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I\u2019m Alan Nuevo.\n\nBECK: And I\u2019m Beck Russum. Today\u2019s trip across the Empire takes us to New Austin where Victoria Hutchins has the latest details on preparations for CitizenCon 2948.\nALAN: But first, an update to the ongoing controversy in Fora. Marcus Carino, the leader of a local militia group known as the Defenders of the Free, spoke publicly for the first time since being accused of running an unofficial Customs checkpoint that led to the near-fatal shooting of four civilians. We go now to a vid of his comments from earlier today in Shoel.\n\n[ Marcus Carino stands amidst a scrum of reporters before his Drake Buccaneer outside the Shoel Advocacy office. ]\nMARCUS CARINO: The Common Law Initiative enacted in 2526 guarantees \u2018fundamental personal freedoms\u2019, which includes the right to defend yourself. That\u2019s all we\u2019re doing here, because the government sure isn\u2019t. Look at the system\u2019s crime data. Look at the current threat level. Fora\u2019s getting worse each and every year, and I\u2019m not waiting any longer for the UEE to do something about it.\n\nFar as I\u2019m concerned, the government\u2019s guilty of dereliction of duty for not defending the residents of this system. More contraband passes between the UEE and Banu Protectorate here than anywhere else in the Empire. Known criminals and smugglers openly break the law each and every day, and none of them face justice. All they get is a damn smile and a wave coming through Customs.\n\nIt\u2019s clear that the current enforcement mechanism in this system is broken, and the Defenders aim to fix it. I stand by our right to operate these checkpoints to defend the interests of Fora\u2019s residents.\n\n[ Back to Alan and Beck. ]\nBECK: The alleged incident occurred last Thursday around 16:30 SET. Carino and other members of the Defenders of the Free were patrolling the area around the jump point when Giorgio Hwang\u2019s ship emerged from interspace. According to witnesses, Carino and other militia members opened fire on Hwang\u2019s ship without provocation, leading to the death of two crew members and seriously injuring Hwang himself. When local law enforcement arrived to secure the scene, they discovered that Hwang\u2019s vessel was carrying several crates of stolen military weaponry in smuggling holds.\nALAN: The aggressive actions taken by Carino and the Defenders of the Free have been widely criticized by some but defended by others. Both the Advocacy and Customs Bureau claim to be monitoring the situation and weighing their options as an investigation continues into the legality of the attack. Carino claims that they scanned Hwang\u2019s ship and found signs of contraband which led to the attack, however they have been unwilling to produce proof. We will continue to update this story as it develops.\n\nBECK: Sataball fans across the Empire were stunned today when an anonymous source leaked comms between Terra Gryphons\u2019 superstar Benedetto Bodie and members of a New Babbage drug syndicate. The messages explicitly discussed both the purchase of illegal drugs and how to beat drug tests administered by sataball\u2019s Banned Substance Task Force. Here to discuss the developing situation is Colt Legrande.\nCOLT: Sad day for sataball, Beck. Benedetto is a certified superstar in the sport. To hear this news came as quite the shock to a lot of people.\n\nBECK: What has Bodie\u2019s response been so far?\nCOLT: Bodie has released a statement vehemently denying the allegations and the authenticity of the comms. It seems, though, that the Gryphons are approaching this whole thing cautiously. Bodie was missing from practice today, and Gryphons\u2019 manager Maiko Shapiro refused to comment on either Bodie\u2019s status or his participation in Sunday\u2019s big match.\n\nBECK: How is the league handling the allegations against Bodie? Is there any indication that disciplinary action may be imminent?\nCOLT: I spoke with Eldon Agawa, head of the league\u2019s Banned Substance Task Force, who said that they will be opening an investigation into the matter to verify the facts of the case and determine if any league rules have been violated. Not only that, but word is the Advocacy will also be investigating this is a criminal matter. You really hate to see this happen to a player in their prime.