shaudawn has violated Article 2.2.3 in the Legal Corpus of Somerset. Which states
Artical. 2.2.3. :Slavery is defined as any attempt to hire someone with an indecent wage. The minimum decent wage is the minimum wage declared by the concerned Town Hall through decrees, otherwise the minimum wage of the Duchy, minimum wage of the duchy is 15 pounds. An exception can be made for helping another citizen, for a religious service act or for a redemption act. The Judge can recognize the a private contract that goes below the minimum wage on the condition that this arrangement was announced to the lieutenant of police of the town in public. Slavery is a light crime, thus the sentence will be a fine at the discretion of the Judge. A repeat offense of slavery will be a moderate crime.
Evidence to the crime can be found here -
It is alleged Lucyfer hired Bludar for 12,00 £ in the town of Bridgewater.Lucyfer has violated Article 2.2.3 in the Legal Corpus of Somerset. Which states
Artical. 2.2.3. :Slavery is defined as any attempt to hire someone with an indecent wage. The minimum decent wage is the minimum wage declared by the concerned Town Hall through decrees, otherwise the minimum wage of the Duchy, minimum wage of the duchy is 15 pounds. An exception can be made for helping another citizen, for a religious service act or for a redemption act. The Judge can recognize the a private contract that goes below the minimum wage on the condition that this arrangement was announced to the lieutenant of police of the town in public. Slavery is a light crime, thus the sentence will be a fine at the discretion of the Judge. A repeat offense of slavery will be a moderate crime.
Evidence to the crime can be found here -
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It is written in the Legal Corpus of Somerset in Article. 2.1.5. : Confession of a crime can lower the degree of the sentence.
The Defendant can choose to confess his crime, defend himself, or seek legal assistance if he so wishes
It is written in the Legal Corpus of Somerset in Article. 2.1.5. : Confession of a crime can lower the degree of the sentence.
The Defendant can choose to confess his crime, defend himself, or seek legal assistance if he so wishes First defence pleading - Quote :
- Most esteemed honor and members of the court, I wish to defend myself of the charges laid against me.
Prosecutor indictment - Quote :
- The Prosecutor didn't present to the Court.
Last defence pleading - Quote :
- Since my ignorance of the pleading procedure is rather evident, I wish to repeat my case in the manner presented to Sela, police of Chard.
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The fact is that I hastily posted a job offer to plow my corn field for a sum of 12 pounds. The fact is that Triton2 accepted the job. That fact that my ignorance of the law and my own inability to remember exact numbers played a large factor in the error. Additionally, I was unable (due to the Renaissance Kingdoms server going down) to rectify my error.
My objection comes from the charge leveled against me by the defense witness, Johnkane. His testimony that Triton2 “was obviously being taken advantage of because of his low level and experience” was directed toward my person as hastily as the error I committed in posting the job offer. Indeed, I have attempted to contact Triton2 in an attempt to reconcile. I call upon both Triton2 and Sela as witness that I offered to pay Triton2 double the wage I posted (i.e. an additional sum of 12 pounds for a total of 24 pound) in order to right my mistake. As to this date, I have not received a reply. Due to the mechanics of this universe, I am thus unable to make recompense.
While the law is clear that a wage of at least 15 pounds in the Duchy is mandatory for being “descent”, save for exceptions as spelled out in the law, there are at least two problems with the law as stated. The law fails to state in what capacity the wage must be honored. That is, while the total value of the wage must be “descent”, the law does not explicitly state how that value is determined. To further clarify, the law does not state that the wage must be paid in the form of coins. Secondly, the law also lacks any mention of when the total amount of the wage needs to be paid to the recipient. Thus, I have discovered two loopholes that could be exploited by those less scrupulous than I.
Yet my objection is not about this particular law. My only objection is of the deliberate transgression of human dignity. I understand that the court seeks a fine should your honor find my person guilty. What I care about is the Divine Law as written in both Old and New Testament in which God clearly demands justice for the poor. Triton2 deserves this Justice. Therefore, if I am technically unable to repay Triton2 for my mistake, then I actually ask the court to fine me as long as the money is paid to Triton2.
I submit, as my final piece of evidence, that the charge of exploitation is unfounded. I have freely given my Trust to Triton2, which has a value of its own, although such an act in no way makes up for my mistake. I am fully willing to submit to the just and wise decision of the court so that the Divine Law, which no man can overturn, be carried out.
