You Meddlesome Kids

[obi_wanmanshow]

FORM: Sending Crystal
SENDER: Obi-Wan Kenobi
RECIPIENT: EVERYBODY
WHAT: Obi-Wan applies the time-honored Jedi technique of stirring the shit in hopes of producing results
WHEN: Mid-Drakonis-ish
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES: For some context or in person action, have This closed log all about Gavin's recent life choices, and this somewhat related open log by Aragorn.

I am a little new here, and perhaps I've missed something important, but is it common practice to lock up innocent people, for no reason? I was given to understand that this organization, this Inquisition, is meant to stand as some kind of bastion for all, a saving grace in the face of sure doom. Or is that just pretty words, to hide the truth?

[He pauses, just for a moment, but despite the lack of visual information, it has all the laser-like focus of a nun's stern disapproval. You have been found wanting, young inquisition. Shame on you.]

Seeker Cassandra Pentaghast, for those who might not have heard, seems to have decided that it is appropriate for her to act as judge, jury, and-- well, a law unto herself, concerning the behavior of Rifters. I wonder, with everything else that's happened since my arrival here, if she thinks no one has noticed.

[He means, perhaps, the issue with Anders, among other things. A good strategist knows how to use their shield; the timing wasn't the only suspect thing about all this, but it certainly seemed like a factor, to him.]

I'll get to the point: Galadriel should be freed if she's done nothing, or if she, or anyone else [Not to name names, Gavin Ashara] has done significant wrong, there should be a fair trial, open to public scrutiny. What happened here is, in my opinion, inexcusable.

Comments

[lifeofendurance]

[Ah! More details! Which is very very fascinating in it's own right, but there is a flaw in this system. Too many points of entry. Which means too many opportunities for corruption to sneak in.]

The nations of Thedas likewise have different forms of government. [Not really, but it looks that way from his perspective.] But the system you describe sounds susceptible to corruption. Where are the Seekers to root out misconduct and malfeasance? How is one to determine that evidence presented is not false? That this 'jury' is not making decisions out of ignorance or spite?

[make_my_mark]

Corruption can be found anywhere. No system is perfect.

But to answer your question, we have law enforcement - police. They investigate suspected crimes and bring the charges formally. They gather the evidence, but it's not for them to decide guilt or innocence. The evidence is provided by them to both sides - the prosecution and defense. Both sides review the evidence, and can have it vetted by their own specialists. The jury is selected from a pool, sometimes hundreds deep in the biggest, most high-profile cases. Both the defense and the prosecution are present at the selection, asking questions to vet their appropriateness. They, and the judge, have the right to dismiss jury members they don't approve of.