[Video: A friendly message from your local Defense Committee.]

[originaldragoon]

[Greeting Haven! The video starts and shows you quiet an odd group. Rose is standing closest to the camera with Smokescreen close by. In the background, there looms Tarn, being his usual charming self. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Defense committee.

[Rose is holding a pad and clears her throat some before addressing the camera and, thus, the rest of Haven.]

Hello. As some of you may know, Smokescreen, Tarn, and I consist of the Defense branch of the Law Committee. As such, it is our duty to oversee the operations of the Police Force. So after some meetings we have decided on some policies concerning the Police Force and the rights for anyone who has been accused of a crime.

[From the tone of her voice, one can think that those meetings didn't always go smoothly.]

I will like to point out that all the policies were decided on by all three of us agreeing on them.

[She brings up her pad and begins to read off the list of laws.]

First, the Police Force needs to consist of 1/3 Autobot, 1/3 Decepticon, and 1/3 unaligned members.

Second, those who arrive at Haven cannot be persecuted for crimes they have committed in their own world. In other words, everyone gets a clean slate when they first arrive, and thus the Police Force cannot arrest you when you first regain consciousness here, no matter how horrible of a crime you may have committed in your own world.

Third, there will be no arrests unless there is concrete proof that ties an individual to the crime.

Fourth, any accused is innocent until proven guilty.

Fifth, arrests on anyone who is not neutral must be overseen by one Autobot and one Decepticon Police Force member.

Sixth, anyone who has been arrested has the right to any consenting legal representative they want, as long that representative has not also been arrested.

Seventh, any active Police Force members on duty have to work in a group of two or more. On top of that, any on duty Autobot Police Force member must be partnered with a Decepticon and vice-versa.

Finally, should any Autobot or Decepticon wish renounce their affiliation, there will be a form available for you to fill out. Tarn has said he will officiate the ones for the Decepticons. It has yet to be decided who will officiate those for the Autobots.

[She lowers the pad and looks back at the camera.]

If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask Tarn, Smokescreen, and myself.

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[originaldragoon]

You raise a good point about the lack of Decepticons in the Police Force. I think your idea of one neutral paired with either an Autobot or Decepticon will be a good compromise until there are more Decepticons willing to apply to the Force.

Also, what I meant by unaligned was some who was neither Decepticon nor Autobot, since those seem to be the two major factions that were brought to this world before being aligned to their respective FirstForged. I do apologize for the confusion on that.

I understand your concern about Tarn, but so far, during our meetings he has not brought up anything that has been illogical or one sided. Also, as I said before, all policies have to be agreed upon by all three of us, thus Tarn cannot make policies of his own without Smokescreen and I's consent.

But, if you feel there should be another vote concerning Tarn, feel free to bring it up with the Bureaucracy branch of the Law Committee. Mean time, I can talk with Tarn about his threats, even though he has not acted upon them yet.

[raceme]

Thank you for considering it.

Don't worry, terminology can cause troubles very often. I still fail to see why our past affiliations should matter here, though. We choose the Police force members based on their attitudes. Besides, the Autobot and Decepticon's behavior differs due to the differences in our universes. Take as examples Ravage or that Megatron that was one a teacherM; they act nothing like the Decepticons of, let's say, Smokescreen's world.

It seems that when you all tried to ease the differences between us by pairing us together to make a fair system; you were, at the same time, reinforcing the idea that we wouldn't be fair to each other because we believe in different things.

Of course he hasn't, he's smarter than that. It's his influence what worries me, as well as the fact that he might break the same laws he helped to establish using a loophole.

He's the head of the DJD, a group of Decepticons that pursues and murders those who change sides or stop following the Decepticon cause. Now you announced that he's the one in charge of the paperwork concerning the renounce form.

I'm quite sure that you can see the problem with giving those who considers leaving a faction 'treason' the list of mechs that want to defect.

Recently another member of the DJD showed up here. Does that organization has to abide to the Law Committee's laws? While I think the answer should be obvious they might not care at all and start doing here what they did in their world.

I addressed this issue to Skids already when he announced the final Law Committee member list. Should I fill a proper form for it this time?

[Since you know, his concerns as well as Ambulon's, were ignored that time. Blurr's okay with paperwork, though.]

[originaldragoon]

It is a valid point you bring up concerning the factions and you are not the only voicing them. As I have told others, these policies are not set in stone. That is why we made this post so as to get feed back. If you and the rest of the Police Force feel that there is no need for the policies concerning the factions, then as long as justice can be served fairly, do not bother with them.

As for Tarn, there was a vote a while back conducted by Blackarachnia concerning if he should stay on the Committee. He was not voted out during that time. If there is so many who still have concern about it, then perhaps the issue should be brought up again.

[raceme]

Ah, so those can be discussed. I agree that it's better if we all reach an understatement.

Some mechs here worry about their well being and so do I. Our primary concern as agents of the law first and foremost is people's safety. Tarn's already threatening Ambulon in this post, I can only wonder what could he do in private.

I would appreciate it, yes, if the Law Committee could at least consider it.

[originaldragoon]

Yes, I saw that... To say I am disappointed by his actions is an understatement.

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[raceme]

I can imagine. Disappointing someone is the least thing he can do, however. I am really concerned about the well being of everyone.

I've been informed that Tarn can do something with his voice and use it as a weapon. Be careful around him, Rose.

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[originaldragoon]

[Yeah, she's been going to another room to handle locked comments. Just to be on the safe side.]

Good thing I never let my guard down. I'll keep what you said in mind and try to keep an eye on him. So many have been expressing concern that is indeed warrants extra caution.

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[raceme]

[Smart girl. One of the reasons why Blurr likes her.]

The problem with people like Tarn is that we might not have time to react once things go wrong. Be careful and you need extra help you can always contact us.