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At the trigger, as always, is me, Garret Coliga, delivering another round of the latest official Bounty Hunters Guild news, tech and tips brought to you by today\u2019s sponsor, Apocalypse Arms. Manufacturer of such fine ship ordnance as the Revenant Ballistic Gatling and the Strife Mass Driver, Apocalypse has just introduced a new line of personal weapons that are as well-crafted and absolutely devastating as their larger siblings. To celebrate, they are having a fantastic Citizen Day special where all customers who earned their Citizenship this standard Earth year can send in a rebate for 25% off. The deal only lasts till the beginning of the new year, so all you newly franchised hunters out there, get shopping. Don\u2019t forget to tell them that Garret sent you.\n\nIt\u2019s only been a few weeks now since the declaration of war \u2014 about damn time I might add \u2014 but already the Guild is seeing an uptick in contracts. With the government sights turning to focus on the Vanduul threat, it seems that there is all the more business coming our way. Doubly so thanks to more than a few brave members stepping up to do their part and enlisting to serve. Our thoughts and well wishes to our brothers and sisters, as well as all the starmen fighting to protect us, but since the boards are being overrun with government bounties, I figured I\u2019d use today\u2019s HotSheet to highlight some of the jobs that are a little more off the beaten path, so to speak.\n\nFirst up, a mechanic on the make. It seems one Silas Rapapo of Rapapo Repairs out near Vann was trying to up his profit margins by telling people that he was patching up their ship with high-end materials when, in reality, he was slapping on low-grade steel bonding covered in some nice paint work. A scam he apparently had going for a few years, silencing complaints with apologies and bribes where he could, until his shoddy work wound up getting a family of five nearly killed after their hull ruptured during what should have been a routine landing. Mr. Rapapo skipped bail, and has been on the lam since late November. Here\u2019s hoping he escaped in a ship he repaired.\n\nMoving on, we have a refugee gone rogue. After being sent to a Xi\u2019An labor camp as a political dissident, Suec\u2019ath managed to escape to UEE space in the hope of finding asylum. However, the request was denied and the Advocacy are looking to extradite Suec\u2019ath back to Xi\u2019An space. Turns out, the Xi\u2019An are especially eager for the return and are being very generous on this one. Since Suec\u2019ath has already been able to give a highly secure labor camp the slip, you can bet that this is one slippery slink. Smart credits are on them trying to make their way across yet another border to try their luck with the Banu.\n\nNext, we have a lost little one. Eugene and Marigold Helms have listed a private contract for information on the whereabouts of their 13-year-old daughter. She ran away from their Cestulus home three months ago, and there has been no word from her since. The locals have turned up dry, and since the child left of her own will, it hasn\u2019t been much of a priority. Not much of a contract either if I\u2019m being honest, but sometimes the reward is about more than creds.\n\nWhich brings us nicely to today\u2019s special guest, Ted Morales, the chair of the Guild\u2019s Committee on Ethical Practices, to talk to us about what it means to have a code of ethics as a bounty hunter. But before we get to Ted, just need to add real quick that for all jobs on the HotSheet and any contract in general, you\u2019re going to want to consult your local Guild or Law Enforcement office to double-check any bounty before confronting a fugitive, as bounties may have been cleared. And of course, jobs must be performed by licensed Guild Members in good standing.\n\nWith all that said and done, I\u2019d like to welcome Ted to the program.