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The same way you would be justified to shoot a mentally ill person who broke into your house and is waving a gun even if she is not acting in a threatening way
You would not be any more justified in shooting a "mentally ill person" than any other, and having a history with the person means there's a higher chance the DA or jury will decide you shot because of that history and not because you were actually threatened at the time.
 
You would not be any more justified in shooting a "mentally ill person" than any other, and having a history with the person means there's a higher chance the DA or jury will decide you shot because of that history and not because you were actually threatened at the time.

On the other hand it would be pretty threatening to have an armed, mentally ill person in your house after they've already gotten away with attempting to murder a relative.
 
On the other hand it would be pretty threatening to have an armed, mentally ill person in your house after they've already gotten away with attempting to murder a relative.
And the PRT wouldn't be able to hide anymore the results of the investigation in Taylor's Trigger, of interest both to the prosecutor and the defense, which would inevitably go out during discovery. And learning that Emma's response to trauma to physically and mentally abuse someone wouldn't exactly help her case about breaking into the house of her victim, to the point I believe the Protectorate and the PRT would rather not press charges.
 
And the PRT wouldn't be able to hide anymore the results of the investigation in Taylor's Trigger, of interest both to the prosecutor and the defense, which would inevitably go out during discovery. And learning that Emma's response to trauma to physically and mentally abuse someone wouldn't exactly help her case about breaking into the house of her victim, to the point I believe the Protectorate and the PRT would rather not press charges.
you assume it would be a fair trail. which is imposable when a government agent is the prosecutor/defense.
 
On the other hand it would be pretty threatening to have an armed, mentally ill person in your house after they've already gotten away with attempting to murder a relative.
You might think so, I might agree, but I don't think many DAs do, nor do most juries. Having the home invader be a cute girl would only make that worse, and having her be under age worse yet.

And the PRT wouldn't be able to hide anymore the results of the investigation in Taylor's Trigger,
I don't follow the logic.

of interest both to the prosecutor and the defense, which would inevitably go out during discovery.
No, actually, it's not in either the prosecutor's or the defence's interest. While the fact there was an incident would very much be part of the prosecutor's decision to go forward with the charges, the details of what actually happened are irrelevant to him. Similarly, while the defense might be able to use Danny's belief of what Emma did to show his state of mind at the time (although it's a risky tactic as it would allow the prosecutor to present that as a motive for Danny to murder Emma) the details of what actually happened wouldn't be relevant to Danny's actions, only what he believed.

And learning that Emma's response to trauma to physically and mentally abuse someone wouldn't exactly help her case about breaking into the house of her victim, to the point I believe the Protectorate and the PRT would rather not press charges.
Putting the victim on trial rarely works well in murder trials, and the judge is not likely to allow the victim's past as relevant.
 
Honestly just calling the cops would work better for getting Emma in trouble since she is already under investigation for what she did to Taylor and breaking into her house would just make it worse. Plus the PRT will have a hell of a time trying to justify Emma's actions especially since they are doing their very best to turn a blind eye to what she did, and having her get arrested throws a rather large wrench into things.
 
Honestly just calling the cops would work better for getting Emma in trouble since she is already under investigation for what she did to Taylor and breaking into her house would just make it worse. Plus the PRT will have a hell of a time trying to justify Emma's actions especially since they are doing their very best to turn a blind eye to what she did, and having her get arrested throws a rather large wrench into things.
wouldn't do anything. they cover up a attempt murder and give them a slap on the wrist. they would this give her another slap and have the cops be quite or be sent to prison for endangering a ward's identity. same with Danny
 
I don't follow the logic.

No, actually, it's not in either the prosecutor's or the defence's interest. While the fact there was an incident would very much be part of the prosecutor's decision to go forward with the charges, the details of what actually happened are irrelevant to him. Similarly, while the defense might be able to use Danny's belief of what Emma did to show his state of mind at the time (although it's a risky tactic as it would allow the prosecutor to present that as a motive for Danny to murder Emma) the details of what actually happened wouldn't be relevant to Danny's actions, only what he believed.
To justify murder in a case of Castle Doctrine self-defense the defendant -in this case Danny- needs to prove that there was a credible threat to his life, which he can do by telling the jury that Emma was a parahuman with a verificable grunge against him and/or his daughter. Which he can prove by calling Taylor to the stand and her telling her story or simply by requesting the PRT to summit during discovery the records they have available about the incident where Danny discovered Emma was a parahuman and the background, which by being a criminal investigation they probably cannot deny to the defense lawyers without a federal judge issuing a gag order (and frankly Taylor's testimony would be more damaging for them anyway).

