{"data":{"id":16041,"title":"Terra Gazette: Crusader Admits Crime is on the Rise","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/16041-Terra-Gazette-Crusader-Admits-Crime-Is-On-The-Rise","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/16041","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/16041","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"News Update","images":[{"id":5330,"name":"Terra-Gazette-Clean.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/7vhfuimx58p6ar\/source\/Terra-Gazette-Clean.jpg","alt":"","size":427039,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2020-04-23T20:45:57+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5330","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5330\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"},{"id":27892,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w3o9r4zgppm77\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":900916,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-09-06T14:48:40+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892\/similar"}],"images_count":8,"translations":{"en_EN":"Crusader Admits Crime is on the Rise\n\nBy Anna Folsen\nContributor\n\nJett Barnes had never been to Orison on Crusader. The two-time Sataball Professional League MVP turned prominent Terra businessman and philanthropist had traveled extensively throughout the UEE, but never stood on the iconic city\u2019s floating platforms. Following a June 26th business meeting on ArcCorp, he told associates of his plans to finally visit the sprawling shipyards over the massive gas giant owned by Crusader Industries. He climbed into his Origin Jumpworks 600i and took off toward the planet. Tragically, he never arrived.\n\nAfter weeks of searching, Barnes\u2019 family made public pleas for any information regarding his whereabouts. Finally, on July 23rd, a Freelancer crew on a supply run to Cellin, one of Crusader\u2019s moons, discovered a debris field. A black box was retrieved among the wreckage and delivered to Crusader Industries\u2019 security forces. Careful examination has since revealed that the destroyed ship belonged to Barnes.\n\nNews quickly spread about Barnes\u2019 death and suddenly Crusader was inundated with requests from news outlets to provide further details. Despite public pressure, they refused to release any additional information to the public. According to sources close to the investigation, the reason for the silence is simple \u2014 Crusader Security\u2019s investigative team has no idea what happened. The black box logs were corrupted and completely useless beyond identifying the ship\u2019s owner.\n\nYu Sorenson, who\u2019s a security expert at TPQ Consulting, is not surprised by the state of the investigation.\n\n\u201cLook, this is far from an Advocacy-caliber investigation,\u201d Sorenson explained. \u201cWhoever they\u2019ve got working the Barnes case probably isn\u2019t being paid particularly well and doesn\u2019t have a lot of resources at their disposal. To be honest, it\u2019s entirely possible that they\u2019ve never worked a homicide before.\u201d\n\nSorenson was quick to point out that the peculiarities of the Stanton System have created a unique situation within the UEE, one where corporate interests can effectively take precedence over all else, even the public\u2019s security. Some, like Sorenson, see this as a foundational policy flaw in the Stanton System.\n\n\u201cFrom the deplorable working conditions on Hurston to Crusader\u2019s apparent ineffectiveness to police the area around their planet, it\u2019s become quite clear that each company\u2019s ultimate allegiance is to their bottom line,\u201d argues Sorensen. \u201cIt\u2019s insane. Security decisions are being made on what is the most cost-effective for that company, not what\u2019s best for the public.