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If we're not commiting a federal crime (harbouring a felon) at the moment, we will be pretty soon.` Rather worse, we're making the students accomplices in commiting that crime, and worse yet, we're teaching the younger ones that the law doesn't apply to mutants.

I strongly suggest that we get a lawyer we can trust in here, and further, that we come up with some plausible fiction that can mean that the kids can claim to have no knowledge that Allerdyce is/was the in the building in the event of getting caught.

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x-cyclops.livejournal.com

You know, I had a conversation with Angelo on the way here. Why do we have so many mutant doctors, but no mutant lawyers?

It's a good idea, Pete. I don't suppose you have any suggestions? There are other things as well. I don't think breaking into the White House and other top secret locations has gone unnoticed, either.

And yes, I am back. I will be distracting myself from Marie's disappearance by catching up on old journal posts made while I was gone.

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x-essex.livejournal.com

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>I don't think breaking into the White House and other top secret locations has gone unnoticed, >either.
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It very much has not. Fortunately, the United States military has not yet decided exactly what it can do with you yet, which is to our advantage. Political will could change that for good or for ill, and Col. Stryker was not the only 'human first' advocate in the Pentagon.

OPERATION: ZERO TOLERANCE is supposed to be assembled, requiring only presidental authority to launch, and the SSSR RECOVERY program is well in the works, if the events in New Mexico are any indication. The crackdown on Muir Island may very well be the indication of something more sinister on the horizon.

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x-celsis.livejournal.com

"I don't think breaking into the White House and other top secret locations has gone unnoticed, either."

I think walking in and talking to the President directly may have blown the gaff on that one, Scott.

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x-pete.livejournal.com

Don't know anyone on this side of the pond, I'm afraid. Emma or Charlie might be better people to ask...

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x-celsis.livejournal.com

I know thousands of lawyers. I trust maybe three. One of those is in prison for refusing to honour a frankly illegal court order from those lovely Homeland Defence people, and another is in Brussels prosecuting war criminals, so I've called the third, Edward Runninghorse. He can be here around 7pm this evening. He's not a mutant, but he's awfully good at his job, and highly principled.

You see, Peter, darling, I do know nice people. I just have to pay them to talk to me, that's all.

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x-psylocke.livejournal.com

But, with an amiable personality, such as yours. I'm surprised to even hear you have problems getting to know nice people.

I think it's a great idea, especially if events continue to escalate. I also wouldn't mind bringing in some lawyers, who are also family friends, residing in the states. It all depends on how trusting Mr. Runninghorse is, and if he survives Scott and Pete's firing squad, which I'm sure he will.

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x-essex.livejournal.com

As it seems, we are attempting to construct some form of fiction to which Mister Alledyce can avoid imprisionment for his actions. Is this correct? If it is, it does raise some rather troubling questions.

From everything that I have seen and read, Mister Alledyce made a conscious decision to join Lensherr's madness. No one has mentioned any sort of psychic control or influence in that decision. As well, his actions in various times, such as at Mister Drake's home and the paramilitary assault on the weapons research facility were done in full control of his powers, not a random flare off or lack of foresight.

To any law officer in this country, Mister Alledyce is at the very least an accomplice to murder, terrorism, conspiracy to commit murder, and a host of other charges. If we are attempting to create a defense for a court of law, I support that. But if we are trying to create a fiction with which to decieve a court of law, I highly suggest you reconsider your actions.

What message do we send our students? That we are above the law? Even if you make a bad decision that directly or indirectly causes the deaths of innocents, you don't need to fear presecution? This is an extremely dangerous path. Mister Alledyce is only fractionally still a minor, and he should be held responsible for the actions that he has committed. Stopping a witch trial is one thing, but covering up criminal actions is something else.

When Charles speaks of intigration, he has always paid great attention to the fact that mutants cannot be above the laws of man. I certainly hope that we are not suggesting that this idea is no longer valid to us.

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x-pete.livejournal.com

I'm with the professor of ethics, here. Personally, I want to see the little shitfuck prosecuted and imprisoned, but I can see that idea being as popular as a leper at a beauty contest.

The only fiction I want us to create is one that means the kids aren't accessory to the crimes being commited here. One the means that they can say "but we didn't know" when they're asked about concealing a felon. Allerdyce, gets a defense, I guess, but no lies.

And someone really, really needs to talk to the kids to explain why Allerdyce is a special boy and gets to be above the law (and if you could explain it to me, too, that'd be nice), because Essex is right - it's a shitty, shitty lesson we're teaching.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to teach other shitty lessons.