Today I’ve got this Issue on my Nationstates (nationstates.net)
A Pound Of Flesh
A legal battle has recently come to your attention, over a failed repayment of an overdue private debt and the validity of the underlying legal contract. The debtor owes ten thousand CURRENCY and under the bond agreement signed, the lender is calling to take a pound of flesh in lieu of payment.
I’ve encountered with 3 choices
1. “I deserve to obtain a pound of flesh from that bankrupt fellow over there, as we both willingly signed this bond in the presence of a lawyer,” explains the lender, Mr. Boldkey, matter-of-factly. “The function of the law is to uphold justice, is it not? Exceptions to contracts will weaken confidence in the legal and financial system. Should I not be allowed to take what I am owed and to acquire it from say, his neck?”
2. “Please spare me, I have a family to look after!” wails the debtor from behind bars. He is promptly silenced by his lawyer, Mr. Balthazar, who in a suspiciously high pitched voice elaborates: “What my client is trying to communicate is that the purpose of the law is to protect the rights of the smallest minority that has ever existed, which is the individual. A judge – or the government – should be able to annul any contract that has an immoral basis. The quality of mercy should be applied now and serve as a benchmark for future cases.”
3. “Give Boldkey that which is justly his, which is a pound of flesh, nothing more, nothing less!” says Ms. Lee, a bored looking lawyer. “But due to him not being a licensed agent of the law, he must then be charged with murder, or at least assault, depending on the extent of the injury inflicted. The letter of the law is served, and freedom as well.”
4. Dismiss the issue
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Option 2. sounds good so I choose it.
The result saids ‘Legal contracts aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.‘
In result, my nation get a boost of this qualities.
Niceness
Average Smiles Per Day 8.2%
Compassion
Kitten Softness Rating 4.9%
Corruption
Kickbacks Per Hour 1.7%
Pacifism
Cheeks Turned Per Day 0.85%
Social Conservatism
Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index 0.83%
Tourism
Tourists Per Hour 0.26%
And decline in this qualities
Integrity
Percentage Of Bribes Refused 0.1%
Intelligence
Quips Per Hour 0.13%
Employment
Workforce Participation Rate 0.32%
Safety
Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating 0.47%
Crime
Crimes Per Hour 0.48%
Civil Rights
Martin Luther King, Jr. Units 0.85%
Ideological Radicality
Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index 0.96%
Charmlessness
Kardashian Reflex Score 1.5%
Industry: Insurance
Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating 11.7%
This choice said to rise tax, but in fact decrease it. Good for economy as well.
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