On the other hand the Prosecutor needs to prove that the defendant killed Emma in cold blood and Castle Doctrine cannot be used to justify the murder. Since she didn't have a legitimate reason to be there, broke her way inside the house -therefore unlawfully entering his home-, wasn't acting as a member of Law Enforcement in the commitment of her duties (and in fact was there against explicit orders forbidding contact of any kind with Taylor Hebert) and she had by virtue of being a parahuman with an offensive ability a weapon armed and ready at all times therefore giving Danny a reasonable fear for his life, therefore fullfilling the basic requeriments for self-defense and the Castle Doctrine doesn't require Danny to retreat, so the only way to treat the attack as a murder is by proving that Danny instigated Emma into coming to the house.

Since there is no physical evidence of him, or Taylor, luring Emma (because they didn't) and there aren't any recordings in which the prosecution can prove she had a legitimate reason to be in the house or that she wasn't a danger to others they can only use circumstantial evidence to try to prove Danny had a motive to kill Emma beyong fear for his life, which in this case is the evidence of Emma torturing Taylor for a year and forcing her to abandon the city.

Either way both need to have evidence of Emma's crimes and the PRT knowledge of said crimes to present their cases and the PRT would need to explain things clearly to a federal judge about why wouldn't they release the evidence AND deny Taylor act as a character witness in a murder investigation.
 
wouldn't do anything. they cover up a attempt murder and give them a slap on the wrist. they would this give her another slap and have the cops be quite or be sent to prison for endangering a ward's identity. same with Danny
Not with the Youth Guard keeping a very close eye on the ENE department and Emma in particular. The moment the report comes in about Emma being arrested by the police the Youth Guard will jump on it before the PRT can get a chance to cover it up, especially since the house she broke into was the house of the girl who started the investigation into Emma. While they might be limited in what they could do about the locker on account of their being no Youth Guard there at the time for this they will be one of the first on the scene.
 
Not with the Youth Guard keeping a very close eye on the ENE department and Emma in particular. The moment the report comes in about Emma being arrested by the police the Youth Guard will jump on it before the PRT can get a chance to cover it up, especially since the house she broke into was the house of the girl who started the investigation into Emma. While they might be limited in what they could do about the locker on account of their being no Youth Guard there at the time for this they will be one of the first on the scene.
Sorry but no, the government is really, really good at hiding shit. Even when people are actively trying to reveal it. Frankly put if an orginization of sufficent size wants to bury something they can do it, unless they are put into a position that the PRT is nowhere close to being in.

all this being said, the whole bloodlust for Emma is fucking WERID. Like yes she deserves a prison sentence or at least a bit in an asylem( that is up to code) but I don't think THIS version of Emma deserves death.

also I think it's weird as hell that so many people are acting as if Danny has the balls to fight in this story. This Danny is a fucking coward, what makes y'all think he even owns a gun?
 
To justify murder in a case of Castle Doctrine self-defense the defendant -in this case Danny- needs to prove that there was a credible threat to his life,
Wrong.
In all self defense arguments the determining factor is if the belief of the person involved. The actual facts matter very little (although there is generally an added requirement of it being a reasonable belief, which is where facts can be brought up).
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/castle_doctrine
https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/self-defense-and-stand-your-ground

which he can do by telling the jury that Emma was a parahuman with a verificable grunge against him and/or his daughter.
Since what matters is Danny's belief, not weather or not Emma was guilty of anything the defense could mention the fact of the investigation, and Danny's previous statements on record about the subject (although as mentioned it's a risky tactic) but the actual facts of Emma's interactions with Taylor are not relevant.
On the other hand the Prosecutor needs to prove that the defendant killed Emma in cold blood
Nope. All he needs to do is establish that it wasn't reasonable for Danny to be afraid Emma would kill him or cause serious harm. The prosecutor could do so by showing Danny's fears were not reasonable, or by showing that Danny was lying about what happened, or by establishing Emma had been trying to leave/deescelate when shot(this would technically require also proving Danny was aware of this fact, but a jury may convict based on this alone). While the fact of Danny's accusations would help establish motive, the truth behind them won't help either side of the argument.
 