\n\nTed Morales: Thanks for having me, Garret. Real excited to be on. I have been listening to TRACKER since I first got involved with the committee about two years ago. It\u2019s a fantastic resource.\n\nThanks, Ted. Means a lot to me. Really. Now, first things first, I\u2019m sure many of you out there are asking: wait, the Guild has an ethics committee? And the answer to that is a resounding yes. Ted, why don\u2019t you explain to those not in the know what you and the committee do?\n\nTed Morales: Of course. While there are official laws set by the UEE outlining what a bounty hunter can and cannot do in order to be licensed, the Committee of Ethics is there to help establish guidelines for what a member should or should not do. Or as one of our committee members likes to say, the black and white stuff is easy; we\u2019re there to help with the gray.\n\nI know how easy it is to get wrapped up in the hunt and to justify questionable means because it\u2019s all to help put away bad guys. I\u2019ve done some stuff in the heat of the moment that I\u2019m less than proud of now. An incident involving a suspect\u2019s cat and an airlock comes to mind.\n\nTed Morales: Most hunters have stories like that. We are doing dangerous work where we interact with criminals every day. It is important for us to have a support system we can lean on to make sure we don\u2019t get caught up in the mire. That\u2019s where the committee comes in; not to make the tough choices for you, but to provide a helping hand so that guild members can be ethical and still perform their job.\n\nI\u2019m a firm believer that it\u2019s worth the effort to make a living that you can live with, but when it comes to doing what\u2019s right or doing what\u2019s going to put creds in your account, it can definitely be a tough call.\n\nTed Morales: That\u2019s why we\u2019ve developed what we like to call the Four P\u2019s of Responsible Hunting: Purpose, Pronouncement, Proportionality and Prejudice. If you take the time to ask yourself these four things before taking a job, or even in the middle of the job, it could help steer you in the right direct.\n\nFor example, with Purpose you ask yourself is there a good reason to be doing what I\u2019m doing? Is there strong evidence for why I should be taking this case? Any hunt or investigation can lead to significant harm to the person or people being investigated, so it\u2019s good as a first step to stop and see if the job itself feels justified before undertaking any action. That\u2019s Purpose.\n\nRight. Does this job seem like it\u2019s a contract worth doing, and not just from a money side. What\u2019s Pronouncement?\n\nTed Morales: Pronouncement is asking if the job or actions you are undertaking have been made public to the Guild or to the proper authorities, and if they have not, would you feel comfortable if they did come to light.\n\nThe old \u2018would you be embarrassed if your parents found out\u2019 test.\n\nTed Morales: Exactly, thinking about your peers\u2019 or mentors\u2019 reactions can definitely be a good guideline. If you wouldn\u2019t want them to know, then maybe you should reconsider what you are about to do. The next \u2018P\u2019 is Proportionality. Are the actions you are taking appropriate to the task at hand?\n\nOkay. Like how blowing up a ship might be totally valid for chasing down a violent suspect, but a little out of hand if you\u2019re trying to nab someone who is delinquent on their support payments.\n\nTed Morales: Right. Just because a certain level of violence is justified in one case does not mean it is universally ethical. It is important to constantly be evaluating and making sure you are using the appropriate tools and techniques for the job at hand.\n\nWe\u2019re going to have to take a break in just a second, here, but if my count is correct, I think we just have one \u2018P\u2019 left.