Proposal: Arresting Mr. Hyde [Law]

Create a new Rule, "Warrants," which reads:

While Persons may be Arrested for certain actions as provided elsewhere in the rules, a Mob Name may not be Arrested. (A Person who has been revealed to use a certain Mob Name, however, may be Arrested for crimes committed under that Mob Name.)

If a Policeman observes that an Arrestable offense has been committed under a Mob Name, the Policeman may issue a Warrant for the arrest of that Mob Name by posting an entry in the blog stating the offense and the Mob Name. If any Person is ever revealed to use that Mob Name, any Policeman may then Arrest that Person for the crime for which the Warrant was issued, even if other conditions for Arrest (such as still possessing Hooch they brewed) are no longer met. (If a Person commits an Arrestable offense under a Mob Name he has not been revealed to use, and no Warrant is issued, that Person cannot ever be Arrested for that offense.)

Any Person arrested under a Warrant shall be in Prison for 24 hours. If multiple Warrants are issued against the same Mob Name for separate Arrestable offenses, the time for which the Person is imprisoned is cumulative.

If "Codename" is ever a game term, replace all instances of "Mob Name" in this Rule with "Codename" and delete this paragraph.

Add a new Rule, "Unmasking:"

A Person is said to be revealed to use a certain Mob Name when that Person publicly announces that they use that Mob Name. They may also be revealed to use the Mob Name through an Allegation. In an Allegation, a Person (the "alleger") posts a blog entry declaring that another Person (the "accused") uses a Mob Name, along with any evidence to that effect that he or she may wish to put forth. When an Allegation is posted, People other than the alleger and accused may vote as to whether they believe that the Allegation does (check) or does not (X) provide enough evidence. If (Quorum - 1) People vote that it does, the Allegation is Sustained. If there are enough votes against the Allegation that the Allegation cannot be Sustained, then the Allegation is Overruled. If Players cast multiple votes, only their last vote counts.

If an Allegation is Sustained, the accused must comment on the blog entry to confirm or deny the allegation as soon as possible. The accused must be truthful in their comment. If the Allegation is confirmed, all those who voted that the Allegation provided enough evidence gain 2 Status, as does the alleger; the accused is revealed to use the Mob Name. If the Allegation is denied, all those who voted that the Allegation provided enough evidence lose 2 Status, while the alleger loses 10 Status.

If an Allegation is Overruled, the alleger loses 5 Status.

If "Codename" is ever a game term, replace all instances of "Mob Name" in this Rule with "Codename" and delete this paragraph.

Admittedly, this requires that we trust our players not to cheat. I'm comfortable with that; what say you guys? Sorry about all the edits, by the way; charge that to upstart inexperience.

Passed 10 to 2 at 6:02 am GMT, 2.9.2004. +10 to Satyreyes, +2 to Brendan.