shaderic Wrote:The Joker is the really well-know pop-culture murder spree psycho. Previous generations would have someone different.Quote:Reminds me a bit of The Joker, but with a better focus...Why do psychopaths always bring the Joker to mind? There are other batshit people out there that are more interesting.
It would be a bit unfortunate if he picked on someone who'd been undercover in Boskone...
I wonder if he might end up, unknowing, in a Virtual World where he was watched by Patrol agents, mining him for data to help them track down Boskone...
And considering the Head of the Snake approach that Beck employs, accidents like that are pretty unlikely. But they would still be possible, I suppose. I wonder if he'd feel remorse, or just consider them collateral damage?
Final point though... What the hell? That seems... pretty out there. Even for Fenspace. And pretty amoral for the Patrol. Would they lock him up, and milk him for info? Yes. Would they screw with his head like that? No. Especially considering that if he's captured, Beck would probably give them all the information they could want if they just asked. He can't strike against Boskone in prison, but his information might be able to.
Good not too many undercover guys going to be collateral damage...
You have caught someone. You don't believe in the death penalty. You know they are going to escape. And go straight back to killing. What do you do? Ensure they don't try to escape. Arguably, in the VR he would be happier than just in prison, though, his freedom of choice has been drastically limited. But, that is what society does to prisoners, mainly because they don't like some of their choices.
Sometimes the strongest prison bars are inside your head?
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