\n\nTed Morales: The last one is Prejudice. Not only discrimination against people of different races, species, economic class \u2014 which is important \u2014 but also in the sense of your own personal feelings on the case. Have you had a problem with a shipjacker in your own line that may change the way you approach a contract? Did your parent\u2019s store get robbed once, and you have \u2014\n\n\nHold that thought, Ted. We need to hop to commercial for a minute, but when TRACKER comes back we are going to talk through how to use the four \u2018P\u2019s on some real life case examples, and explore what to do if you do make an ethical mistake. Plus, we\u2019ve got a review of some new facial scan tech that you\u2019re not going to want to miss. More TRACKER on the way.\n\n< TRANSMISSION BREAK >","de_DE":"< BEGINN DER \u00dcBERTRAGUNG >\n\nWir sind eingesperrt und geladen, mit der heutigen Episode von TRACKER bereit zum Drehen. Am Ausl\u00f6ser stehe wie immer ich, Garret Coliga, und liefere eine weitere Runde der neuesten offiziellen Nachrichten, Technologien und Tipps der Kopfgeldj\u00e4ger-Gilde, die Ihnen vom heutigen Sponsor Apocalypse Arms pr\u00e4sentiert werden. Apocalypse, Hersteller von so feinen Schiffswaffen wie dem Revenant Ballistic Gatling und dem Strife Mass Driver, hat gerade eine neue Linie von pers\u00f6nlichen Waffen eingef\u00fchrt, die so gut verarbeitet und absolut verheerend sind wie ihre gr\u00f6\u00dferen Geschwister. Um zu feiern, haben sie ein fantastisches B\u00fcrgertag-Special, bei dem alle Kunden, die in diesem Standard-Erdejahr ihre Staatsb\u00fcrgerschaft erworben haben, einen Rabatt von 25% Rabatt einl\u00f6sen k\u00f6nnen. Der Deal dauert nur bis zum Beginn des neuen Jahres, also gehen alle, die ihr neu lizenzierten J\u00e4ger da drau\u00dfen seid, einkaufen. Vergiss nicht, ihnen zu sagen, dass Garret dich geschickt hat.\n\nEs ist erst ein paar Wochen her, seit der Kriegserkl\u00e4rung - \u00fcber die verdammte Zeit, wie ich hinzuf\u00fcgen m\u00f6chte -, aber bereits sieht die Gilde einen Anstieg der Vertr\u00e4ge. Da sich die Regierung auf die Bedrohung durch Vanduul konzentriert, scheint es, dass umso mehr Gesch\u00e4fte auf uns zukommen. Zweifellos dank mehr als ein paar mutiger Mitglieder, die sich f\u00fcr ihren Teil einsetzen und sich einschreiben, um zu dienen. Unsere Gedanken und W\u00fcnsche an unsere Br\u00fcder und Schwestern, sowie an alle Starmen, die darum k\u00e4mpfen, uns zu sch\u00fctzen, aber da die Boards mit Regierungspr\u00e4mien \u00fcberlaufen sind, dachte ich mir, dass ich das heutige HotSheet benutzen w\u00fcrde, um einige der Jobs hervorzuheben, die sozusagen etwas abseits der ausgetretenen Pfade liegen.\n\nZuerst ein Mechaniker der Marke. Es scheint, dass ein Silas Rapapo von Rapapo Repairs in der N\u00e4he von Vann versuchte, seine Gewinnspannen zu erh\u00f6hen, indem er den Leuten erz\u00e4hlte, dass er ihr Schiff mit hochwertigen Materialien reparierte, w\u00e4hrend er in Wirklichkeit auf minderwertige Stahlverklebungen klatschte, die mit einigen sch\u00f6nen Lackierungen bedeckt waren. Ein Betrug, den er anscheinend einige Jahre lang betrieben hatte, indem er Beschwerden mit Entschuldigungen und Bestechungsgeldern zum Schweigen brachte, wo er nur konnte, bis seine sch\u00e4bige Arbeit dazu f\u00fchrte, dass eine Familie von f\u00fcnf Personen fast get\u00f6tet wurde, nachdem ihr Rumpf w\u00e4hrend einer routinem\u00e4\u00dfigen Landung gebrochen war. Herr Rapapo hat die Kaution \u00fcbersprungen und ist seit Ende November auf der Flucht. Wir hoffen, dass er mit einem Schiff entkommen ist, das er repariert hat.\n\nWeiter geht's, wir haben einen Fl\u00fcchtling, der abtr\u00fcnnig geworden ist. Nachdem Suec'ath als politischer Dissident in ein Arbeitslager in Xi'An geschickt worden war, gelang es ihm, in der Hoffnung, Asyl zu finden, in den UEE-Raum zu fl\u00fcchten. Der Antrag wurde jedoch abgelehnt, und die Advocacy beabsichtigt, Suec'ath zur\u00fcck nach Xi'An zu liefern. Es stellte sich heraus, dass die Xi'An besonders begierig auf die R\u00fcckkehr sind und in dieser Hinsicht sehr gro\u00dfz\u00fcgig sind. Da Suec'ath bereits in der Lage war, einem hochsicheren Arbeitslager den Ausrutscher zu geben, k\u00f6nnen Sie darauf wetten, dass es sich um eine rutschige Bahn handelt. Intelligente Kredite sind auf ihnen, die versuchen, ihren Weg \u00fcber eine weitere Grenze zu finden, um ihr Gl\u00fcck mit den Banu zu versuchen.