Newland steps up patrols
April 09, 29484 - Miss Lucetta Phoenix [Atlantean]
IRRK Freelance - Newland - Newland's Militia have increased patrols in response to an alarming incident in the area.
This all came swiftly after some neutrals showed a distinct lack of respect for Newland's current security minister, Agrestus Wright, during one incident where a neutral terrorist group had kidnapped and tortured a young female Omni-Tek employee, seemingly of no importance other than being the apparent girlfriend of an Omni-Pol officer.
Omni-Pol had managed to locate one of the "neutral" terrorists behind the kidnapping, and as usual they were in Newland, leaving Omni-Pol with no authority. However, rather than just arresting her and breaking the rules like they have done in the past, the officers present decided to show more respect for Newland and contacted the security minister for permission to detain the suspect.
As the minister arrived on the scene, it became apparent to him that the "neutral" in question was "nothing but a twisted warmonger. Torturing an innocent girl isn't going to achieve anything."
He then stated that terrorists of any kind are not welcome in Newland, and gave Omni-Pol permission to arrest the individual. It was then that chaos broke out.
A flock of neutrals, mostly from The Defiant, halted the officers and the minister from escorting the individual out of Newland. A "neutral" stepped up, presumably from the same terrorist group as the suspect, stating to the minister "You have no power here" while surrounding the minister with gun-toting neutral soldiers. The officers and the minister held their ground, while the minister attempted to negotiate his way out of the situation to avoid any conflict among neutrals. However, it became apparent that these "neutrals" refused to accept the minister's authority, actually threatening to "nuke the city". What?
It was at that point that something happened that I never thought would happen before, at least not in Newland. The minister raised his baton, and struck another neutral. Though, to be honest, threatening to blow up the city definitely deserves a whack in my opinion. The situation then escalated, and without the Militia providing any back-up it appeared to be a one man army trying to combat a terrorist group.
Luckily, Omni-Pol managed to beacon warp the minister and the officers to safety, and the kidnapped girl was rescued. It just goes to show that two factions can indeed work together without conflict, despite their differences.
As a result of this alarming incident, General Hekkat had agreed to increase patrols in Newland to maintain respect for the authorities, and make sure that this incident would never happen again.
Good job, Newland. You too, Omni-Pol.
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Militia Patrol Headed by General Hekkat