| From: | K. Suderman suderman@*****.ocean.fsu.edu |
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| Subject: | Corp Court: Was: Professionalism and what Questions do I |
| Date: | Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:19:51 -0400 |
>In a message dated 8/16/99 12:53:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>angelkiller404@**********.com writes:
>
>> Well, not a watchdog, per se, but more as a way of keeping the status
>> quo, IMHO. Sort of like the US Supreme Court; it was never made to
>> make our lives any easier, just more orderly. I really can't explain
>> it, but I've always seen the Corp Court as an "old boys' Club," for
>> lack of a better term. Something on political elites, and the goal of
>> keeping the machine running, regardless of who's at the
>> helm...(answering mail at 3AM isn't very healthy for the brain ^^).
>
>I'd agree with Angel Killer on this, and not the person with the agressive
>Court. The CC isnt about policeing the corps, its about arbitrating
>disputes. Agents of the CC would NOT, IMO, run stings trying to find corps
>who's J's hire runners. In fact, given who makes up the CC, I would in fact
>state that ALL members of the CC use runners to one extent or another.
>Instead, the CC is where say two corps go and say "We had a contract to
share
>research data and X is renegging on it." sort of thing.
>
It's me you disagree with- though not as much as you might think... :)
For example, we agree about who uses shadowrunners- but I feel the
Cigarette-Smoking Persons are hypocritical. They use runners, but dislike
smaller corps using runners against them.
Our disagreement is over the investigative team, I think. To continue
your example: When the plaintiff corp comes to Court, I expect that proof
is required before punishment is meted out. Somebody has to supply
(create?) that proof. An investigation occurs- perhaps it is done by the
corps (which makes a lot of sense, since they're the ones who care) or by
the Court (which would make sense if the Court was an official way for the
big corps to keep the little corps down).
Unless we assume that the Corp Court is omniscient, some kind of
investigation is going to take place- we just need to decide whose uniform
the investigators are wearing.
Keith
Keith Suderman suderman@*****.fsu.edu
Florida State University 850-980-3218
Department of Oceanography