\n\nAls n\u00e4chstes haben wir eine verlorene Kleine. Eugene und Marigold Helms haben einen privaten Vertrag f\u00fcr Informationen \u00fcber den Aufenthaltsort ihrer 13-j\u00e4hrigen Tochter aufgelistet. Sie ist vor drei Monaten aus ihrem Cestulus-Haus geflohen, und seitdem hat sie nichts mehr von sich h\u00f6ren lassen. Die Einheimischen sind trocken aufgetaucht, und seit das Kind aus eigenem Antrieb gegangen ist, hat es keine gro\u00dfe Priorit\u00e4t mehr. Nicht viel von einem Vertrag auch nicht, wenn ich ehrlich bin, aber manchmal ist die Belohnung \u00fcber mehr als Kreide.\n\nWas uns zu unserem heutigen Ehrengast, Ted Morales, dem Vorsitzenden des Gildenkomitees f\u00fcr ethische Praktiken, f\u00fchrt, um mit uns dar\u00fcber zu sprechen, was es bedeutet, einen Verhaltenskodex als Kopfgeldj\u00e4ger zu haben. Aber bevor wir zu Ted kommen, m\u00fcssen wir nur noch schnell hinzuf\u00fcgen, dass Sie f\u00fcr alle Jobs auf dem HotSheet und jeden Vertrag im Allgemeinen Ihre lokale Gilde oder Strafverfolgungsbeh\u00f6rde konsultieren sollten, um jede Pr\u00e4mie zu \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen, bevor Sie sich einem Fl\u00fcchtigen stellen, da die Pr\u00e4mie m\u00f6glicherweise gekl\u00e4rt ist. Und nat\u00fcrlich m\u00fcssen die Arbeiten von lizenzierten Gildenmitgliedern in gutem Ruf ausgef\u00fchrt werden.\n\nMit all dem, was gesagt und getan wurde, m\u00f6chte ich Ted im Programm begr\u00fc\u00dfen.\n\nTed Morales: Danke, dass ich kommen durfte, Garret. Ich bin wirklich begeistert, dabei zu sein. Ich h\u00f6re TRACKER, seit ich mich vor etwa zwei Jahren zum ersten Mal mit dem Ausschuss besch\u00e4ftigt habe. Es ist eine fantastische Ressource.\n\nDanke, Ted. Das bedeutet mir sehr viel. Wirklich. Nun, das Wichtigste zuerst, ich bin sicher, dass viele von euch da drau\u00dfen fragen: Warte, die Gilde hat einen Ethikausschuss? Und die Antwort darauf ist ein klares Ja. Ted, warum erkl\u00e4rst du denen nicht, die nicht wissen, was du und das Komitee tun?\n\nTed Morales: Nat\u00fcrlich. W\u00e4hrend es offizielle Gesetze der UEE gibt, die beschreiben, was ein Kopfgeldj\u00e4ger tun kann und was nicht, um lizenziert zu werden, ist das Ethikkomitee da, um bei der Festlegung von Richtlinien zu helfen, was ein Mitglied tun sollte oder nicht. Oder wie eines unserer Komiteemitglieder gerne sagt: Das Schwarz-Wei\u00df-Zeug ist einfach; wir sind da, um mit dem Grauen zu helfen.\n\nIch wei\u00df, wie einfach es ist, sich in die Jagd einzumischen und fragw\u00fcrdige Mittel zu rechtfertigen, denn es geht nur darum, b\u00f6se Jungs wegzusperren. Ich habe einige Dinge in der Hitze des Moments getan, auf die ich jetzt nicht mehr so stolz bin. Ein Vorfall mit der Katze eines Verd\u00e4chtigen und einer Luftschleuse kommt mir in den Sinn.\n\nTed Morales: Die meisten J\u00e4ger haben solche Geschichten. Wir leisten gef\u00e4hrliche Arbeit, wo wir jeden Tag mit Kriminellen interagieren. Es ist wichtig f\u00fcr uns, ein Unterst\u00fctzungssystem zu haben, auf das wir uns st\u00fctzen k\u00f6nnen, um sicherzustellen, dass wir nicht in den Sumpf geraten. An dieser Stelle kommt das Komitee ins Spiel; nicht, um die schwierigen Entscheidungen f\u00fcr dich zu treffen, sondern um eine helfende Hand zur Verf\u00fcgung zu stellen, damit die Gildenmitglieder ethisch einwandfrei sein und ihre Arbeit trotzdem ausf\u00fchren k\u00f6nnen.\n\nIch bin ein fester Gl\u00e4ubiger, dass es die M\u00fche wert ist, einen Lebensunterhalt zu verdienen, mit dem man leben kann, aber wenn es darum geht, das Richtige zu tun oder das zu tun, was Glaubensbekenntnisse in dein Konto einbringen wird, kann es definitiv eine harte Entscheidung sein.\n\nTed Morales: Deshalb haben wir das entwickelt, was wir gerne die vier P's der verantwortungsvollen Jagd nennen: Zweck, Aussage, Verh\u00e4ltnism\u00e4\u00dfigkeit und Vorurteil. Wenn du dir die Zeit nimmst, dich diese vier Dinge zu fragen, bevor du einen Job annimmst, oder sogar mitten im Job, k\u00f6nnte es helfen, dich direkt in die richtige Richtung zu lenken.