\n\nBECK: Is there anything we do know for sure?\nCOLT: One fact that I can currently verify is that Bodie did spend time in New Babbage this off-season. On the books he was there discussing a potential sponsorship deal with microTech, but that leaves a whole lot of room for what he may have been doing off the books. In the wake of this story breaking, several vids have surfaced of Bodie reportedly dancing at an exclusive club rumored to be popular with a less than savory crowd.\n\nBECK: This wouldn\u2019t be the first time that a vacation in New Babbage became a problem for a sataball player. The Stanton Knights\u2019 Myles Mason was suspended for part of the 2945 season after being found in a New Babbage hotel lobby riding out an intense maze trip.\nCOLT: That\u2019s right. The city\u2019s growing popularity as an up and coming tourist destination for the young and wealthy has definitely drawn its fair share of players looking to blow off some steam. Unfortunately, it seems a few too many are crossing a line and partying just too hard.\n\nBECK: Back to Bodie, if the comms turn out to be authentic, what kind of punishment could he face?\nCOLT: As far as the league is concerned, if Agawa\u2019s investigation determines that Bodie both used a banned substance and tried to hide it, then he could be looking at a full season suspension.\n\nOf course, talking about something versus actually doing it is a very different thing. Even if these comms prove to be authentic, Bodie could argue that he never went through with it and force the league to prove that he did. If he chooses to take a combative stance with the league, who knows how long this could drag out. Really though, it may end up being his teammates and fans that are punished if he\u2019s not able to play.\n\nBECK: Thanks, Colt.\nALAN: We need to take a quick break. Don\u2019t go anywhere, because when we return Victoria Hutchins will join us from New Austin with some exclusive details about next week\u2019s CitizenCon 2948 celebration, including a sneak peek at two new exclusive Big Benny flavors that will only be available at the event.\n\nBECK: That and more when Empire Report returns.","de_DE":"ALAN: Willkommen zum Empire-Bericht. Ich bin Alan Nuevo.\n\nBECK: Und ich bin Beck Russum. Die heutige Reise durch das Imperium f\u00fchrt uns nach New Austin, wo Victoria Hutchins die neuesten Details \u00fcber die Vorbereitungen f\u00fcr die CitizenCon 2948 erfahren hat.\nALAN: Aber zuerst, ein Update der anhaltenden Kontroverse in den Foren. Marcus Carino, der Anf\u00fchrer einer lokalen Miliz, bekannt als die Verteidiger der Freien, sprach zum ersten Mal \u00f6ffentlich, seit er beschuldigt wurde, einen inoffiziellen Zollkontrollpunkt zu leiten, der zur fast t\u00f6dlichen Erschie\u00dfung von vier Zivilisten f\u00fchrte. Wir gehen nun zu einem Vid seiner Kommentare von heute Morgen in Shoel.\n\n[ Marcus Carino steht inmitten eines Haufens von Reportern vor seinem Drake Buccaneer vor dem Shoel Advocacy B\u00fcro. ]\nMARCUS CARINO: Die 2526 verabschiedete Common Law Initiative garantiert \"grundlegende pers\u00f6nliche Freiheiten\", zu denen auch das Recht auf Verteidigung geh\u00f6rt. Das ist alles, was wir hier tun, denn die Regierung tut es sicher nicht. Schauen Sie sich die Kriminalit\u00e4tsdaten des Systems an. Sehen Sie sich die aktuelle Bedrohungsstufe an. Foren werden jedes Jahr schlimmer, und ich warte nicht mehr darauf, dass die UEE etwas dagegen unternimmt.\n\nSoweit es mich betrifft, ist die Regierung schuldig, die Pflicht verletzt zu haben, weil sie die Bewohner dieses Systems nicht verteidigt hat. Zwischen der UEE und dem Banu Protektorat verkehren hier mehr Schmuggelware als anderswo im Imperium. Bekannte Kriminelle und Schmuggler brechen jeden Tag offen das Gesetz, und keiner von ihnen wird vor Gericht gestellt. Alles, was sie bekommen, ist ein verdammtes L\u00e4cheln und eine Welle, die durch den Zoll kommt.\n\nEs ist klar, dass der derzeitige Durchsetzungsmechanismus in diesem System gebrochen ist, und die Verteidiger versuchen, ihn zu reparieren. Ich stehe zu unserem Recht, diese Kontrollpunkte zu betreiben, um die Interessen der Bewohner von Fora zu verteidigen.