Since what matters is Danny's belief, not weather or not Emma was guilty of anything the defense could mention the fact of the investigation, and Danny's previous statements on record about the subject (although as mentioned it's a risky tactic) but the actual facts of Emma's interactions with Taylor are not relevant.
Of course, the facts influence his beliefs. He knows she's a parahuman that tortured his daughter, that could make him believe she's dangerous despite the fact that she's crying on the ground.

on the other hand, the fact that she tortured his daughter means he could have killed her despite the fact that he didn't believe she was dangerous because he wanted revenge.
 
Of course, the facts influence his beliefs.
To an extent, but the point is the fact he believes she tortured his daughter matters, weather she did or did not does not. That's why the results of the investigation into Taylor's Trigger event don't matter.

If Danny believes Emma attacked Taylor it doesn't matter (for his state of mind at the time) weather that belief matches what the investigators find.
 
Sorry but no, the government is really, really good at hiding shit. Even when people are actively trying to reveal it. Frankly put if an orginization of sufficent size wants to bury something they can do it, unless they are put into a position that the PRT is nowhere close to being in.
That is only if the PRT consider it to be worth the cost to coverup for Emma, and considering that this is her second time fucking up like this and they are still paying for the first coverup that is unlikely. Plus pulling a coverup is expensive and this one will be more expensive than the first since instead of just getting Danny onboard they have to either spend cash or favors on the cops who arrested Emma, and the Youth Guard to cover for Emma. Plus the Youth Guard are not Piggot or Emma's biggest fans at the moment since they are still under investigation for the first coverup.

The PRT might just decide to cut their losses with Emma since she has continued to be a problem for them and after this incident she won't be in any shape to be a productive Ward which is their main reason for protecting her. Add in the fact that the Youth Guard has more to gain by not accepting a bribe then they do by accepting it putting the PRT into a bad situation when it comes to pulling a coverup against an oversight organization.

Also one more thing if the PRT were able to coverup Emma's actions then why is the Youth Guard investigation still a problem for them. Obviously they haven't managed to fully shield Emma or Sophia from their actions, nor have they shut up Taylor.
also I think it's weird as hell that so many people are acting as if Danny has the balls to fight in this story. This Danny is a fucking coward, what makes y'all think he even owns a gun?
He did get into an argument with Emma's parents in the latest Interlude so he does have some fight in him it is just overwhelmed by his fear for his daughter after the PRT hit him with over a decade of fear tactics regarding new parahumans.

But in all honesty what is most likely to happen is Danny will probably just call the cops, or Emma's parents and yell at them to come get their daughter.
 
Omake: Intentions
I've got another one here for you FirstSelector

Rubbing the bridge of her nose as the poisonous words flew around her, Taylor Hebert let out a sigh as she waited for Director Piggot to finish her pitch to her Father Daniel.

"The Boston Wards program would love to have her, and its only an hour away. Even with the distence, you will retain full guardianship over Phase." The Director finished as she pushed a pile of papers towards Daniel.

"What do you think Little Owl?" He asked looking at her.

Looking back, Taylor saw only defeat in his eyes. As if all the fight was gone leaving a robot behind.

"I think... that I...." She slowly said trying to gather the words.

Biting her lip, Taylor took a moment to clear her head and think.

"I think, that I have been listening to a lot of talking that has refrained from touching on the core subject of this meeting." She finished after a moment.

Looking Director Piggot in the eyes as she sat back shoulder squared and spine stright, Taylor asked the question that she knew would determine everything.

"Director Emily Piggot, Deputy Director Rennick, Armsaster and Miss Militia." She began enunciation clearly.

"You have been supplied with information supporting my accusations towards Sophia Hess/Shadow Stalker, Emma Barnes/Ampere and their minion Madison Clements of a sustained bullying campaign assisted by members of the PRT, Police, and Brockton Bay Public School District"

"Having been supplied with firm evidence of said actions, do you have any intention of arresting Shadow Stalker, Ampere, and their minion for their crimes against me, and charging them for said crimes without any form of suspension or plea deal?"

Closing her mouth, Taylor waited patiently for the words that would decide the next chapter of her life.
 
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Closing her mouth, Taylor waited patiently for the words that would decide the next chapter of her life.
Unfortunately Taylor your opinion on the matter is just a courtesy in the eyes of Piggot and your father they are just asking just to say they did.

Besides that interesting idea on a slightly alt-take on the sign-up process Taylor went through. I imagine that Taylor didn't exactly start calling people out until she had some time to come to terms with things which was unfortunately around the time she got to Boston.

