On Sat, 7 Mar 1998, Metthyew wrote:

I disagree...Genom OWNS the AD Police...Why do you think Leon keeps getting
the 'Evil Eye' from the guys upstairs at HQ?
Why do you think that Genom gets away with so much?

I disagree. Genom does not own the ADP; it owns the civilian government the
ADP answers to. Chief Todo is the ADP top dog, and he sympathizes with Leon.
Even the new chief from Crash (the only part of Crash I didn't like) seemed
more like just a spineless bureaucrat rather than a Genom junkie.

And Genom gets away with so much because it has good cover stories and lots of
guns.

And money.  And influence.  Don't forget, Genom builds all of those
boomers that have become a way of life in MegaTokyo.  So yes, if they
really thought the ADP was worth anything besides target practice, they
would probably be in control of it by the end of the month.

 Two problems, and you wouldn't win in either of them.
 
 As said, Genom owns ADP, meaning you would have to fight "upstairs" to try
 to do anything about them.  You wouldn't get a chance to take the suits
 apart because they'd be almost immediately "appropriated" by Genom. You
 most certainly would not be allowed to do anything anti-Genom - at least
 nothing that stands the slightest chance of succeeding.

I don't think so. As I stated before, I've counted at least four seperate fics
where Leon hauls the DD out of ADP storage and goes nuts. If Genom could
appropriate anything from ADP, they would have gone for that.

Really?  As I understand it, Genom practically owns the technology behind
the DD battlemover.  Whether it's legal for them to manufacture it is a
separate issue, but Genom wouldn't have a use for it anyway, since they do
not run an army (besides the hordes of boomers).  The KS equipment,
however, is based off of technology that Dr. Stingray concealed, and thus
valuable.

Can't control the ADP?  How hard would it be to grease a few political
palms, and get the government to sell the evidence to Genom?  Probably not
too hard at all.

Plus, Leon goes on anti-Genom rampages all the time and he's still there.

Leon also lands in a lot of hot water.  However, he usually turns out to
be right.  I guess if you were self-inserted, you could also work with
your "hunches", but don't expect any promotions soon.

 Second, you do something to turn the Knight Sabers in, you will most likely
 find yourself the victim of a little "accident", perhaps friendly fire, the
 next time you set foot on the street.  The officers of the ADP know who is
 responsible for at least trying to keep their casualty toll down, and it
 isn't the ADP higher-ups. Irregardless of you possibly following orders
 (*have* we seen either of the Chief's in Crisis/Crash order the KS brought
 in?), you've just greatly reduced their chances of survival in what will be
 seen as a selfish bid to get promoted. Not a good position to find yourself
 in.

Nuh-uh. You could play the kind of stiff, unbending, letter-of-the-law Javert-
esque type of cop who wouldn't hesitate to bust the KS for their illegal
activites. Technichally, they could be brought up on murder charges for the
Mason incident. You wouldn't have very many friends, and people would hate
your attitude, but they couldn't argue with your motives.

Plus, you'd be extremely high-profile afterwards. If you were to meet with a
mysterious 'accident', there would be an investigation. Also, until you
started further anti-Genom (well, anti-lawbreaking, which amounts to the same
thing) activities, the corporation would like you.

However, no one's going to believe a rookie cop, unless he has proof.
Good luck getting any.

Myself:  But you don't understand!  Some lady who's dad designed the
boomer, a singer, a dancer, and a AD Police officer all work together!

Doctor: Look, are those restraining straps too tight?

Also, Leon would probably look over your data, and tell the cheif that
is's all wrong (he knows about Priss, don't forget). Who will they
believe?

Of the three choices (Genom, KS, ADP) I'd rate ADP number two behind KS but
ahead of Genom. And that's only because it's the only one where you don't have
to break the law OR do evil stuff.

Well, I never did like being target practice.

-Mercutio
"A plague 'a both your houses!"

-Ranma Ranma
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