\n\nZum Beispiel, mit Purpose fragen Sie sich, gibt es einen guten Grund, das zu tun, was ich tue? Gibt es starke Beweise daf\u00fcr, warum ich diesen Fall \u00fcbernehmen sollte? Jede Jagd oder Untersuchung kann zu einem erheblichen Schaden f\u00fcr die untersuchte Person oder die untersuchten Personen f\u00fchren, daher ist es gut, als ersten Schritt anzuhalten und zu sehen, ob sich der Job selbst gerechtfertigt f\u00fchlt, bevor man eine Aktion durchf\u00fchrt. Das ist der Zweck.\n\nRichtig. Scheint dieser Job wie ein Vertrag zu sein, den es sich lohnt, und das nicht nur von der Geldseite. Was ist eine Verk\u00fcndung?\n\nTed Morales: Die Ank\u00fcndigung fragt, ob die Arbeit oder die Aktionen, die Sie durchf\u00fchren, der Gilde oder den zust\u00e4ndigen Beh\u00f6rden bekannt gemacht wurden, und wenn nicht, w\u00fcrden Sie sich wohl f\u00fchlen, wenn sie ans Licht k\u00e4men.\n\nDer alte Test \"W\u00e4re dir peinlich, wenn deine Eltern es herausfinden w\u00fcrden\".\n\nTed Morales: Genau, \u00fcber die Reaktionen deiner Kollegen oder Mentoren nachzudenken, kann definitiv eine gute Leitlinie sein. Wenn du nicht willst, dass sie es wissen, dann solltest du vielleicht noch einmal \u00fcberdenken, was du gleich tun wirst. Das n\u00e4chste'P' ist Proportionalit\u00e4t. Sind die von Ihnen ergriffenen Ma\u00dfnahmen der jeweiligen Aufgabe angemessen?\n\nOkay. Wie, wie das Sprengen eines Schiffes f\u00fcr die Verfolgung eines gewaltt\u00e4tigen Verd\u00e4chtigen total g\u00fcltig sein k\u00f6nnte, aber ein wenig au\u00dfer Kontrolle geraten, wenn man versucht, jemanden zu erwischen, der bei seinen Unterhaltszahlungen \u00fcberf\u00e4llig ist.\n\nTed Morales: Richtig. Nur weil in einem Fall ein gewisses Ma\u00df an Gewalt gerechtfertigt ist, bedeutet das nicht, dass sie universell ethisch ist. Es ist wichtig, st\u00e4ndig zu evaluieren und sicherzustellen, dass Sie die geeigneten Werkzeuge und Techniken f\u00fcr die jeweilige Aufgabe einsetzen.\n\nWir werden in einer Sekunde eine Pause einlegen m\u00fcssen, aber wenn meine Z\u00e4hlung korrekt ist, denke ich, dass wir nur noch ein'P' \u00fcbrig haben.\n\nTed Morales: Der letzte ist Vorurteil. Nicht nur die Diskriminierung von Menschen verschiedener Rassen, Spezies und Wirtschaftsklassen - was wichtig ist -, sondern auch im Sinne Ihrer pers\u00f6nlichen Gef\u00fchle zu diesem Fall. Hatten Sie ein Problem mit einem Schiffsr\u00e4uber in Ihrer eigenen Linie, der die Art und Weise, wie Sie einen Vertrag abschlie\u00dfen, \u00e4ndern kann? Wurde der Laden deiner Eltern einmal ausgeraubt, und du hast -\n\n\nBehalte diesen Gedanken, Ted. Wir m\u00fcssen f\u00fcr eine Minute in die Werbung gehen, aber wenn TRACKER zur\u00fcckkommt, werden wir dar\u00fcber sprechen, wie man die vier P's an einigen realen Fallbeispielen verwendet, und untersuchen, was zu tun ist, wenn man einen ethischen Fehler macht. Au\u00dferdem haben wir eine \u00dcbersicht \u00fcber einige neue Gesichtsscantechnologien, die Sie nicht missen m\u00f6chten. Mehr TRACKER auf dem Weg.\n\nGETRIEBEUNTERBRECHUNG >","zh_CN":"< BEGIN TRANSMISSION >\n\n\nWe are locked and loaded, with today\u2019s episode of TRACKER ready to shoot. At the trigger, as always, is me, Garret Coliga, delivering another round of the latest official Bounty Hunters Guild news, tech and tips brought to you by today\u2019s sponsor, Apocalypse Arms. Manufacturer of such fine ship ordnance as the Revenant Ballistic Gatling and the Strife Mass Driver, Apocalypse has just introduced a new line of personal weapons that are as well-crafted and absolutely devastating as their larger siblings. To celebrate, they are having a fantastic Citizen Day special where all customers who earned their Citizenship this standard Earth year can send in a rebate for 25% off. The deal only lasts till the beginning of the new year, so all you newly franchised hunters out there, get shopping. Don\u2019t forget to tell them that Garret sent you.