Post by Asairia on Apr 1, 2018 19:59:32 GMT
Friday, 28 April 2017
in the case of:
The Queendom of Marrigoldria [Claimant]
vs.
The Commonwealth of South Pacifika [Defendant]
Application:
Claimant nation(s): The Queendom of Marrigoldria
Defendant: The Commonwealth of South Pacifika
Date(s) of alleged infractions: April 15, 2017 and April 27, 2017
Summary of facts and how this broke the law/rules or violated the Constitution: On two occasions South Pacifika, otherwise known as CSP in the discord and also known to change his name and profile picture to insight confusion, has on two occasions impersonated two different individuals in the discord. He first impersonated North Arkana and had convinced a number of people he was in fact North Arkana. After being told to not do it again, and a threatened court case, he then impersonated an individual not in our discord, known as Den, as a joke but was quickly discovered. The specific law broken is Article 8.2.3. which is: Attempting to steal or impersonate another Nation's identity. This behaviour is fraudulent and breaches the game's conditions. The same applies attempts to 'hack' Nations both inside NationStates and on Versutian Federation forums, or regional passwords.
Remedy/Remedies sought: For his first offense, as he seemed to be unaware of the rules of the region, I suggest that he be given a role to prevent him from changing his nickname in the discord and all other discords related to The Versutian Federation to avoid this issue in the future. For his second offense, I suggest that a rank to prevent him from posting in the discord for a week is proper. This rank would also prevent him from posting in the regional role play. While these are restrictions on one's freedom of speech, South Pacifika has abused this right.
I, The Queendom of Marrigoldria, hereby certify the above to be correct to the best of my knowledge.
The Minister of Justice has judged your application meritorious. Trial follows below.
Judgment
ALAMEI, MoJ
1. On April 15, 2017, the defendant impersonated the identity of North Arkana, changing his profile picture and username on Discord to match. He was promptly warned that this violated Article 8.2.3 of the Constitution.
2. On April 27, the defendant changed his name and profile picture to match that of one "Commissar DEN", an account under the control of a nation in New Ausozera. Given that Article 8.2.3 refers to the impersonation of any nation, not just those who reside within the Versutian Federation, this constitutes an equally serious offense.
3. That the defendant chose to commit an act of impersonation a second time, knowing full well its ramifications, amplifies its severity.
Held: the acts committed are worthy of punishment.
IT IS ORDERED the defendant be barred from speaking and sending messages in the regional Discord for one week, and be prevented from changing their nickname for three months, subject to commutation on condition of good behavior.
Judgment delivered:
Saturday, April 29, 2017