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From: Ubiquitous <weberm@*******.net>
Subject: Re: Killing in Shadowrun...
Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 19:23:00 -0400 (EDT)
At 06:06 PM 5/19/96 -0500, you wrote:

>If I ran a corp and I knew of a team that nailed my corp, I'd hire them, set
>them up, and kill them. Since it is 2057 and not 1057, I couldn't put their
>heads on poles outside the office complex, but I could get some nice
>pictures taken and set up a story for the papers. The more of those stories
>that show up, the less likely subsequent attacks will be on the corp.
>Ruling through fear is much easier than ruling through trust and far less
>likely to hurt you in the end.

I don't think so, Bob.

Your corporation won't be able to hire runners because you got a rep in the
streets for screwing them over. If you can't hire runners to do your dirty
work, you're fucked, especially if you waste money "getting even" with every
runner on the street that may have crossed your path.

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