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‘aggressive interrogation’ video leaked
***Potty 5 Basic Cable TV: P5BC: 3600 Seconds commercial ***
William Cakeman: “Tonight on the most trust worthy news show 3600 Seconds, on Potty 5’s most trust worthy news network P5BC, 3600 Seconds has exclusive footage of a lethal ‘aggressive interrogation’ committed by Potty 5 military officers. Tonight on P5BC at 7:30 to 8:30 PM”

***the video***
The back of 6' 7" man in black pleated pants and black placket front short sleeve shirt standing up straight is seen. On his shoulder is the insignia of the Potty 5 Military, an ape in white on a black background with a silver circular boarder. The room is dimly lit, a man lies on a table with arms and legs stretched out. His arms are fastened to the strange shaped table, as are his legs, his torso, his head…

The man bends over, placing his face just inches in front of the fastened down man’s face. He appears to yell in the man’s face, and then strikes him with a steel truncheon. The tall man turns towards the camera, his face seems cold and expressionless, his eyes look small in relation to his face and he appears to have a scar running down the left side of his face. He has a short but thick gray beard except where the scar runs through it. His head is shaven. He pulls a chair from off screen sits down in it.

His body now moved out of the way of the camera shows the bloodied face and broken nose of the man on the table. The tall man takes out a white peace of paper and cleans off his truncheon, placing it in a holster on his belt. Two tall men clad like the scared one enter the room.

The three maneuver the table, and hook it to a series a cables. The table is rotated and turned vertically so it is hanging by the wires. The scared man takes a towel from a bucket of water and cleans the face of the man off.

The man’s face is fixed forward by restraints, as a second person is brought into the room by two additional black clad men. A third follows and is holding a large case that is about 5’ long in its greatest dimension. He places this on a table on the right side of the room and opens it. Then he leaves. The two, that helped move the table, stand on opposite sides of the room as the two other hold the second persons, as the scarred man pick up an item from the case.

The item is long and has a curve. It is black but shimmers in the dim light. The man with the scar then starts pacing while facing the man affixed to the vertical table. He waves the object menacingly as he appears to speak. He then strikes the man with incredible force across the shoulder. He then with one hand draws the swords blade from the sheath the he holds in the other. He hands the sheath to one of the men clad like him. He twirls the blade through the air with great finesse and speed.

He turns towards the camera appears to ask one question. The man fixed to the table does not say anything. The second person has been trying loosing the grip of the two men holding him to no avail the whole time. The blade flies through the air and severs the second person in twain from one shoulder to the other hip.

He then turned back to the man fixed to the table. The man fixed to the table still did not appear to speak. And the blade flew threw the air again and severed the arm of the man and table. On assistant went up and applied a pad and bandage to the wound to stop the bleeding.

The other threw some water in the fixed man’s face and struck him to assure he was conscious. The other stood still for exactly one minuet and then the blade severed the fixed man’s hand. A bandage and pads were applied, and similar steps were made to assure the man still knew what was going on.

Another minuet past and the blade few severing the man in twain along with the table; the two halves swung in the air suspended by a number of cables. One of the men in black steps in front of the camera and speaks into it, the man with the scar cleans the sword and puts it away. All five men in black left the room.

The two bodies are left in the room. The tape ends.

OOC: Is there no international outcry? Not even a letter from a civil rights or humanitarian NGO? (NGO non-governmental organization)

OOC: I would say good job but I can't do that now...a little ICly buisy with a war and all.

*** AndroidPost.com***
Potty 5 Government Mistreats Convicts
The recent leak of a video demonstrating the torture and killing of two people in a Potty 5 controlled prison facility has led to an investigation by the Android Post into the prison system in Potty 5. A number of unsettling things were uncovered. One of which is that prisoners are monthly forced to give blood for government run hospitals. Other more unsettling issues that were discovered was the renting of convicts to business for labor, the selling of those convicted sentenced to serve life or to capital punishment, and medical experiments performed on prisoners. Also torture is routinely used by prison guards to gain information from convicts, and as the leaked video showed these torture sessions often end in the death of the inmate being tortured.

The prisons fall into two categories: Government and private facilities. Both feature regular military personal as guards but the purpose of the facilities differs greatly. Government facilities are run to punish convicts, and to supply the convicts as an expendable human resource for the government. Here there are many alleged cases of experimentation both for medical purposes, and for less idealistic reasons such as developing better torture techniques and testing weapons. Private facilities are no better here the convicts serve as cheap labor in a verity of hard labor intensive and dangerous jobs such as uranium mining, and road construction. The convicts are often not given sufficient water and mortality rates are appallingly high.

