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Rudy up on charges?
Mira:
--- Quote ---Yeah, I find it unlikely there is any criminal action against Rudolph. It can be hard enough to get a cop on that kind of charge, much less without a body or reliable witnesses, much less in the absolute chaos of death surrounding the event, much less with the strain the legal system will already face in the aftermath. I mean, so many people went missing during that night where would you even start?
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Agreed, but you can bet that Rudolph won't have ended his obsession with putting Harry behind bars. I also think that Harry will have a hard time proving his innocence or proving that Rudolph suffers from serious paranoia.. I do think it will come down to a trial with all kinds of stuff at stake including the threat of Harry being declared an unfit father and little Maggie taken away. However I think between Lara and Mab, and the lawyer from "The Law," Harry will be gotten off and there will be a "Captain Krig" moment like in "The Cain Mutiny," with Rudolph mumbling about stolen strawberries or some such on the stand.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Elequosoraptor on May 25, 2023, 02:34:43 PM ---Yeah, I find it unlikely there is any criminal action against Rudolph. It can be hard enough to get a cop on that kind of charge, much less without a body or reliable witnesses, much less in the absolute chaos of death surrounding the event, much less with the strain the legal system will already face in the aftermath. I mean, so many people went missing during that night where would you even start?
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Yeah, 100% agree.
Even if there were any (mundane) witnesses (I don't think there were any Named Characters, but random civilians & innocent bystanders (hiding in a building overlooking the street, or behind a car, or whatever) would be a reasonable thing (if Jim wanted to write it that way) ... even if, I say, there were such witnesses ... most defense attorneys could almost certainly raise "reasonable doubt" about their credibility: the terror of suddenly being in a battle-zone, the "fog of war" effect, PTSD-based false memories, etc etc etc.
"They are more-to-be-pitied-than-blamed, ladies & gentlemen of the Jury... but they simply aren't credible ... not beyond a reasonable doubt!"
Conspiracy Theorist:
Rudolph will be cashiered from CPD, so will set himself up as a PI investigating “so-called” supernatural events and debunking them.
The Douchebag Files.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on May 25, 2023, 05:50:38 PM ---Rudolph will be cashiered from CPD, so will set himself up as a PI investigating “so-called” supernatural events and debunking them.
The Douchebag Files.
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And with his background in SI, he knows exactly the sorts of fabrications that the Powers That Be like to see in those reports. He'll become their favorite consultant...
Conspiracy Theorist:
Except he will believe them.
Whilst a large faction of the City and its authorities accept the Supernatural, there will be those who don’t so Rudy will still have his supporters and patrons.
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