Still she puts Piggot, Armsmaster, and Miss Militia, in a very awkward position there and I would enjoy seeing what their excuses are.

Also minor nitpick:
Emma's cape name is Ampere not Amperage.
 
Wrong.
In all self defense arguments the determining factor is if the belief of the person involved. The actual facts matter very little (although there is generally an added requirement of it being a reasonable belief, which is where facts can be brought up).
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/castle_doctrine
https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/self-defense-and-stand-your-ground
Ah, yes, but excessive force charges can still be applied, and THAT uses hindsight on what a reasonable level of force actually was, not what the defendant who had a millisecond to decide how to react believed in the moment when he was surprised and found himself under attack.
Happen to be holding a pencil that you use to stab multiple unarmed opponents who ambushed you and blindsided you? Excessive force. Should have dropped the pencil to defend yourself since your opponents were unarmed.
I've got another one here for you FirstSelector

Rubbing the bridge of her nose as the poisonous words flew around her, Taylor Hebert let out a sigh as she waited for Director Piggot to finish her pitch to her Father Daniel.

"The Boston Wards program would love to have her, and its only an hour away. Even with the distence, you will retain full guardianship over Phase." The Director fnished as she pushed a pile of papers towards Daniel.

"What do you think Little Owl?" He asked looking at her.

Looking back, Taylor saw only defeat in his eyes. As if all the fight was gone leaving a robot behind.

"I think... that I...." She slowly said trying to gather the words.

Biting her lip, Taylor took a moment to clear her head and think.

"I think, that I have been listening to a lot of talking that has refrained from touching on the core subject of this meeting." She finished after a moment.

Looking Director Piggot in the eyes as she sat back shoulder squared and spine stright, Taylor asked the question that she knew would determine everything.

"Director Emily Piggot, Deputy Director Rennick, Armsaster and Miss Militia." She began enunciation clearly.

"You have been supplied with information supporting my accusations towards Sophia Hess/Shadow Stalker, Emma Barnes/Ampere and their minion Madison Clements of a sustained bullying campaign assisted by members of the PRT, Police, and Brockton Bay Public School District"

"Having been supplied with firm evidence of said actions, do you have any intention of arresting Shadow Stalker, Ampere, and their minion for their crimes against me, and charging them for said crimes without any form of suspension or plea deal?"

Closing her mouth, Taylor waited patiently for the words that would decide the next chapter of her life.
Piggot, Rennick, Armsmaster, will immediately jump on Taylor and say they are not discussing Shadow Stalker and Ampere's alleged misconduct, they are discussing Taylor's induction into the Wards.
That is the focus of the meeting, and any such alleged misconduct is irrelevant to what they were just discussing, which is her transfer to Boston.

Sorry if I sound cynical, but that is exactly what happened when discussing "steps" to deal with my "problems with peer relations" in high school. Say any punishment of the offenders was irrelevant to the conversation at hand, and that I need to stop worrying about other students and worry about my own bad behavior. Especially how I keep getting involved in incidents (that I did not start).
 
Ah, yes, but excessive force charges can still be applied, and THAT uses hindsight on what a reasonable level of force actually was, not what the defendant who had a millisecond to decide how to react believed in the moment when he was surprised and found himself under attack.
Nope. It uses what a Jury thinks it was resonable for the person to know and assume at the time.
Happen to be holding a pencil that you use to stab multiple unarmed opponents who ambushed you and blindsided you? Excessive force. Should have dropped the pencil to defend yourself since your opponents were unarmed.
You are mixing up what the legal requirement is, and what someone might manage to get away illegally if the defense is incompetent and the judge biased.
Schools get away with a lot of blatantly illegal stuff as long as no one outside the school system is involved. Police, lawyers, and judges do not get away with those sort of things (although there are other types of abuse police often do get away with)
 
Piggot, Rennick, Armsmaster, will immediately jump on Taylor and say they are not discussing Shadow Stalker and Ampere's alleged misconduct, they are discussing Taylor's induction into the Wards.
That is the focus of the meeting, and any such alleged misconduct is irrelevant to what they were just discussing, which is her transfer to Boston.
She could flip it on them by asking when the matters of their misconduct will be discussed, and to be kept informed on the matter so she can act as a witnesses or to give a statement since you know she was the victim of their actions.

Besides that she can claim that the topic is relevant by stating that her decision to join is dependent on the PRT's actions regarding them.