\u201d\n\nThe tragic death of Jett Barnes is just the latest event to highlight the growing security issue in the Stanton System. Multiple independent watchdog groups have released reports that crime is on the rise within the system, but those numbers appear to be in stark contrast with official crime stats for the system.\n\nAccording to Morgan Becker, a fellow at the Terra Center for Justice and co-author of one of the reports, \u201cHaving these companies in charge of their own security has proven to be a double-edged sword. It saves the Empire credits, but it also makes the tracking of accurate crime statistics almost impossible.\u201d\n\nBecker explains that when the UEE sold the stewardship of the system\u2019s four planets to the mega-corps of Hurston, Crusader, ArcCorp and microTech, a condition of that sale stipulated that each company would be solely responsible for protecting their planet and surrounding sectors of space. Not only was each planet required to uphold the UEE\u2019s Common Laws and standard penal code that all unrecognized planets must adhere to, they would need to provide regular, accurate crime statistics that detail activity under their jurisdiction. At the time, this agreement was seen as a cost-saving alternative to deploying Advocacy and\/or Navy resources to the system. However, a clause in the agreement also specified that if criminal activity within the system surpassed an \u201cacceptable level,\u201d then UEE law enforcement officials could reassert its authority over the system.\n\nFor decades, Stanton\u2019s unique status seemed to work to the benefit of both sides: crime rates remained low and the UEE saved credits. The reality was that the lack of an Imperial law enforcement presence in the system means that we are reliant on the four companies for security, yet there is no credible way to assess how each is performing in that role. The statistics we do have are compiled by the companies themselves, and there\u2019s no government oversight to ensure their accuracy. In fact, it\u2019s in their best interest to keep their crime stats low. Instead, oversight has been relegated to independent watchdog groups, like the Terra Center for Justice, who lack the resources to fully do the job themselves.\n\nLast year, numerous analysts noticed an uptick in criminal activity based on their independent surveys. That spike was not reflected in the numbers submitted by the governing companies who, when presented with this discrepancy, stood by their data.\n\n\u201cThey basically dared us to prove it,\u201d said Becker. \u201cWe knew we couldn\u2019t keep an eye on the entire system, so we focused our limited resources on tracking criminal activity around Crusader, where outlaw packs seemed to be on the rise. After several months of logging incidents, we recently presented our findings to Crusader, and placed them between a rock and hard place.\u201d\n\nAfter being confronted with the Center\u2019s numbers, Crusader has today released adjusted crime statistics that bring them closer in line with what the Terra Center for Justice had recorded. Company executives acknowledged that policing the vast expanses of space around their planet has proven to be a much more difficult and costly task than expected, but they have pledged to invest more efforts and resources to improving safety in the area.\n\nHowever, the question remains if any such efforts will be enough to make up for the lack of UEE authority in the system. How many more innocent people, like Jett Barnes and countless others, must die before crime in the system has surpassed an \u2018acceptable level\u2019 and the UEE is forced to take direct action?\n\nIt is rumored that security will be the main topic at this year\u2019s Stanton System Conference, the annual meeting where the corporate-planet leadership discuss system-wide issues. Some have already begun to petition for the creation of a joint Stanton Militia, but it remains to be seen whether such a far-reaching change will be considered by the planets.