When confronted with this the only statement that could be gotten was an unofficial statement from a low level prison official who stated simply ‘well there is very little criminal activity in our prisons’. Further investigation revealed…

OOC:Android is a major city in Potty 5. The Android Post is a news paper; AndroidPost.com is the news paper’s online version.

ooc: I too would say good job, but I too am to lazy/no time to write a good IC response.

OOC: I would condemn it, but I'm rather busy, and I don't know what I would post. If you actually want to do an extended RP, then TG me.

OOC: Is there an organization like Amnesty International on Nation States or will Potty 5 find that the way it (mis)treats its convicts is internationally acceptable? Also I thank all who took time to comment even if it was only out of character.

OOC: I think theres an organization like that. But they probably didn't notice it. You should be more flamboyant. Like gas an orphanage. Then if nobody does anything you should start mastermining a plan to eat babies.

OOC:
What theoretical purpose could gas an orphanage or eating a baby serve? I wish to portray my nation’s government as cruel and harsh in some respects but overall how could actions such as to gas an orphanage be of benefit to the government (The leader may be self serving but they are smart enough to realize that their people are important)? If you read my fact book you may see that [some] people already eat human flesh but the manufacturing of human flesh would not be very violent (Though a massive slaughter house where corpses cut up like cows hung from meat hooks could look interesting…).

IC:
***AndroidPost.com***
’Stop torture in the court’
For the past week the legal system of Potty 5 has been under intense viewing from the general public. Unlike many other nations where people often go around suing each other over a plethora of issues the civil case is rather rare in Potty 5. In Potty 5 the court is seldom bothered with civil matters, which instead are often brought before community elders, and are instead tasked almost exclusively with criminal cases. Business maters are dealt with by a totally separate legal entity unrelated to the criminal justice system. These cases are most often hidden from public with the results only being seen as a televised execution or a white clad worker on the side of the road under the supervision of a gun caring military man.

What most don’t realize is that there are three aspects to the court system in Potty 5. First is the investigative where military, police, and court officials attempt to find out the truth. Second comes the trial where a person is charged, by this time the court has already made up its decision. And finally comes the sentencing.

The criminal trial is seldom seen by those other then officials and accused. What is most shocking is that the trials use the same methods to obtain confessions of guilt as they did over 100 year ago. For the less informed reader this includes a verity of torture methods ranging from whipping and beating to iron maidens and burning hot irons. We the editorial staff at Android Post feel that such a system mush stop, and that more humane methods must be used. We feel that the adoption of a system more akin to that of the western world would better reflect on the people of Potty 5.

***Letter to the Editor, Android Post***
We have read and considered your request but have found that the current legal system is fair and just in that a person can not use wealth and fame to escape the punishment that they deserve. -Mr. Pha'mont Lefft, Prime Minister

***Potty 5 Basic Cable TV: P5BC: 3600 Seconds***
William Cakeman: “Hello I am William Cakeman here on 3600 Seconds the most trusted news show on the most trusted news network Potty 5 Broadcasting Company P5BC. Today news headlines include the riot outside of a prison facility located less then 100km from the residence of the Emperor. 53 People were killed. The riot was forcefully put down. The government has stated that all those who fled will not be prosecuted. More details after the break. In other headlines…”


***Android Post, Evening Edition***
Rioters Outside Prison lead Prisoners in Revolt, 53 killed and none wounded
Today rioters formed outside of a government run prison located a number of miles outside of the capitol city. Numbering at an estimated 300 the rioters started chanting and yelling outside of a prison facility. After 2 hours they attempted to gain entrance to the facility. Prison guards opened fire with non-lethal weapons such as grenade launchers, and shotguns. Flares, non-lethal gas, smoke, and non-lethal projectiles flew threw the air. Most of the rioters routed and were not followed. More adamant rioters did not turn at the use of the non-lethal weapons and as a result Military personal turned to more lethal weapons such as swords and rifles. After the riflemen opened fire the rest of the rioters dispersed or were killed. Some were left, having been trampled by other rioters, these people were shot. In total 43 civilians were killed. In the prison facility some inmates attempted to show dissatisfaction, 10 were killed. This seen shows how…

OOC: One last hurrah to see if any one is interested in Potty 5’s prison system

Don't get discouraged. I myself have never hosted a thread, successfully. It's rather difficult to get interest.