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The facts are as true now as they were then. I have repeatedly tried to contact Triton2 with absolutely no answer. I have, however, been in frequent contact with Sela, the right and honorable police authority of Chard. She has counciled me on how to proceed, and testifies that I have tried to seek reconciliation with the victim.
I would agree with this honorable and well-known citizen of Chard that this is a case where a mistrial should be called, especially since my primary witness and the alleged victim has not answered either myself or this court. The defence called Triton2 The defence called Sela - Quote :
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Most esteemed honor and members of the court, I wish to defend myself of the charges laid against me.
First, I will address the facts and the evidence, the law, and the charge as leveled against me by the defense witness Johnkane.
The fact is that I hastily posted a job offer to plow my corn field for a sum of 12 pounds. The fact is that Triton2 accepted the job. That fact that my ignorance of the law and my own inability to remember exact numbers played a large factor in the error. Additionally, I was unable (due to the Renaissance Kingdoms server going down) to rectify my error.
My objection comes from the charge leveled against me by the defense witness, Johnkane. His testimony that Triton2 “was obviously being taken advantage of because of his low level and experience” was directed toward my person as hastily as the error I committed in posting the job offer. Indeed, I have attempted to contact Triton2 in an attempt to reconcile. I call upon both Triton2 and Sela as witness that I offered to pay Triton2 double the wage I posted (i.e. an additional sum of 12 pounds for a total of 24 pound) in order to right my mistake. As to this date, I have not received a reply. Due to the mechanics of this universe, I am thus unable to make recompense.
While the law is clear that a wage of at least 15 pounds in the Duchy is mandatory for being “descent”, save for exceptions as spelled out in the law, there are at least two problems with the law as stated. The law fails to state in what capacity the wage must be honored. That is, while the total value of the wage must be “descent”, the law does not explicitly state how that value is determined. To further clarify, the law does not state that the wage must be paid in the form of coins. Secondly, the law also lacks any mention of when the total amount of the wage needs to be paid to the recipient. Thus, I have discovered two loopholes that could be exploited by those less scrupulous than I.
Yet my objection is not about this particular law. My only objection is of the deliberate transgression of human dignity. I understand that the court seeks a fine should your honor find my person guilty. What I care about is the Divine Law as written in both Old and New Testament in which God clearly demands justice for the poor. Triton2 deserves this Justice. Therefore, if I am technically unable to repay Triton2 for my mistake, then I actually ask the court to fine me as long as the money is paid to Triton2.
I submit, as my final piece of evidence, that the charge of exploitation is unfounded. I have freely given my Trust to Triton2, which has a value of its own, although such an act in no way makes up for my mistake. I am fully willing to submit to the just and wise decision of the court so that the Divine Law, which no man can overturn, be carried out.
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that is actually what shaudawn want to put in his defence but didnt know that he is not suppose to click save until he have everything he want to say.
As for my testimony, I am a police of Chard and have contact him when this crime happens, Shaudawn the accused contact me immediately and offer to give triton2 another 12 pound to make up for his mistake and i told him that 5 pound would be sufficient as this is how we usually handle a slavery case in Chard. We try to settle it out of court by having the employer send 5 pound to the underpaid employee and have it verify by both of them and have a screenshot of the event sent to us as evidence that he gives the money.
If you wish and with permission of shaudawn i still have both of his mail where he contact me immediately to try to settle this case, i can send you screenshots of the mails that he send me as evidence. I would like to ask you, my honor, to pronounce this trial as a mistrial or not guilty as shaudawn is trying to fix his mistake and is only waiting for triton2 to reply him back to settle his debt to him. This slavery charge is being settle out of court, before he got sued. It would be unfair for him to be fine when he is already trying to give triton2 more money for his mistake.
Police of Chard,
Sela The prosecutor called Johnkane - Quote :
- I was checking my status on a job I applied for. As a scrolled through the job acceptance board for my name I came across the defendant's listing. I quickly noticed his pay was way under the minimum wage allowed in Chard. I quickly checked the status of the accepting player and noticed his low level. He was obviously being taken advantage of because of his low level and experience.
Statement of accusation - Quote :
- as this is being settled out of court i will discharge the accused
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