\n\nIt\u2019s only been a few weeks now since the declaration of war \u2014 about damn time I might add \u2014 but already the Guild is seeing an uptick in contracts. With the government sights turning to focus on the Vanduul threat, it seems that there is all the more business coming our way. Doubly so thanks to more than a few brave members stepping up to do their part and enlisting to serve. Our thoughts and well wishes to our brothers and sisters, as well as all the starmen fighting to protect us, but since the boards are being overrun with government bounties, I figured I\u2019d use today\u2019s HotSheet to highlight some of the jobs that are a little more off the beaten path, so to speak.\n\nFirst up, a mechanic on the make. It seems one Silas Rapapo of Rapapo Repairs out near Vann was trying to up his profit margins by telling people that he was patching up their ship with high-end materials when, in reality, he was slapping on low-grade steel bonding covered in some nice paint work. A scam he apparently had going for a few years, silencing complaints with apologies and bribes where he could, until his shoddy work wound up getting a family of five nearly killed after their hull ruptured during what should have been a routine landing. Mr. Rapapo skipped bail, and has been on the lam since late November. Here\u2019s hoping he escaped in a ship he repaired.\n\nMoving on, we have a refugee gone rogue. After being sent to a Xi\u2019An labor camp as a political dissident, Suec\u2019ath managed to escape to UEE space in the hope of finding asylum. However, the request was denied and the Advocacy are looking to extradite Suec\u2019ath back to Xi\u2019An space. Turns out, the Xi\u2019An are especially eager for the return and are being very generous on this one. Since Suec\u2019ath has already been able to give a highly secure labor camp the slip, you can bet that this is one slippery slink. Smart credits are on them trying to make their way across yet another border to try their luck with the Banu.\n\nNext, we have a lost little one. Eugene and Marigold Helms have listed a private contract for information on the whereabouts of their 13-year-old daughter. She ran away from their Cestulus home three months ago, and there has been no word from her since. The locals have turned up dry, and since the child left of her own will, it hasn\u2019t been much of a priority. Not much of a contract either if I\u2019m being honest, but sometimes the reward is about more than creds.\n\nWhich brings us nicely to today\u2019s special guest, Ted Morales, the chair of the Guild\u2019s Committee on Ethical Practices, to talk to us about what it means to have a code of ethics as a bounty hunter. But before we get to Ted, just need to add real quick that for all jobs on the HotSheet and any contract in general, you\u2019re going to want to consult your local Guild or Law Enforcement office to double-check any bounty before confronting a fugitive, as bounties may have been cleared. And of course, jobs must be performed by licensed Guild Members in good standing.\n\nWith all that said and done, I\u2019d like to welcome Ted to the program.\n\nTed Morales: Thanks for having me, Garret. Real excited to be on. I have been listening to TRACKER since I first got involved with the committee about two years ago. It\u2019s a fantastic resource.\n\nThanks, Ted. Means a lot to me. Really. Now, first things first, I\u2019m sure many of you out there are asking: wait, the Guild has an ethics committee? And the answer to that is a resounding yes. Ted, why don\u2019t you explain to those not in the know what you and the committee do?\n\nTed Morales: Of course. While there are official laws set by the UEE outlining what a bounty hunter can and cannot do in order to be licensed, the Committee of Ethics is there to help establish guidelines for what a member should or should not do. Or as one of our committee members likes to say, the black and white stuff is easy; we\u2019re there to help with the gray.