| From: | shadowrn@*********.com (J. Keith Henry) |
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| Subject: | Spirits in Residence (Re: Astral Signature) |
| Date: | Tue Jan 16 11:42:03 2001 |
Subject: Re: Astral Signature
> At 08:32 a.m. 16/01/01, Nexx wrote:
> >Though, that does raise a question. If a normal spirit and a ghost can't
be
> >called upon to give evidence, what about a free spirit?
>
> I'd say that it would have to be a Spirit with a SIN and since, IIRC, Free
> Spirits are not allowed to have a sin, so they can't.
Now be careful there not to make too broad sweeping a judgement. In the
UCAS, Free Spirits can't, I don't believe... however, in other national
courts as well as various Megacorporate Authorities... this is most
definitely not the case (I would really hate to see Buttercup of Yamatetsu
not having any kind of legal rights).
Also, in countries such as Japan and China, where "Ancestral Spirits" are a
fact of life, religion and philosophical belief... to have the word of one
as a "witness" or "testimonial submission" would hold considerable
weight in
many legal circles (holds true in some of the NAN/Indian Nations as well).
The trick about SIN's has to do with Shadowrun-to-USA centrocism. Most of
the game is written from the POV of a USA/UCAS/North American viewpoint.
Its only recently that the game has started to look towards true global
consideration. One of those considerations is the nationality of the SIN.
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J. Keith Henry ("K" "NeoJudas")
Hoosier Hacker House (http://hoosierhackerhouse.com/)
