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<blockquote data-quote="Storm Raven" data-source="post: 23129" data-attributes="member: 307"><p></p><p></p><p>Wait a second. If you want to start getting technical, then the fighter's crimes include resisting arrest, assault upon lawful authority and being an accomplice after the fact (resulting from his efforts to disable the town watchmen so his murderous companions could get away). That is just for starters. I could probably come up with any number of other crimes he is guilty of under standard modern US law.</p><p></p><p>But we aren't dealing with standard modern US law, so using those rules is excessively generous to the fighter. I'd call him an accomplice to murder of the town guards the cleric fried (using the felony murder rule that existed in traditional common law, and is still in force in the US today), since he was clearly assisting the cleric's felonious actions at that point.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>No win</em>?</p><p></p><p>How about the fighter noticing his companions have engaged in several nasty crimes, and when the town watch shows up saying something like "I surrender, I didn't kill anyone here, and didn't help these guys. A trial will exonerate me, but I will submit to arrest to prove my innocence"? That way he isn't helping his companions try to escape, or assaulting lawful authority. He also has a decent chance of being let off relativley lightly at that point.</p><p></p><p>Instead he runs up and starts beating on watchmen with his companions (who slaughter several from the description). Even if he only struck to subdue the guards, he assisted the others in killing several guards by participating in the fracas.</p><p></p><p>Would an execution be warranted for what he did in the scenario set out in the initial post? I don't know. Maybe, maybe not. But a stiff sentence of some sort is clearly warranted unless Rufus and Burne are insane (since condoning random violence in their town is tantamount to surrendering all claims of authority they might have). I'd suggest prison for the fighter. For a long time.</p><p></p><p>The rogue didn't participate. He should have a sullied reputation for associating with a group of known criminals, but no legal punishment seems to be warranted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Storm Raven, post: 23129, member: 307"] [B][/b] Wait a second. If you want to start getting technical, then the fighter's crimes include resisting arrest, assault upon lawful authority and being an accomplice after the fact (resulting from his efforts to disable the town watchmen so his murderous companions could get away). That is just for starters. I could probably come up with any number of other crimes he is guilty of under standard modern US law. But we aren't dealing with standard modern US law, so using those rules is excessively generous to the fighter. I'd call him an accomplice to murder of the town guards the cleric fried (using the felony murder rule that existed in traditional common law, and is still in force in the US today), since he was clearly assisting the cleric's felonious actions at that point. [i]No win[/i]? How about the fighter noticing his companions have engaged in several nasty crimes, and when the town watch shows up saying something like "I surrender, I didn't kill anyone here, and didn't help these guys. A trial will exonerate me, but I will submit to arrest to prove my innocence"? That way he isn't helping his companions try to escape, or assaulting lawful authority. He also has a decent chance of being let off relativley lightly at that point. Instead he runs up and starts beating on watchmen with his companions (who slaughter several from the description). Even if he only struck to subdue the guards, he assisted the others in killing several guards by participating in the fracas. Would an execution be warranted for what he did in the scenario set out in the initial post? I don't know. Maybe, maybe not. But a stiff sentence of some sort is clearly warranted unless Rufus and Burne are insane (since condoning random violence in their town is tantamount to surrendering all claims of authority they might have). I'd suggest prison for the fighter. For a long time. The rogue didn't participate. He should have a sullied reputation for associating with a group of known criminals, but no legal punishment seems to be warranted. [/QUOTE]
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