\n\nFor now, all that can be done is to let people know that when they enter the Stanton System, they do so at their own risk. The UEE will not be there to protect you, and there\u2019s no guarantee that security services provided by one of these planet-owning mega-corps will be there when you need it most.","de_DE":"Kreuzritter gibt zu, dass die Kriminalit\u00e4t zunimmt.\n\nVon Anna Folsen\nMitwirkender\n\nJett Barnes war noch nie in Orison on Crusader gewesen. Der zweimalige Sataball Professional League MVP wurde zum prominenten Terra-Gesch\u00e4ftsmann und Philanthrop war ausgiebig durch die UEE gereist, stand aber nie auf den schwimmenden Plattformen der ber\u00fchmten Stadt. Nach einem Gesch\u00e4ftstreffen am 26. Juni auf ArcCorp erz\u00e4hlte er den Mitarbeitern von seinen Pl\u00e4nen, endlich die weitl\u00e4ufigen Werften \u00fcber dem riesigen Gasriesen im Besitz von Crusader Industries zu besuchen. Er kletterte in seine Origin Jumpworks 600i und machte sich auf den Weg zum Planeten. Tragischerweise kam er nie an.\n\nNach wochenlanger Suche machte Barnes' Familie \u00f6ffentliche Bitten um jegliche Informationen \u00fcber seinen Aufenthaltsort. Am 23. Juli schlie\u00dflich entdeckte eine Freelancer-Crew auf einem Versorgungsweg nach Cellin, einem der Monde von Kreuzritter, ein Schuttfeld. Eine Black Box wurde zwischen den Wracks geborgen und an die Sicherheitskr\u00e4fte von Crusader Industries geliefert. Nach sorgf\u00e4ltiger Pr\u00fcfung wurde festgestellt, dass das zerst\u00f6rte Schiff zu Barnes geh\u00f6rte.\n\nDie Nachricht \u00fcber Barnes' Tod verbreitete sich schnell, und pl\u00f6tzlich wurde Kreuzritter mit Anfragen von Nachrichtenagenturen \u00fcberflutet, um weitere Details zu erfahren. Trotz des \u00f6ffentlichen Drucks weigerten sie sich, zus\u00e4tzliche Informationen an die \u00d6ffentlichkeit weiterzugeben. Laut Quellen, die der Untersuchung nahe stehen, ist der Grund f\u00fcr das Schweigen einfach - das Ermittlungsteam von Crusader Security hat keine Ahnung, was passiert ist. Die Black Box Logs waren besch\u00e4digt und v\u00f6llig nutzlos, \u00fcber die Identifizierung des Schiffseigners hinaus.\n\nYu Sorenson, Sicherheitsexperte bei TPQ Consulting, ist nicht \u00fcberrascht vom Stand der Untersuchung.\n\n\"Schau, das ist alles andere als eine Untersuchung von Advocacy-Kaliber\", erkl\u00e4rte Sorenson. \"Wer auch immer am Fall Barnes arbeitet, wird wahrscheinlich nicht besonders gut bezahlt und verf\u00fcgt nicht \u00fcber viele Ressourcen. Um ehrlich zu sein, es ist durchaus m\u00f6glich, dass sie noch nie bei einem Mord gearbeitet haben.\"\n\nSorenson wies schnell darauf hin, dass die Besonderheiten des Stanton-Systems eine einzigartige Situation innerhalb der UEE geschaffen haben, in der Unternehmensinteressen effektiv Vorrang vor allem anderen haben k\u00f6nnen, selbst vor der Sicherheit der \u00d6ffentlichkeit. Einige, wie Sorenson, sehen dies als einen grundlegenden politischen Fehler im Stanton-System.\n\n\"Von den bedauerlichen Arbeitsbedingungen bei Hurston bis hin zu der scheinbaren Ineffektivit\u00e4t von Crusader, das Gebiet um ihren Planeten herum zu \u00fcberwachen, ist es ganz klar geworden, dass die ultimative Loyalit\u00e4t jedes Unternehmens zu seinem Endergebnis f\u00fchrt\", argumentiert Sorensen. \"Es ist verr\u00fcckt. Sicherheitsentscheidungen werden getroffen, was f\u00fcr das Unternehmen am kosteng\u00fcnstigsten ist, nicht was f\u00fcr die \u00d6ffentlichkeit am besten ist.\"\n\nDer tragische Tod von Jett Barnes ist nur das j\u00fcngste Ereignis, um das wachsende Sicherheitsproblem im Stanton-System aufzuzeigen. Mehrere unabh\u00e4ngige \u00dcberwachungsgruppen haben Berichte ver\u00f6ffentlicht, dass die Kriminalit\u00e4t innerhalb des Systems zunimmt, aber diese Zahlen scheinen in starkem Gegensatz zu den offiziellen Kriminalit\u00e4tsstatistiken des Systems zu stehen.\n\nMorgan Becker, ein Mitarbeiter am Terra Center for Justice und Mitautor eines der Berichte: \"Diese Unternehmen f\u00fcr ihre eigene Sicherheit zu haben, hat sich als zweischneidiges Schwert erwiesen. Es spart die Empire-Credits, macht aber auch die Verfolgung genauer Kriminalit\u00e4tsstatistiken fast unm\u00f6glich.