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** H. Angus arrests the criminals of [[MegaCity Neo-Stockton]], attempts to try them, but skips out on Jury Duty.

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** H. Angus arrests the criminals of [[MegaCity Neo-Stockton]], attempts to try them, but skips can't, because he keeps skipping out on Jury Duty.

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* '''Parodied''': H. Angus arrests the criminals of [[MegaCity Neo-Stockton]], attempts to try them, but skips out on Jury Duty.

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H. Angus arrests the criminals of [[MegaCity Neo-Stockton]], attempts to try them, but skips out on Jury Duty.Duty.
** H. Angus carries around sock puppets to fulfill all the roles in the court.
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???H. Angus arrests the criminals of [[MegaCity Neo-Stockton]], attempts to try them, but skips out on Jury Duty.

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* '''Downplayed''': Enforcer H. Angus issues on-the-spot fines for littering, improper parking etc. which can't be argued in court.

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Enforcer H. Angus issues on-the-spot fines for littering, improper parking etc. which can't be argued in court.

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* '''Inverted''': There is far greater separation of powers than would be normally possible. Law enforcement cannot so much as detain to ask questions of anyone without a two-sided court case with juries. It is only possible due to a ComputerizedJudicialSystem who themselves lack the ability to so much as move a pencil - a more extreme version of a separation of powers. Furthermore [[VirtualGhost uploaded dead]] provide a jury to the AIs.

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* '''Inverted''': There is far greater separation of powers than would be normally possible. Law enforcement cannot so much as detain to ask questions of anyone without a two-sided court case with juries. It is only possible due to a ComputerizedJudicialSystem who themselves lack the ability to so much as move a pencil - a more extreme version of a separation of powers. Furthermore Furthermore, [[VirtualGhost uploaded dead]] provide a jury to the AIs.



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* '''Averted''': ???Neo-Stockton has a normal judiciary.



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Neo-Stockton's law enforcement deposes the government and does away with the judicial system so that they have complete autonomy on how to deal with criminals.



* '''Deconstructed''': The high level of concentration effectively results in a MightMakesRight anarchy and complete collapse of government. If innocence is no excuse and the laws are a sick joke then there is nothing to lose from striking first. The judges are outnumberef and have no cooperation of the population as [[TheDreaded they don't want to attract their attention]]. In short their very existence kills the civilization and law they claim to be defending.

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* '''Deconstructed''': The high level of concentration law enforcement officers have effectively a complete autonomy to mete out punishments on whoever they manage to get their hands on, whether or not the convicted are actually guilty. This results in a MightMakesRight anarchy anarchy, as law and complete collapse of government. If innocence is no excuse justice become meaningless, and the laws are a sick joke then there is nothing to lose from striking first. The judges are outnumberef and have no cooperation rest of the population as [[TheDreaded feel justified in striking first. Crime rates skyrocket, and a war breaks out between the law enforcement and the people, destroying the entire city.
* '''Reconstructed''': The recruitment screening for law enforcement officers are tightly regulated, and the potential applicants must demonstrate moral uprightness and compassion before
they don't want to attract their attention]]. In short their very existence kills are given the civilization right to arrest and law they claim to be defending.punish criminals.



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** Enforcer Hangus handles the proceeding of cases, arrests, and carrying out of sentences but he still needs to convene a jury before judgement where they may interrogate both him and the accused and may exile him if they find him a cure worse than the disease.

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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???There is far greater separation of powers than would be normally possible. Law enforcement cannot so much as detain to ask questions of anyone without a two-sided court case with juries. It is only possible due to a ComputerizedJudicialSystem who themselves lack the ability to so much as move a pencil - a more extreme version of a separation of powers. Furthermore [[VirtualGhost uploaded dead]] provide a jury to the AIs.


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* '''Deconstructed''': The high level of concentration effectively results in a MightMakesRight anarchy and complete collapse of government. If innocence is no excuse and the laws are a sick joke then there is nothing to lose from striking first. The judges are outnumberef and have no cooperation of the population as [[TheDreaded they don't want to attract their attention]]. In short their very existence kills the civilization and law they claim to be defending.
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* '''Subverted''': ???
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* '''Subverted''': ???
H. Angus is arrested for being a CorruptCop and PoliceBrutality in taking the law into his own hands -- there are separate courts and prison systems that he attempted to bypass.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???H. Angus gets off scott-free in a KangarooCourt as the courts are as corrupt as he.



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* '''Defied''': ???The state insists on having separate systems for the arrest, trial, and carrying out of sentences.
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'''Basic Trope''': A law enforcement officer with the power to issue on-the-spot punishments.
* '''Straight''': Enforcer [[PunnyName H. Angus]] arrests the criminals of [[MegaCity Neo-Stockton]], tries them and passes sentence on the spot.
* '''Exaggerated''': Enforcer H. Angus [[HangingJudge executes criminals on the spot]] [[AllCrimesAreEqual be it for murder or littering.]] Sometimes, he'll bother to question them first.
* '''Downplayed''': Enforcer H. Angus issues on-the-spot fines for littering, improper parking etc. which can't be argued in court.
* '''Justified''': It's a dystopian future where crime rates are high and budgets are limited. To both save resources and appear tough on crime, the government decided to "simplify" the justice procedure and deal with the problem swiftly and efficiently, rights be damned.
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