ravensfire
Member of the Opposition
Do you wish to ratify the following as Section H of the Code of Standards?
Relevant Discussion
Citizen Complaints
Please vote as follows:
Yes
No
Abstain
Poll will be open for 4 days
-- Ravensfire
EDIT: Typo corrected
Code:
Citizen Complaint
I. Complaint
A. A Complaint is filed with the Court by a citizen
1. May be filed as a post in the Judicial Thread or;
2. PM to any Justice or;
3. PM to Moderator
B. The Complaint should detail the circumstances for the accusation, and
include some evidence.
C. The Court appoints a Prosecutor for case.
1. The Accuser may represent themselves, arrange for an Advocate, or
request the Court to appoint an Advocate.
D. Court notifies Accused and determines Defense.
1. Accused may represent themselves, arrange for an Advocate, or
request Court to appoint an Advocate.
E. The Prosecutor and the Defense investigate complaint.
1. May interview witnesses, gather evidence, etc.
2. If complaint made via PM, the Prosecutor and the Defense shall
communicate with Accuser through the person the Complaint was sent
to. The identity of the Accuser should not be revealed unless they
choose otherwise.
F. The Prosecutor and the Defense then present the results of the
investigation to the Court.
1. The Court should be skeptical of all allegations, requiring a reasonable
chance the allegation is true and determining that, if the allegation is
true, a violation of COUNTRY_NAME law has occurred.
G. By majority vote, the complaint is disposed as follows:
1. Dismissed
a. Complaint dismissed completely.
b. Complaint should not be referenced in future, non-court events
(think arrest record vs court record).
2. Accepted
a. Complaint accepted for Trial.
3. Partially Accepted
a. Only some parts of the complaint are accepted.
b. Those portions not accepted are Dismissed and should not be
referenced in future discussions.
H. If the complaint is Accepted, the Court should determine if there is a
specific action that can significantly remedy the harm caused.
1. The Prosecutor, the Defense and the Accused meet to determine a
proposed remedy.
a. If they unable to determine a remedy, the complaint is Accepted.
2. The court then votes on the proposed rememdy. If a majority of the Court
agrees with proposal, the remedy is accepted.
a. If not accepted, remedy discussions should continue, with guidance
from Court.
3. The Chief Justice shall post all instructions needed to carry out the
remedy for the next turn chat.
4. Failure by the Accused to carry out remedy, or make every effort to see
that the remedy is carried out, is treated as Guilty plea.
5. The Complaint treated as Dismissed if remedy is carried out.
I. If the complaint is Dismissed for any reason, including the Accused carrying
out the rememdy, the Chief Justice shall post the disposition and reasoning
in the Judicial Thread and the Judicial Log. Any remedy should be included
in this post.
II. Trial
A. The Prosecutor creates the formal charge.
B. The Chief Justice shall create a trial thread in the Citizens forum, entitled
"People vs <Accused>".
1. The first post shall be from the Chief Justice containing formal charge.
2. The second post shall be from the Prosecutor.
3. The third post shall be from the Defense.
4. The Discussion continues until the Chief Justice declares arguments over.
a. Associate Justices may overrule if both agree. They may also declare
a halt to arguments if both agree and Chief Justice is not willing.
b. At this time, the Prosecutor and the Defense should make final,
summary posts.
C. The Judiciary shall then confer privately and determine by a majority vote,
Court determines
1. Innocent
2. Guilty
III. Sentencing
A. The Chief Justice shall create a poll to determine the sentence
handed down to the guilty party.
1. If there are multiple Guilty verdicts, the Chief Justice shall
determine if multiple polls (one per charge) or a single, combined
sentence poll shall be used.
2. The poll shall include options determined by the Chief Justice
a. The Chief Justice shall consult with the Associate Justices
for appropriate options, but the final decisions shall rest
with the Chief Justice.
b. The options shall be ranked in the order of most severe
to the least severe.
c. There shall be no abstain option.
d. Some of the sentencing option the Chief Justice should
consider are:
A. Expulsion (removal from the current DG)
B. Suspension (time to be determined by Moderators)
C. Impeachment (removal from office)
D. Final Warning
E. Public Apology (wording to be approved by Moderators)
F. Warning
G. No Punishement
e. The preceding list should not be considered complete.
The Judiciary may add additional options as needed.
f. Options may be combined at the discretion of the
Judiciary for a single sentencing option.
g. Explusions and Suspensions must be approved by a
Moderator prior to their inclusion in the poll.
3. There shall be a minimum of three options with varying
levels of severity.
4. There shall always be an option of "Warning"
5. The poll shall be open for 2 days (48 hours)
6. The poll shall allow each citizen to select only one option.
7. Once the poll has been closed, the Chief Justice shall
determine the sentence for the accused.
a. Each vote shall be determined as a vote for the option
selected, and all less-severe options.
b. The sentence selected shall be the most severe sentence
that a majority of the citizens supported.
Example:
Option A - 4 Votes
Option B - 12 Votes
Option C - 13 Votees
The sentence carried out is option B.
Option A has 4 total votes.
Option B has 16 total votes.
Option C has 29 total votes.
A total of 29 citizens voted, making Option B is the most
severe sentence that a majority of the citizens support
with a total of 16 votes in support and 29 votes overall.
8. The Chief Justice shall announce the sentence in the sentencing
poll, and PM the accused with it.
9. Sentencing shall commence once the sentence is announced.
10. The guilty party may appeal the sentence to a Moderator.
IV. Conclusion
A. The Chief Justice shall post a summary in the Judicial Log
and in the Judicial Thread.
1. The post shall include the formal charge(s), verdict(s)
and sentence(s), as appropriate.
2. The post shall include a link to the discussion thread and
the sentencing poll(s).
V. General
A. The Accused is innocent unless proven Guilty.
B. All proceedings should go forth in an expedient manner.
C. All proceedings started under one Court shall continue with that Court
through the conclusion of that proceeding.
D. The Accused may plead Guilty at any point, immediately moving the case to
Sentencing.
E. Members of the Court may not initiate a Citizen's Complaint.
F. Should a member of the Court be the target of a Citizen's Complaint, a
pro-tem Justice shall be appointed.Relevant Discussion
Citizen Complaints
Please vote as follows:
Yes
No
Abstain
Poll will be open for 4 days
-- Ravensfire
EDIT: Typo corrected