\"\n\nBecker erkl\u00e4rt, dass, als die UEE die Verwaltung der vier Planeten des Systems an das Mega-Corps von Hurston, Crusader, ArcCorp und microTech verkaufte, eine Bedingung dieses Verkaufs vorsah, dass jedes Unternehmen allein f\u00fcr den Schutz seines Planeten und der umliegenden Weltraumsektoren verantwortlich sein w\u00fcrde. Nicht nur, dass jeder Planet verpflichtet war, die Common Laws und das Standard-Strafgesetzbuch der UEE einzuhalten, an das sich alle nicht anerkannten Planeten halten m\u00fcssen, sie m\u00fcssten auch regelm\u00e4\u00dfige, genaue Kriminalit\u00e4tsstatistiken liefern, die die Aktivit\u00e4ten unter ihrer Gerichtsbarkeit detailliert beschreiben. Damals wurde diese Vereinbarung als kostensparende Alternative zum Einsatz von Advocacy und\/oder Navy-Ressourcen im System angesehen. Jedoch spezifizierte eine Klausel in der Vereinbarung auch, dass, wenn kriminelle Aktivit\u00e4ten innerhalb des Systems ein \"akzeptables Niveau\" \u00fcberschritten, dann UEE Strafverfolgungsbeh\u00f6rden ihre Autorit\u00e4t \u00fcber das System wieder geltend machen k\u00f6nnten.\n\nJahrzehntelang schien der einzigartige Status von Stanton zum Vorteil beider Seiten zu wirken: Die Kriminalit\u00e4tsraten blieben niedrig und die UEE sparte Kredite. Die Realit\u00e4t war, dass das Fehlen einer imperialen Strafverfolgungspr\u00e4senz im System bedeutet, dass wir in Bezug auf die Sicherheit auf die vier Unternehmen angewiesen sind, aber es gibt keine glaubw\u00fcrdige M\u00f6glichkeit, zu beurteilen, wie jeder einzelne in dieser Rolle funktioniert. Die Statistiken, die wir haben, werden von den Unternehmen selbst erstellt, und es gibt keine staatliche Aufsicht, um ihre Genauigkeit zu gew\u00e4hrleisten. Tats\u00e4chlich ist es in ihrem besten Interesse, ihre Kriminalit\u00e4tswerte niedrig zu halten. Stattdessen wurde die Aufsicht auf unabh\u00e4ngige \u00dcberwachungsgruppen wie das Terra Center for Justice verlagert, denen die Ressourcen fehlen, um die Arbeit selbst zu erledigen.\n\nIm vergangenen Jahr stellten zahlreiche Analysten aufgrund ihrer unabh\u00e4ngigen Umfragen einen Anstieg der Kriminalit\u00e4t fest. Diese Spitze spiegelte sich nicht in den Zahlen wider, die von den Regierungsunternehmen vorgelegt wurden, die, wenn sie mit dieser Diskrepanz konfrontiert wurden, zu ihren Daten standen.\n\n\"Sie haben uns im Grunde genommen gewagt, es zu beweisen\", sagte Becker. \"Wir wussten, dass wir das gesamte System nicht im Auge behalten konnten, und so konzentrierten wir unsere begrenzten Ressourcen auf die Verfolgung krimineller Aktivit\u00e4ten um Crusader herum, wo die Zahl der Gesetzlosen zu steigen schien. Nach mehreren Monaten der Protokollierung von Vorf\u00e4llen haben wir vor kurzem unsere Ergebnisse dem Kreuzritter vorgestellt und sie zwischen einem Felsen und einem harten Ort platziert.\"\n\nNachdem er mit den Zahlen des Zentrums konfrontiert wurde, hat Crusader heute angepasste Kriminalit\u00e4tsstatistiken ver\u00f6ffentlicht, die sie n\u00e4her an das heranbringen, was das Terra Center for Justice aufgezeichnet hatte. Die F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte des Unternehmens best\u00e4tigten, dass sich die \u00dcberwachung der enormen Weiten des Weltraums um ihren Planeten als eine viel schwierigere und kostspieligere Aufgabe erwiesen hat, als erwartet, aber sie haben sich verpflichtet, mehr Anstrengungen und Ressourcen zu investieren, um die Sicherheit in diesem Gebiet zu verbessern.\n\nEs bleibt jedoch die Frage, ob solche Anstrengungen ausreichen werden, um den Mangel an UEE-Autorit\u00e4t im System auszugleichen. Wie viele weitere unschuldige Menschen, wie Jett Barnes und unz\u00e4hlige andere, m\u00fcssen sterben, bevor die Kriminalit\u00e4t im System ein \"akzeptables Niveau\" \u00fcberschritten hat und die UEE zu direkten Ma\u00dfnahmen gezwungen ist?