Of course neither action stops Danny from just agreeing for her but it still puts them into an awkward position regarding Taylor and their two troublesome Wards. They can't just say they won't do anything, and just saying they will look into it isn't good enough with Taylor taking an active interest.
 
She could flip it on them by asking when the matters of their misconduct will be discussed, and to be kept informed on the matter so she can act as a witnesses or to give a statement since you know she was the victim of their actions.

Besides that she can claim that the topic is relevant by stating that her decision to join is dependent on the PRT's actions regarding them.

Of course neither action stops Danny from just agreeing for her but it still puts them into an awkward position regarding Taylor and their two troublesome Wards. They can't just say they won't do anything, and just saying they will look into it isn't good enough with Taylor taking an active interest.
They would respond with an evasive "We will deal with it when the investigation is complete, and you don't have a right to be kept informed whether or not they are punished because they are minors. Stop worrying about other people and start worrying about your own behavior and future."
 
They would respond with an evasive "We will deal with it when the investigation is complete, and you don't have a right to be kept informed whether or not they are punished because they are minors. Stop worrying about other people and start worrying about your own behavior and future."
And Taylor would stand up to leave, which would have them immediately change their tune.
We are not talking about a kid facing a biased school without any support, Taylor has significant power here and your trauma is all based on a time you had no power and does not apply to the scenario you are trying to force it into.
 
Could Taylor have gone over Piggot and the others heads in this situation by going to the police about Emma, Sophia, and the school? I know the usual retort to this is the PRT claiming jurisdiction on the case, and Brockton cops probably not being the best. But it would show Piggot and the rest of them that Taylor was taking things seriously and force them to take some sort of action, either proving they have no intention of punishing Emma and Sophia's or actually doing something about them, along with the fact that Danny despite his spinelessness in this fic would have no reason to object to Taylor's actions.
 
Could Taylor have gone over Piggot and the others heads in this situation by going to the police about Emma, Sophia, and the school? I know the usual retort to this is the PRT claiming jurisdiction on the case, and Brockton cops probably not being the best. But it would show Piggot and the rest of them that Taylor was taking things seriously and force them to take some sort of action, either proving they have no intention of punishing Emma and Sophia's or actually doing something about them, along with the fact that Danny despite his spinelessness in this fic would have no reason to object to Taylor's actions.
unless she has hard evidence and make it imposable to ignored it i don't see how going to the police would do anything. at best she has personal record which would not be enough to proof those three guilty but would be enough to do a investigation. The PRT will know about it and shut it down hard.
 
Could Taylor have gone over Piggot and the others heads in this situation by going to the police about Emma, Sophia, and the school?
I wouldn't call that going over Piggot's head, and the answer is it's up to the author. Some authors have the PRT basically ruling north America as their private feudal kingdom(which has some justification in canon), others acknowledge there are other federal law enforcement organizations and the PRT needs to at least appear to obey the laws.

The problem with going to the local police with anything the PRT claimed juristiction over, is that unless the local police chief or mayor are prepared to get into a major pissing match with the federal government, the PRT would be over the local police. This might work if the PRT didn't officially claim juristiction, or were trying to keep everything quiet, but other than that I don't see it.

Wait, another way it could work is in one of the "everyone likes Danny" stories where you'd have the police chief launch that major pissing match.

unless she has hard evidence and make it imposable to ignored it i don't see how going to the police would do anything. at best she has personal record which would not be enough to proof those three guilty but would be enough to do a investigation. The PRT will know about it and shut it down hard.
In canon at least she had plenty of hard evidence - more than enough to get the police looking into things if the PRT doesn't block them. That does not mean that the only way they wouldn't look into is if the PRT blocked them, while the locker incident and Taylor's history involved a whole bunch of Felonies, in a city like BB investigating that sort of crime would still be just third or fourth priority, after more serious issues.
 
I wouldn't call that going over Piggot's head, and the answer is it's up to the author. Some authors have the PRT basically ruling north America as their private feudal kingdom(which has some justification in canon), others acknowledge there are other federal law enforcement organizations and the PRT needs to at least appear to obey the laws.

The problem with going to the local police with anything the PRT claimed juristiction over, is that unless the local police chief or mayor are prepared to get into a major pissing match with the federal government, the PRT would be over the local police. This might work if the PRT didn't officially claim juristiction, or were trying to keep everything quiet, but other than that I don't see it.
I imagine in this fic that the PRT has to at least cooperate with the cops due to Taylor's interaction with them in Boston, of course that is Boston and Piggot runs things quite differently in Brockton.

