Bill_in_PDX
Grumpy Submariner
ravensfire said:Bill,
I'm always a bit leery about strict time limits, especially with some parts being out of the control of the participants. For example, what if one of the citizens involved wants another citizen to represent them (say, lack of familiarity with either language or system), but nobody steps forward?
Well I prefer the JA/PD judiciary so that if they don't produce their defense council, then the PD conducts the defense.
We cannot allow someone to avoid prosecution, or the conclusion of a JR, simply because they use the tactic of not having people in place.
The JA/PD system worked pretty well, and yes, sometimes it is ackward. I, as JA, was forced to prosecute a player for something I actually agreed with him on, during perhaps the most contentious PI I have seen. But I presented the case, and he was found guilty. I think the system works.