\n\nEs wird gemunkelt, dass Sicherheit das Hauptthema der diesj\u00e4hrigen Stanton System Conference sein wird, der Jahrestagung, bei der die F\u00fchrung der Unternehmensplaneten systemweite Themen diskutiert. Einige haben bereits mit der Petition f\u00fcr die Schaffung einer gemeinsamen Stantonsmiliz begonnen, aber es bleibt abzuwarten, ob eine so weitreichende Ver\u00e4nderung von den Planeten in Betracht gezogen wird.\n\nIm Moment kann man nur die Menschen wissen lassen, dass sie, wenn sie in das Stantonssystem eintreten, dies auf eigenes Risiko tun. Die UEE wird nicht da sein, um Sie zu sch\u00fctzen, und es gibt keine Garantie daf\u00fcr, dass die Sicherheitsdienste eines dieser planeteneigenen Mega-Corps da sein werden, wenn Sie es am meisten brauchen.","zh_CN":"Crusader Admits Crime is on the Rise\n\nBy Anna Folsen\nContributor\n\nJett Barnes had never been to Orison on Crusader. The two-time Sataball Professional League MVP turned prominent Terra businessman and philanthropist had traveled extensively throughout the UEE, but never stood on the iconic city\u2019s floating platforms. Following a June 26th business meeting on ArcCorp, he told associates of his plans to finally visit the sprawling shipyards over the massive gas giant owned by Crusader Industries. He climbed into his Origin Jumpworks 600i and took off toward the planet. Tragically, he never arrived.\n\nAfter weeks of searching, Barnes\u2019 family made public pleas for any information regarding his whereabouts. Finally, on July 23rd, a Freelancer crew on a supply run to Cellin, one of Crusader\u2019s moons, discovered a debris field. A black box was retrieved among the wreckage and delivered to Crusader Industries\u2019 security forces. Careful examination has since revealed that the destroyed ship belonged to Barnes.\n\nNews quickly spread about Barnes\u2019 death and suddenly Crusader was inundated with requests from news outlets to provide further details. Despite public pressure, they refused to release any additional information to the public. According to sources close to the investigation, the reason for the silence is simple \u2014 Crusader Security\u2019s investigative team has no idea what happened. The black box logs were corrupted and completely useless beyond identifying the ship\u2019s owner.\n\nYu Sorenson, who\u2019s a security expert at TPQ Consulting, is not surprised by the state of the investigation.\n\n\u201cLook, this is far from an Advocacy-caliber investigation,\u201d Sorenson explained. \u201cWhoever they\u2019ve got working the Barnes case probably isn\u2019t being paid particularly well and doesn\u2019t have a lot of resources at their disposal. To be honest, it\u2019s entirely possible that they\u2019ve never worked a homicide before.\u201d\n\nSorenson was quick to point out that the peculiarities of the Stanton System have created a unique situation within the UEE, one where corporate interests can effectively take precedence over all else, even the public\u2019s security. Some, like Sorenson, see this as a foundational policy flaw in the Stanton System.\n\n\u201cFrom the deplorable working conditions on Hurston to Crusader\u2019s apparent ineffectiveness to police the area around their planet, it\u2019s become quite clear that each company\u2019s ultimate allegiance is to their bottom line,\u201d argues Sorensen. \u201cIt\u2019s insane. Security decisions are being made on what is the most cost-effective for that company, not what\u2019s best for the public.\u201d\n\nThe tragic death of Jett Barnes is just the latest event to highlight the growing security issue in the Stanton System. Multiple independent watchdog groups have released reports that crime is on the rise within the system, but those numbers appear to be in stark contrast with official crime stats for the system.\n\nAccording to Morgan Becker, a fellow at the Terra Center for Justice and co-author of one of the reports, \u201cHaving these companies in charge of their own security has proven to be a double-edged sword. It saves the Empire credits, but it also makes the tracking of accurate crime statistics almost impossible.