Charles Phipps
2007-02-03, 03:41 AM
Yes, Lord Shojo [having been brought back from the dead for this thread] is accused of numerous crimes and wickedness in his role as Lord of Azure City/Head of the Sapphire Guard.
This thread will "try" Lord Shojo for his actions and everyone is asked to give their charges, prosecution, defense, and suggested verdict for them.
Mr. Scruffy is our judge.
I'll start us off.
Charges: Lord Shojo is hereby accused of Aiding and abetting felons, Blackmail, conspiracy, disrespect to the 12 gods of Azure City, false arrest, fraud, impersonating a holy man (paladin), misusing Holy Order resources, oathbreaking, and withholding evidence
Prosecution: Your honor, gentlebeings of the Jury, Lord Shojo has displayed appalling behavior above and beyond that of a normal human being. However, we cannot charge him for lying about his senility to close family or countless acts of rude behavior to the people underneath him. The fact that Lord Shojo is a jerk isn't something to charge him with. It does speak volumes about his character though.
The first charge is directly related to the fifth charge where Lord Shojo ordered the Order of the Stick arrested and dragged across half the world against their will only to be subjected to a sham of a trial for the man's own twisted amusement. Given that he was the one to send out their order for arrest, Lord Shojo can only have done this for his own amusement. This exposed Paladin Miko to undo harm and stress plus the Order of the Stick.
He furthermore abused his position by holding the death sentence that HE imposed over the heads of the Order of the Stick in order to force them to comply with his wishes.
Lord Shojo's conspiracy charges are related to the fact that he has used his state of senility to carry out orders from a position that is unassailable due to the belief he was not fit for command. His intent to commit criminal acts without people looking too deeply at the selfish nature of his orders is considerable.
Lord Shojo's issues of religious disrespect can be summarized by the fact that used a ghost to impersonate a Solar Deva. Again, this seems to be for his amusement.
His position as Fraud and Impersonating a Holy Man is by the fact that as Lord of the Sapphire Guard he must be a paladin but as actually an aristocrat, his impersonation allowed him to gain the services of an order that never would have followed him otherwise.
Misusing holy resources include keeping his pet cared for and pampered by Paladins that had no reason to believe this action would serve their mandate.
Oathbreaking is a simple case of Lord Shojo holding the position of Lord of Azure City and the Sapphire Guard but refusing to honor the intendent responsibilities thereof for it. If he wanted to save the world, and who doesn't, then he should have honorably resigned.
As for withholding evidence, the entire farce of a trial is based upon countless things that he kept from the court under the cover of his dementia.
Recommended Sentence: I suggest that Lord Shojo be stripped of his crown, position as head of the Saphire guard, and all accompanying ranks and priviledges dishonorably. Furthermore, that he serve a sentence of the rest of his life behind bars.
This thread will "try" Lord Shojo for his actions and everyone is asked to give their charges, prosecution, defense, and suggested verdict for them.
Mr. Scruffy is our judge.
I'll start us off.
Charges: Lord Shojo is hereby accused of Aiding and abetting felons, Blackmail, conspiracy, disrespect to the 12 gods of Azure City, false arrest, fraud, impersonating a holy man (paladin), misusing Holy Order resources, oathbreaking, and withholding evidence
Prosecution: Your honor, gentlebeings of the Jury, Lord Shojo has displayed appalling behavior above and beyond that of a normal human being. However, we cannot charge him for lying about his senility to close family or countless acts of rude behavior to the people underneath him. The fact that Lord Shojo is a jerk isn't something to charge him with. It does speak volumes about his character though.
The first charge is directly related to the fifth charge where Lord Shojo ordered the Order of the Stick arrested and dragged across half the world against their will only to be subjected to a sham of a trial for the man's own twisted amusement. Given that he was the one to send out their order for arrest, Lord Shojo can only have done this for his own amusement. This exposed Paladin Miko to undo harm and stress plus the Order of the Stick.
He furthermore abused his position by holding the death sentence that HE imposed over the heads of the Order of the Stick in order to force them to comply with his wishes.
Lord Shojo's conspiracy charges are related to the fact that he has used his state of senility to carry out orders from a position that is unassailable due to the belief he was not fit for command. His intent to commit criminal acts without people looking too deeply at the selfish nature of his orders is considerable.
Lord Shojo's issues of religious disrespect can be summarized by the fact that used a ghost to impersonate a Solar Deva. Again, this seems to be for his amusement.
His position as Fraud and Impersonating a Holy Man is by the fact that as Lord of the Sapphire Guard he must be a paladin but as actually an aristocrat, his impersonation allowed him to gain the services of an order that never would have followed him otherwise.
Misusing holy resources include keeping his pet cared for and pampered by Paladins that had no reason to believe this action would serve their mandate.
Oathbreaking is a simple case of Lord Shojo holding the position of Lord of Azure City and the Sapphire Guard but refusing to honor the intendent responsibilities thereof for it. If he wanted to save the world, and who doesn't, then he should have honorably resigned.
As for withholding evidence, the entire farce of a trial is based upon countless things that he kept from the court under the cover of his dementia.
Recommended Sentence: I suggest that Lord Shojo be stripped of his crown, position as head of the Saphire guard, and all accompanying ranks and priviledges dishonorably. Furthermore, that he serve a sentence of the rest of his life behind bars.