pcl_0539_121_23_06

Puddleby Court Log: 31 Spring, year 539 of The Ascendancy. 23:06

In the matter of Vintus v Romuli, accused of “Speeding”

Before the jurors: Jade, Zin, Crushette, Jenna, Alias, Madcat, Bigfat, Frozen Shade, Noivad, Viola, Soulmaster

The Honourable Judge Haengemie, presiding.
With Bellafae serving as Bailiff.

To all who read these precepts, the following transcript of this trial is true and correct, to the best of my knowledge.
Clera, reporting.

[Haengemie] <standard pre-trial court briefing>
[Haengemie] 10 seconds remaining, Please finish up, or say "done"...
[Haengemie] Thank you, Vintus
[Haengemie] Romuli, you have 90 seconds to speak, unless the jury deems your testimony irrelevant.
[Romuli] this asshole summ,oend me fior speeding
[Romuli] curse him to hell
[Romuli] he will pay fort this
[Haengemie] 10 seconds remaining, Please finish up, or say "done"...
[Romuli] fine him
[Romuli] not me
[Haengemie] Thank you, Romuli
[Haengemie] Vintus, you have 120 seconds to speak, unless the jury deems your testimony irrelevant.
[Vintus] “During a challenge, clan members may not ask anyone for help. If help is offered (for example, a passing healer heals a dead clan member) it need not be refused. However, any intervention by third parties is strongly discouraged and if motives are suspect, a complaint may be made to the other clans. After both sides are presented, a vote of clans will then determine if the transgression merits a forfeit for the offending clan.”
[Vintus] You all know that we are clan that prides ourselves on fun. We would never deliberately hurt anyone but we love to have fun. We don’t feel as if this violates any of the conditions set forth in the rules of Dun’ilsar.
[Vintus] “Challenges between clans are meant to encourage friendly rivalry.” Well is this really any different than leading creatures to the runners in a race, pulling healers away from those needing to be rescued, or leading creatures to the same healers. I could go on and on. This is just another way of making the challenge a bit different. If you don’t like what we did fine, but I would aregue that it is not by any means unfair nor illegal. What we did was use what was available to add a new challenge.
[Vintus] If you don’t like it then next time make it a clause of the challenge that jury duty or lawsuits will void the challenge. A redo would then need to be challenged. That was never addressed in our challenge and we did it for fun.
[Vintus] There is nothing illegal about what we did
[Vintus] there is no rule
[Vintus] we have fun
[Vintus] and the fact that I now have lets see
[Vintus] 13 bad karma proves that you all are too involved to have fun in the DM
[Vintus] witness None
[Vintus] witness: None
[Haengemie] Thank you, Vintus
[Haengemie] None the Above, please approach the witness railing, to the Northeast of the jury box. You have 15 seconds.
[Haengemie] Thank you, None the Above. You have been called to testify in this matter, please state the pertinent facts to the jury.
[Haengemie] None the Above, you have 120 seconds to speak, unless the jury deems your testimony irrelevant.
[None the Above] As you know I am the elected Sheriff.
[None the Above] And I did clock Romuli running at an excessive rate of speed!
[None the Above] Can't have that! It's dangerous!
[None the Above] Someone could be hurt!
[None the Above] What's next, drag races?
[None the Above] done
[Haengemie] Thank you, None the Above
[Haengemie] Romuli, you have 120 seconds to speak, unless the jury deems your testimony irrelevant.
[Romuli] they were loosing, it's not in the spirit of the games to do this, Fine him, jail him. not me
[Romuli] it's that simple
[Romuli] done
[Haengemie] Thank you, Romuli
[Haengemie] <standard jury verdict briefing>
[Bellafae] Bellafae hands Haengemie the jury's verdict.

[Haengemie] Vintus this court has found your case frivolous.
[Haengemie] <standard jury sentence briefing>
[Haengemie] And, because I find the friviolity of this case to be contemptuous,...
[Haengemie] I'm going to double the maximum penalty (240 min/2000 c)
[Haengemie] I suggest that the jury recommend a stiff sentence.
[Haengemie] Jurors, you should take Vintus's record into account when deciding what sentence to recommend.
[Bellafae] Bellafae hands Haengemie the jury's sentencing recommendation.

[Haengemie] Vintus, you are hereby sentenced to spend 65 minutes in the Puddleby jail,
[Haengemie] and fined 1290 coins.
[Haengemie] Judge Haengemie bangs his gavel
[Haengemie] This court is adjourned.

Court adjourned at 0:04 on 32 Spring, 539