\n\n[ Zur\u00fcck zu Alan und Beck. ]\nBECK: Der angebliche Vorfall ereignete sich letzten Donnerstag gegen 16:30 Uhr. Carino und andere Mitglieder der Verteidiger der Freien patrouillierten das Gebiet um den Sprungpunkt, als Giorgio Hwangs Schiff aus dem Zwischenraum auftauchte. Zeugen zufolge er\u00f6ffneten Carino und andere Milizion\u00e4re das Feuer auf Hwangs Schiff ohne Provokation, was zum Tod von zwei Besatzungsmitgliedern und zur schweren Verletzung von Hwang selbst f\u00fchrte. Als die \u00f6rtlichen Strafverfolgungsbeh\u00f6rden eintrafen, um den Tatort zu sichern, entdeckten sie, dass Hwangs Schiff mehrere Kisten mit gestohlenen Milit\u00e4rwaffen in Schmugglerr\u00e4umen trug.\nALAN: Die aggressiven Aktionen von Carino und den Verteidigern der Freiheit wurden von einigen heftig kritisiert, aber von anderen verteidigt. Sowohl das Advocacy and Customs Bureau behaupten, die Situation zu \u00fcberwachen und ihre Optionen abzuw\u00e4gen, w\u00e4hrend eine Untersuchung \u00fcber die Rechtm\u00e4\u00dfigkeit des Angriffs fortgesetzt wird. Carino behauptet, dass sie Hwangs Schiff gescannt haben und Anzeichen von Schmuggel gefunden haben, was zu dem Angriff f\u00fchrte, aber sie waren nicht bereit, Beweise vorzulegen. Wir werden diese Geschichte im Laufe ihrer Entwicklung weiter aktualisieren.\n\nBECK: Sataball-Fans im ganzen Imperium waren heute fassungslos, als eine anonyme Quelle zwischen Terra Gryphons' Superstar Benedetto Bodie und Mitgliedern eines New Babbage Drogenkonsortiums eine Kommunikation durchsickerte. In den Botschaften wurde explizit sowohl \u00fcber den Kauf illegaler Drogen als auch dar\u00fcber diskutiert, wie man Drogentests schlagen kann, die von der Banned Substance Task Force von Sataball durchgef\u00fchrt werden. Hier, um die sich entwickelnde Situation zu besprechen, ist Colt Legrande.\nCOLT: Trauriger Tag f\u00fcr Sataball, Beck. Benedetto ist ein zertifizierter Superstar im Sport. Diese Nachricht zu h\u00f6ren, war f\u00fcr viele Menschen ein ziemlicher Schock.\n\nBECK: Was war Bodies Antwort bisher?\nCOLT: Bodie hat eine Erkl\u00e4rung ver\u00f6ffentlicht, in der er die Vorw\u00fcrfe und die Authentizit\u00e4t der Kommunikation vehement bestreitet. Es scheint jedoch, dass die Greifv\u00f6gel sich dieser ganzen Sache vorsichtig n\u00e4hern. Bodie fehlte heute im Training, und Gryphons' Managerin Maiko Shapiro weigerte sich, sich zu Bodies Status oder seiner Teilnahme am gro\u00dfen Spiel am Sonntag zu \u00e4u\u00dfern.\n\nBECK: Wie geht die Liga mit den Vorw\u00fcrfen gegen Bodie um? Gibt es Hinweise darauf, dass Disziplinarma\u00dfnahmen unmittelbar bevorstehen k\u00f6nnten?\nCOLT: Ich habe mit Eldon Agawa, dem Leiter der Banned Substance Task Force der Liga, gesprochen, der sagte, dass sie eine Untersuchung der Angelegenheit einleiten werden, um den Sachverhalt zu \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen und festzustellen, ob gegen Ligaregeln versto\u00dfen wurde. Nicht nur das, sondern es hei\u00dft, dass die Advocacy auch untersuchen wird, ob es sich um eine Strafsache handelt. Du hasst es wirklich, zu sehen, wie das mit einem Spieler in seiner Bl\u00fctezeit passiert.\n\nBECK: Gibt es etwas, das wir sicher wissen?\nCOLT: Eine Tatsache, die ich derzeit \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen kann, ist, dass Bodie in dieser Nebensaison Zeit in New Babbage verbracht hat. In den B\u00fcchern diskutierte er \u00fcber einen m\u00f6glichen Sponsoring-Vertrag mit microTech, aber das l\u00e4sst viel Raum f\u00fcr das, was er vielleicht au\u00dferhalb der B\u00fccher getan hat. Im Zuge dieser Geschichte sind mehrere Videos von Bodie aufgetaucht, die angeblich in einem exklusiven Club tanzten, der angeblich bei einer weniger als herzhaften Menge beliebt war.\n\nBECK: Es w\u00e4re nicht das erste Mal, dass ein Urlaub in New Babbage f\u00fcr einen Sataballspieler zum Problem wird. Der Stanton Knights' Myles Mason wurde f\u00fcr einen Teil der Saison 2945 suspendiert, nachdem er in einer New Babbage Hotel-Lobby gefunden wurde, die eine intensive Labyrinthreise durchf\u00fchrte.