\n\nI know how easy it is to get wrapped up in the hunt and to justify questionable means because it\u2019s all to help put away bad guys. I\u2019ve done some stuff in the heat of the moment that I\u2019m less than proud of now. An incident involving a suspect\u2019s cat and an airlock comes to mind.\n\nTed Morales: Most hunters have stories like that. We are doing dangerous work where we interact with criminals every day. It is important for us to have a support system we can lean on to make sure we don\u2019t get caught up in the mire. That\u2019s where the committee comes in; not to make the tough choices for you, but to provide a helping hand so that guild members can be ethical and still perform their job.\n\nI\u2019m a firm believer that it\u2019s worth the effort to make a living that you can live with, but when it comes to doing what\u2019s right or doing what\u2019s going to put creds in your account, it can definitely be a tough call.\n\nTed Morales: That\u2019s why we\u2019ve developed what we like to call the Four P\u2019s of Responsible Hunting: Purpose, Pronouncement, Proportionality and Prejudice. If you take the time to ask yourself these four things before taking a job, or even in the middle of the job, it could help steer you in the right direct.\n\nFor example, with Purpose you ask yourself is there a good reason to be doing what I\u2019m doing? Is there strong evidence for why I should be taking this case? Any hunt or investigation can lead to significant harm to the person or people being investigated, so it\u2019s good as a first step to stop and see if the job itself feels justified before undertaking any action. That\u2019s Purpose.\n\nRight. Does this job seem like it\u2019s a contract worth doing, and not just from a money side. What\u2019s Pronouncement?\n\nTed Morales: Pronouncement is asking if the job or actions you are undertaking have been made public to the Guild or to the proper authorities, and if they have not, would you feel comfortable if they did come to light.\n\nThe old \u2018would you be embarrassed if your parents found out\u2019 test.\n\nTed Morales: Exactly, thinking about your peers\u2019 or mentors\u2019 reactions can definitely be a good guideline. If you wouldn\u2019t want them to know, then maybe you should reconsider what you are about to do. The next \u2018P\u2019 is Proportionality. Are the actions you are taking appropriate to the task at hand?\n\nOkay. Like how blowing up a ship might be totally valid for chasing down a violent suspect, but a little out of hand if you\u2019re trying to nab someone who is delinquent on their support payments.\n\nTed Morales: Right. Just because a certain level of violence is justified in one case does not mean it is universally ethical. It is important to constantly be evaluating and making sure you are using the appropriate tools and techniques for the job at hand.\n\nWe\u2019re going to have to take a break in just a second, here, but if my count is correct, I think we just have one \u2018P\u2019 left.\n\nTed Morales: The last one is Prejudice. Not only discrimination against people of different races, species, economic class \u2014 which is important \u2014 but also in the sense of your own personal feelings on the case. Have you had a problem with a shipjacker in your own line that may change the way you approach a contract? Did your parent\u2019s store get robbed once, and you have \u2014\n\n\nHold that thought, Ted. We need to hop to commercial for a minute, but when TRACKER comes back we are going to talk through how to use the four \u2018P\u2019s on some real life case examples, and explore what to do if you do make an ethical mistake. Plus, we\u2019ve got a review of some new facial scan tech that you\u2019re not going to want to miss. More TRACKER on the way.\n\n< TRANSMISSION BREAK >"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":56,"created_at":"2015-12-23T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"10 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-04-28 06:41:15","valid_relations":["images","links","translations"],"prev_id":15129,"next_id":15131}}