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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 2430606" data-attributes="member: 99">I'll note that in the aforementioned Anita Blake books, due process is suspended in the case of supernatural creatures who are deemed to have committed a crime.&nbsp; The theory is that it would be deadly to the police and bystanders to attempt to apprehend them and could be almost impossible to hold them once caught.&nbsp; Plus, in the case of Vampires, you're already dead so your legal rights are very much in question.&nbsp; So, if a judge signs a death warrant for you then that's it.&nbsp; A Vampire Hunter (or whoever is appropriate) will hunt you down and kill you asap.&nbsp; And these Vampire Hunter types tend to use the most expedient means necessary and don't fight fair.Most commonly they'll find out where the vampire rests during the day and go stake them and chop off their heads.&nbsp; Or, as Anita Blake was fond of doing, a shotgun loaded with silver shot in the mouth and heart (silver is anathema to both Werewolves and Vampires in that world).&nbsp; On some occasions it was deemed too dangerous to go into the vampire's lair and they just burned the whole damn building down.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rel, post: 2430606, member: 99"] I'll note that in the aforementioned Anita Blake books, due process is suspended in the case of supernatural creatures who are deemed to have committed a crime. The theory is that it would be deadly to the police and bystanders to attempt to apprehend them and could be almost impossible to hold them once caught. Plus, in the case of Vampires, you're already dead so your legal rights are very much in question. So, if a judge signs a death warrant for you then that's it. A Vampire Hunter (or whoever is appropriate) will hunt you down and kill you asap. And these Vampire Hunter types tend to use the most expedient means necessary and don't fight fair. Most commonly they'll find out where the vampire rests during the day and go stake them and chop off their heads. Or, as Anita Blake was fond of doing, a shotgun loaded with silver shot in the mouth and heart (silver is anathema to both Werewolves and Vampires in that world). On some occasions it was deemed too dangerous to go into the vampire's lair and they just burned the whole damn building down. [/QUOTE]

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