\nCOLT: Das ist richtig. Die wachsende Popularit\u00e4t der Stadt als aufstrebende und kommende Touristendestination f\u00fcr junge und wohlhabende Menschen hat definitiv ihren gerechten Anteil an Spielern, die etwas Dampf ablassen wollen. Leider scheint es, dass ein paar zu viele eine Grenze \u00fcberschreiten und einfach zu hart feiern.\n\nBECK: Zur\u00fcck zu Bodie, wenn sich die Kommunikation als authentisch erweist, welche Art von Bestrafung k\u00f6nnte er erleiden?\nCOLT: Was die Liga betrifft, so k\u00f6nnte er, wenn Agawas Untersuchung feststellt, dass Bodie sowohl eine verbotene Substanz benutzt als auch versucht hat, sie zu verbergen, auf eine vollst\u00e4ndige Saisonsperre warten.\n\nNat\u00fcrlich ist es eine ganz andere Sache, \u00fcber etwas zu reden als es tats\u00e4chlich zu tun. Selbst wenn sich diese Kommunikationen als authentisch erweisen, k\u00f6nnte Bodie argumentieren, dass er es nie durchgezogen hat und die Liga zwingen, zu beweisen, dass er es getan hat. Wenn er sich f\u00fcr eine k\u00e4mpferische Haltung gegen\u00fcber der Liga entscheidet, wer wei\u00df, wie lange das dauern k\u00f6nnte. Wirklich, aber es kann sein, dass seine Teamkollegen und Fans bestraft werden, wenn er nicht spielen kann.\n\nBECK: Danke, Colt.\nALAN: Wir m\u00fcssen eine kurze Pause machen. Gehen Sie nirgendwo hin, denn wenn wir zur\u00fcckkehren, wird Victoria Hutchins uns aus New Austin mit einigen exklusiven Details \u00fcber die CitizenCon 2948-Feier n\u00e4chste Woche begleiten, einschlie\u00dflich eines kurzen Blicks auf zwei neue exklusive Big Benny-Geschmacksrichtungen, die nur auf der Veranstaltung erh\u00e4ltlich sein werden.\n\nBECK: Das und mehr, wenn der Empire Report zur\u00fcckkommt.","zh_CN":"ALAN: Welcome to Empire Report. I\u2019m Alan Nuevo.\n\nBECK: And I\u2019m Beck Russum. Today\u2019s trip across the Empire takes us to New Austin where Victoria Hutchins has the latest details on preparations for CitizenCon 2948.\nALAN: But first, an update to the ongoing controversy in Fora. Marcus Carino, the leader of a local militia group known as the Defenders of the Free, spoke publicly for the first time since being accused of running an unofficial Customs checkpoint that led to the near-fatal shooting of four civilians. We go now to a vid of his comments from earlier today in Shoel.\n\n[ Marcus Carino stands amidst a scrum of reporters before his Drake Buccaneer outside the Shoel Advocacy office. ]\nMARCUS CARINO: The Common Law Initiative enacted in 2526 guarantees \u2018fundamental personal freedoms\u2019, which includes the right to defend yourself. That\u2019s all we\u2019re doing here, because the government sure isn\u2019t. Look at the system\u2019s crime data. Look at the current threat level. Fora\u2019s getting worse each and every year, and I\u2019m not waiting any longer for the UEE to do something about it.\n\nFar as I\u2019m concerned, the government\u2019s guilty of dereliction of duty for not defending the residents of this system. More contraband passes between the UEE and Banu Protectorate here than anywhere else in the Empire. Known criminals and smugglers openly break the law each and every day, and none of them face justice. All they get is a damn smile and a wave coming through Customs.\n\nIt\u2019s clear that the current enforcement mechanism in this system is broken, and the Defenders aim to fix it. I stand by our right to operate these checkpoints to defend the interests of Fora\u2019s residents.\n\n[ Back to Alan and Beck. ]\nBECK: The alleged incident occurred last Thursday around 16:30 SET. Carino and other members of the Defenders of the Free were patrolling the area around the jump point when Giorgio Hwang\u2019s ship emerged from interspace. According to witnesses, Carino and other militia members opened fire on Hwang\u2019s ship without provocation, leading to the death of two crew members and seriously injuring Hwang himself. When local law enforcement arrived to secure the scene, they discovered that Hwang\u2019s vessel was carrying several crates of stolen military weaponry in smuggling holds.