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It's my whole plan to put fear amongst your citizens

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After a recent survey discovered that nearly 40% of all citizens in Empiriana are single, there has been an increasingly loud call for the legalisation of prostitution.

The Debate
"I just can't get a girl no matter what I do," laments acne-afflicted nerd, Tobias Rubin. "If the cops would just look the other way about prostitution, it'd make my life much easier. Yeah, I'd be risking all sorts of diseases, but it's my body isn't it?"



"We can't allow this to happen!" protests Dr. Gregory Frederickson, senior pathologist of Empiriana's largest hospital. "Prostitution is a dangerous business and must remain illegal! People need to be more aware of the consequences that could follow like the risk of contracting HIV, chlamydia, or even syphilis. I say we get some funding for a large awareness programme on sexually transmitted diseases and maybe then people will act responsibly between the covers. It'll be expensive sure, but well worth it."



"Not so fast now!" interjects daring entrepreneur, Hope Bush. "Why don't we just have the prostitution industry run by the government? By letting the government regulate prostitution, Empiriana can force any patrons to undergo tests for diseases, make prostitutes have regular medical check-ups and pay a portion of their profits to the government. Of course we'd still have to put more policemen on the streets to keep illegal brothels from popping up and make sure the hospitals are equipped to handle the extra workload, but you can always raise taxes to account for that."

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"It's not our war? It's not our war?" cries (in)famous Meriath-born fascist Buy McGuffin. "Well maybe it's time it became our war! Meriath should take a more active, and by 'active' I mean 'hostile', role in international politics! This ethnic squabbling will be over when the war is over, and WE can end that war and purge the impure! Evil grows out of ignorance from the deviant mind.! Sieg Meriath!"

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Protesters Have Gone Too Far, Claim Police

The Issue

A group protesting against the Skama government began a riot yesterday which resulted in the death of Mr. Benson, a police officer.

The Debate

1. "This is an outrage!" cries Police Chief Max Jefferson. "The people of Skama just don't know how good they have it! Our nation is a gem compared to many others, but if you give an inch they will take a mile. I had to tell officer Benson's wife yesterday that their child will grow up without a father. Do I think public protests should be outlawed? You're damn right I do."

2. "It all happened so fast," says Faith Jong-Il, one of the protesters. "The crowd was just chanting, you know... and then they tear gassed us. I saw one cop, this Mr. Benson, club a teenager right in the face! For what? Speaking his mind! That's when the crowd rushed him. I'm sorry he's dead, but the police think they have a right to do whatever they want - things get out of hand sometimes. I think the police department should keep out of the way when we're protesting - even if things do get... excited."

3. "It's because protests get out of hand sometimes that we need a police presence," argues PC Akira Longfellow eventually after singing the national anthem to you. "Even violent protestors have a right to feel safe on the streets. If that means we have to die to protect the innocent, then that means we have to die. I think protests should be restricted to a designated area where police can keep an eye on the protestors. Then everything can go nice and smoothly and no one will have to worry about being beaten to death."

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Meriath is notorious for its citizens' infidelity.

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extreme political groups are outlawed

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I allowed people to cheat on their wives... I don't want to jail or murder them. That's way too harsh. Btw, if I keep controlling them, they won't learn anyting on their own, they'll just wanna rebel.

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