New Marine Law Protocols.

[VarisiaLote]

I've been playing WO quite a bit to work on RP as well as continually familiarize myself with Marine Law from top to bottom. From two specific incidents I've come to a couple of Conclusions.

The first, is most MPs fail to follow proper procedure when both arresting as well Brigging Marines. I'm am not faultless at this either I as have as well. Unfortunately, other then throwing MPs in for Neglect(which will result in a permanent lack of MPs each OP but maybe it has to) or faxing HC (which there may or may not be someone available to fax you back not to mention it takes time which you might not have)there isn't really an IC way to resolve the break in procedure. Personally, I suggest either the Prisoner gets a sentence reduction (not applicable for Execution or instantly Permanent Confinement crimes) or make it official that you are to Brig the MP for their Violations.

The second, is there are no proper Quarantine or Biohazard protocols in place. Not for Eggs, Larva (both in a host or free), or Zombies. My suggestion is that those protocols will take effect if the aCO OR CMO says to activate either protocol (as waiting for an agreement from both while you have a potentially highly infectious pathogen is moronic both IC as well as OOC). Protocols might entail the allowance of temporary detainment of any personnel in contact with potential pathogens (no permanent confinement just enough to clear or confirm), access for MPs to the morgue or Research (more for Zombies than Huggers), as well as maybe automatic 'Blue' Level for CIC, MPs, as well as doctors (Marines, MTs, CTs will still be on Green unless the Alert level gets elevated through the CIC). Finally, an announcement about the reason for the Quarantine protocol must be given after you enact them as soon as is possible.

I am curious on this from both staff as well as the Community for any suggestions about these or even other ways MPs might benefit.

[Heera-o]

I just began playing as a CL, the last few rounds. One of the more effective RP's I had had was getting a researcher to hand me an intact egg. The thought process was that WY would like to keep the xeno experiment going, once the "situation" was handled. The key to this was sneaking the egg without the Command staff knowing. If there were hard protocols for Biohazards, this line of rp would die. I think hard bio hazard protocols would negatively impact the CL role. My job is to protect WY interest during the op. One way I do that is by ensuring something of the experiment survives. Remove this with bio protocols and marines/medical are unlikely to be convinced to help, in fear of a job/game ban for breaking rules. Right now, If the CMO wanted to screen anyone comming from the planet once they find out about the face huggers, they can. Most choose not to as they are to busy saving who they can.

I have never played the MPs, so I can not contribute there.

[Skimmy2]

As a CMP you can always preform disciplinary action against your men when they fair to follow procedure, likewise failure to follow proper arrest and brigging procedures is evidence (albiet small) against the arresting officer.
If a prisoner requests their right to an appeal and you find the MP did not arrest them properly, then that is less confidence in their judgment over the arrest in the first place. tl;dr, the more doubt there is that a crime was not committed, the more chance you have to conclude that the appeal is innocent.
If MPs cant follow proper procedures, then MPs can expect more prisoners going free.

We could really use a Quarantine or a generic "lockdown" procedure though.

[Printer16]

A quarantine procedure would be interesting, though something like that can already be done by using checkpoints, the hangar lockdown and things like that.

[Vispain]

I think a generic protocol or few for biohazard would be good. As it stands, we have displays that show the normal WY symbol, Red Alert , and even the biohazard symbol. It feels appropriate a "ship" like the the almayer would have proper procedures for a disease.

[awan]

Most of the time the ship is traveling at lightspeed with most marines being in cryostasis. From what I understood the ai (mostly) handles this. And a huge sickness aboard would be bad and thus the protocol is most likely written for that situation.


But, since the universe seems to have never heard of the geneva convention it would not be wierd to assume bioweapons are actualy used. So man made diseases to wipe out soldiers. And thus a protocol for that should be made. Next weapons with massive radiation. Now I can continue this list for quite long.

[spookydonut]

Make a gitlab suggestion, some of these ideas have merit