\nALAN: The aggressive actions taken by Carino and the Defenders of the Free have been widely criticized by some but defended by others. Both the Advocacy and Customs Bureau claim to be monitoring the situation and weighing their options as an investigation continues into the legality of the attack. Carino claims that they scanned Hwang\u2019s ship and found signs of contraband which led to the attack, however they have been unwilling to produce proof. We will continue to update this story as it develops.\n\nBECK: Sataball fans across the Empire were stunned today when an anonymous source leaked comms between Terra Gryphons\u2019 superstar Benedetto Bodie and members of a New Babbage drug syndicate. The messages explicitly discussed both the purchase of illegal drugs and how to beat drug tests administered by sataball\u2019s Banned Substance Task Force. Here to discuss the developing situation is Colt Legrande.\nCOLT: Sad day for sataball, Beck. Benedetto is a certified superstar in the sport. To hear this news came as quite the shock to a lot of people.\n\nBECK: What has Bodie\u2019s response been so far?\nCOLT: Bodie has released a statement vehemently denying the allegations and the authenticity of the comms. It seems, though, that the Gryphons are approaching this whole thing cautiously. Bodie was missing from practice today, and Gryphons\u2019 manager Maiko Shapiro refused to comment on either Bodie\u2019s status or his participation in Sunday\u2019s big match.\n\nBECK: How is the league handling the allegations against Bodie? Is there any indication that disciplinary action may be imminent?\nCOLT: I spoke with Eldon Agawa, head of the league\u2019s Banned Substance Task Force, who said that they will be opening an investigation into the matter to verify the facts of the case and determine if any league rules have been violated. Not only that, but word is the Advocacy will also be investigating this is a criminal matter. You really hate to see this happen to a player in their prime.\n\nBECK: Is there anything we do know for sure?\nCOLT: One fact that I can currently verify is that Bodie did spend time in New Babbage this off-season. On the books he was there discussing a potential sponsorship deal with microTech, but that leaves a whole lot of room for what he may have been doing off the books. In the wake of this story breaking, several vids have surfaced of Bodie reportedly dancing at an exclusive club rumored to be popular with a less than savory crowd.\n\nBECK: This wouldn\u2019t be the first time that a vacation in New Babbage became a problem for a sataball player. The Stanton Knights\u2019 Myles Mason was suspended for part of the 2945 season after being found in a New Babbage hotel lobby riding out an intense maze trip.\nCOLT: That\u2019s right. The city\u2019s growing popularity as an up and coming tourist destination for the young and wealthy has definitely drawn its fair share of players looking to blow off some steam. Unfortunately, it seems a few too many are crossing a line and partying just too hard.\n\nBECK: Back to Bodie, if the comms turn out to be authentic, what kind of punishment could he face?\nCOLT: As far as the league is concerned, if Agawa\u2019s investigation determines that Bodie both used a banned substance and tried to hide it, then he could be looking at a full season suspension.\n\nOf course, talking about something versus actually doing it is a very different thing. Even if these comms prove to be authentic, Bodie could argue that he never went through with it and force the league to prove that he did. If he chooses to take a combative stance with the league, who knows how long this could drag out. Really though, it may end up being his teammates and fans that are punished if he\u2019s not able to play.\n\nBECK: Thanks, Colt.\nALAN: We need to take a quick break. Don\u2019t go anywhere, because when we return Victoria Hutchins will join us from New Austin with some exclusive details about next week\u2019s CitizenCon 2948 celebration, including a sneak peek at two new exclusive Big Benny flavors that will only be available at the event.\n\nBECK: That and more when Empire Report returns."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":33,"created_at":"2018-10-03T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"7 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-04-28 14:37:26","valid_relations":["images","links","translations"],"prev_id":16783,"next_id":16785}}