From: c60b-3fe@e260-4d.berkeley.edu (Coffee)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.xbooks
Subject: Re: X-Cutioner's Song Part 5
Date: 15 Oct 1992 20:26:52 GMT
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In article <1992Oct14.204411.4162@abo.fi> MHANNINEN@finabo.abo.fi (Mika H{nninen Inf) writes:
>In <9210112033.AA02021@hrt216.brooks.af.mil> smd@hrt216.brooks.af.mil writes:
>
>> In article <visser.718593649@convex.convex.com> visser@convex.com (Lance Visser) writes:
>> 
>> 
>> 	   The real question is what exactly is the "crime" committed by
>>    x-force?  Their apperanace in x-factor a while back as I remember says
>>    ...
>> 	   The only crime that they could be held accountable for is either
>>    resisting arrest or accessories to cable's murder of Tom Cassidy.
>>    If you charge them as accessories to cable's murder of Tom Cassidy,
>>    I suppose you could find lots of things to charge other characters
>>    (like wolverine) with.
>> I seem to remember just a couple other minor infractions of theirs, such
>> as resisting arrest, grand theft S.H.I.E.L.D. transport, etc.  More than
>> enough to keep them in custody.

  Well, the way I understand it.  X-Force has been arrested for their
suspected involvement in the attempted murder of professor X.  Witnesses
at the scene of the crime identified Cable (didn't he say his name too?)
and X-Force is publicly known as his team. (I know it wasn't cable, but I'm
speaking from the comic public POV).  Suspects are arrested all the time.
Thus, X-force is arrested.
  Sure, many of the X-men (wolverine, etc) could probably be arrested for
crimes too, but then you got to have somebody to testify.  If there ain't
nobody to testify, or some other evidence, there ain't gonna be much of a
case.  Maybe that's why Wolverine kills so many people.
Wolverine:  I'm the best at what I do, and what I do is don't get arrested.
:)

>> 
>> 	   And of course in the same issue, Bishop and Wolverine are sent to
>>    attack what was as far as I know  a part of the canadian government.
>>    But thats all right isnt it....no crime there,

Sure it's a crime.  But, who is there to arrest them?  Anybody there
gonna testify?  Doubt it.
Also, one of the benefits of attacking super secret government installations
is that aside from CIA (canadian equivalent?) personel trying to quickly
and quietly off you, not much else is gonna happen.  The government is gonna
want their super secret government installation to remain super secret.

>> Let's see..."I needed backup, and what we're doin' is a violation o'
>> international law.  Way I see it, you already got a record in the
>> States...whereas the rest o' the X-Men got a reputation to uphold." -
>> Wolverine, _The Uncanny X-Men_ #295, page 21 panel 2.  Looks to me like
>> they have fully acknowledged that the attack is illegal, and they are
>> setting it up so that the X-Men can deny any knowledge of what Wolvie
>> and Bishop were up to.

Yup, got a problem wit dat bub?  *blows cigar smoke in your face*

Actually, it seemed like Havok (is it a "K" or "C"?) didn't know about
it.  Just Rogue, (I believe that's who it was, or Jube) did.

>Sounds like some countries we know, don't it?

Yup, got a problem wit dat bub? *blows cigar smoke in your face*
:) just kidding.

Reminds me of the "Two minute op" in Patriot Games.  I found that
VERY disturbing.  Still do.

Coffee
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