| From: | Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Harrowing of Focus (sic) |
| Date: | Sat, 21 Aug 1999 23:47:09 EDT |
Ken@********.com writes:
>
> > Just imagine what it looks like in 2060 UCAS. The corps would do
> > everything
> > they could to keep death sentences down.
>
> Would they though? I mean with the extraterritoriality the megas have
> established and the widening gap between upper and lower classes and the
> veritable disappearance of the middle class they would have access to 3rd
> world countries and a much larger "Employee pool" that they could hire for
> pennies a day. If a prisoner doesn't like the job he can just stop. Sure
> there might be some consequences for that, but he still gets fed. In other
> places where the pennies a day job you get is the only thing keeping you
> (and your beloved family) from Death/disease, you cant just stop.
Ken, I do believe with the information that is now in existence for the
Shadowrun Universe, even the corporations would want to keep the Death rates
down. Even for criminals. Don't you recall the selections of "shadowtalk"
in Shadowtechnology concerning stuff like skillwires and "brainwashing?"
Trust me please. They are the Lords of Necessity. And to them "CHEAP LABOR"
is a necessity.
-K