Of course that could bite her in the ass with the local police since she is abrasive enough on a personal level that I doubt the chief of police would have any personal objection to going against her. Plus the police do have the better argument for jurisdiction since besides Taylor triggering this wasn't a parahuman crime due to Emma and Sophia being of duty and acting as civilians when it happened. Unfortunately it is very likely the mayor would side with the PRT regarding jurisdiction on account of his son being a part of the Protectorate.
In canon at least she had plenty of hard evidence - more than enough to get the police looking into things if the PRT doesn't block them. That does not mean that the only way they wouldn't look into is if the PRT blocked them, while the locker incident and Taylor's history involved a whole bunch of Felonies, in a city like BB investigating that sort of crime would still be just third or fourth priority, after more serious issues.
Still being third or fourth priority would be a step up from how the PRT are doing things at priority level coverup. Besides as you said Taylor had already collected plenty of evidence herself so their could only be one or two cops assigned to the case and they would still accomplish more than what the PRT have done.
 
I imagine in this fic that the PRT has to at least cooperate with the cops due to Taylor's interaction with them in Boston, of course that is Boston and Piggot runs things quite differently in Brockton.
True, my point is that to the extent on is "above" the other in the hierarchy, the PRT is above the police.

Of course that could bite her in the ass with the local police since she is abrasive enough on a personal level that I doubt the chief of police would have any personal objection to going against her.
True, but there'd still be good reasons (both political and professional) not to go against Piggot.

Plus the police do have the better argument for jurisdiction since besides Taylor triggering this wasn't a parahuman crime due to Emma and Sophia being of duty and acting as civilians when it happened. Unfortunately it is very likely the mayor would side with the PRT regarding jurisdiction on account of his son being a part of the Protectorate.
Given secret identities the PRT pretty much has to have juristiction over any investigation that even comes close to the secret identity of any one in the Wards or Protectorate. Well either that or trust the police to maintain the secret identities as an open secret.

Still being third or fourth priority would be a step up from how the PRT are doing things at priority level coverup. Besides as you said Taylor had already collected plenty of evidence herself so their could only be one or two cops assigned to the case and they would still accomplish more than what the PRT have done.
True, but I'll note that whenever someone at work insists I give them a target date for whatever project is my fourth priority I assure them it will be done by the 35th of May. I'd expect the cops in BB to even busier.
 
Given secret identities the PRT pretty much has to have juristiction over any investigation that even comes close to the secret identity of any one in the Wards or Protectorate. Well either that or trust the police to maintain the secret identities as an open secret.
Well doing that would pretty much admitting that Emma and Sophia are parahumans and from that considering their ages it is obvious that they are Wards. At which point it can be considered a conflict of interests since the PRT would be responsible for investigating the wrong doings of the PRT.
 
Well doing that would pretty much admitting that Emma and Sophia are parahumans
Nope. It's admitting that someone who could come up in the investigation is connected to someone in the Protectorate or Wards. It could mean that one of the trio is a Ward, or it could mean that Sandra, the quiet girl who isn't mentioned in canon because she didn't do anything is Miss Militia's daughter, Just because Taylor was accusing Emma and Sophia doesn't mean those are who the investigation would conclude in the end were to blame, or that no one else was involved and the PRT would need to step in if anyone in the class was a cape or possibly related to a cape.
At which point it can be considered a conflict of interests since the PRT would be responsible for investigating the wrong doings of the PRT.
By the same logic you could argue that the police investigating the wrong doings of cops is a conflict of interest, and that is the sole purpose of the police's internal affairs dept.
 
By the same logic you could argue that the police investigating the wrong doings of cops is a conflict of interest, and that is the sole purpose of the police's internal affairs dept.
So then Piggot should have contacted the PRT equivalent department regarding Sophia and Emma's actions so as to properly run an investigation into them without bias. Instead it seems like she ran the investigation into their actions completely in house which is how she was able to mostly sweep their actions under the rug. Probably because in a normal department the Wards are supposed to be under the Protectorate not the PRT with the PRT taking up the duty of investigating the Protectorate during these incidents. Since in Brockton Bay the PRT and Piggot have control of the Wards that is probably what led to the whole PRT ENE investigating the PRT ENE for wrong doings, and since there is probably nothing in books for the PRT running the Wards she probably got away with it.
 

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