From: David Dunham (dunham@pensee.com)
Date: Wed 11 Dec 1996 - 03:11:44 EET
Peter Metcalfe wrote
> A list of available material that has been
> published since then can be found at:
The correct URL is <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha/products.html>
> For the future, there is Bob's statement
Rob Heinsoo.
Simon Phipp wondered
> Is there any screening applied to material sent to the Digest? If so,
> how did this get through? If not, then why not?
Screening is a lot of work, and I wouldn't wish that on anyone. The Digest
has been remarkably spam-free, so I wouldn't worry about it.
David Cheng wrote
> never before has the statement
> "innocent until proven guilty" resonated so forcefully in my thoughts.
Hear hear! An amazingly important part of American law, oft ignored of late
And probably not a part of Gloranthan law. The Chinese (at least in Judge
In many cultures law is of the "self-help" variety -- you take action to
I know various Gloranthan legal systems have been discussed privately, but
(but that's a rant not relevant to the Digest).
Dee stories) used torture on suspects, to extract confessions; Kralorelans
undoubtedly do the same. I suspect in Dara Happa (if not the Lunar Empire
at large), if the authorities accuse someone, they're assumed to have a
very good reason, and the burden of proof is on the defendant. The Orlanthi
system seems not to favor either side.
remedy a wrong against yourself or your kin. I suspect only the "Civilized"
(in RQ3 terms) governments try to reserve this right. Such a system is
little concerned with standards of proof -- if a Praxian is wronged, his
kin will go thrash the accused.
I don't think ever posted to the Digest. Hopefully someone who knows more
can enlighten me.
David Dunham <mailto:dunham@pensee.com>
Glorantha/RQ page: <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html>
Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
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