\u201d\n\nBecker explains that when the UEE sold the stewardship of the system\u2019s four planets to the mega-corps of Hurston, Crusader, ArcCorp and microTech, a condition of that sale stipulated that each company would be solely responsible for protecting their planet and surrounding sectors of space. Not only was each planet required to uphold the UEE\u2019s Common Laws and standard penal code that all unrecognized planets must adhere to, they would need to provide regular, accurate crime statistics that detail activity under their jurisdiction. At the time, this agreement was seen as a cost-saving alternative to deploying Advocacy and\/or Navy resources to the system. However, a clause in the agreement also specified that if criminal activity within the system surpassed an \u201cacceptable level,\u201d then UEE law enforcement officials could reassert its authority over the system.\n\nFor decades, Stanton\u2019s unique status seemed to work to the benefit of both sides: crime rates remained low and the UEE saved credits. The reality was that the lack of an Imperial law enforcement presence in the system means that we are reliant on the four companies for security, yet there is no credible way to assess how each is performing in that role. The statistics we do have are compiled by the companies themselves, and there\u2019s no government oversight to ensure their accuracy. In fact, it\u2019s in their best interest to keep their crime stats low. Instead, oversight has been relegated to independent watchdog groups, like the Terra Center for Justice, who lack the resources to fully do the job themselves.\n\nLast year, numerous analysts noticed an uptick in criminal activity based on their independent surveys. That spike was not reflected in the numbers submitted by the governing companies who, when presented with this discrepancy, stood by their data.\n\n\u201cThey basically dared us to prove it,\u201d said Becker. \u201cWe knew we couldn\u2019t keep an eye on the entire system, so we focused our limited resources on tracking criminal activity around Crusader, where outlaw packs seemed to be on the rise. After several months of logging incidents, we recently presented our findings to Crusader, and placed them between a rock and hard place.\u201d\n\nAfter being confronted with the Center\u2019s numbers, Crusader has today released adjusted crime statistics that bring them closer in line with what the Terra Center for Justice had recorded. Company executives acknowledged that policing the vast expanses of space around their planet has proven to be a much more difficult and costly task than expected, but they have pledged to invest more efforts and resources to improving safety in the area.\n\nHowever, the question remains if any such efforts will be enough to make up for the lack of UEE authority in the system. How many more innocent people, like Jett Barnes and countless others, must die before crime in the system has surpassed an \u2018acceptable level\u2019 and the UEE is forced to take direct action?\n\nIt is rumored that security will be the main topic at this year\u2019s Stanton System Conference, the annual meeting where the corporate-planet leadership discuss system-wide issues. Some have already begun to petition for the creation of a joint Stanton Militia, but it remains to be seen whether such a far-reaching change will be considered by the planets.\n\nFor now, all that can be done is to let people know that when they enter the Stanton System, they do so at their own risk. The UEE will not be there to protect you, and there\u2019s no guarantee that security services provided by one of these planet-owning mega-corps will be there when you need it most."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":67,"created_at":"2017-08-02T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"8 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 00:00:03","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":16040,"next_id":16042}}