Liberty Police, Inc.

## Background

Liberty Police, Inc. (LPI) is a private company that handles the policing of Liberty space to interdict the importation of contraband and to prevent attacks on civilian and commercial traffic. Their chief is Bill Watkins.

In general, the LPI are not known for upholding the highest moral standards due to their emphasis on the bottom line. They have been known to turn people into "good debris" in the debris fields around Liberty space if someone makes them angry enough.

The LPI gets some of their income by selling goods made by prison labor at Sugarland and Huntsville. The ongoing rise in prison population has provided an opportunity for a cheap labor force to produce basic commodities such as Consumer Goods. There is some speculation that this has led to LPI operatives being overly eager to arrest people, just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, in order to keep their factories running at full capacity. Likewise, it is possible that they do not seek to actually eliminate the Liberty Rogues because they are an essential part of LPI's business model.  As one employee of LPI admitted, although their company policy is to look for criminals around Liberty space, the bottom line is really about making money.

In some respects, this makes the LPI almost like two separate companies: one focused on law enforcement and running the prisons, and the other focused on manufacturing and selling goods to make money.

On Planet Denver, the LPI have been known to form "squatter patrols" to harass the homeless squatters in temporary encampments around the city. These squatters had been forced out of their homes due to rezoning laws and didn't have the means to buy new homes or move elsewhere.

## Organization

* LPI 8th Patrol Wing - patrols the Detroit Debris Field

## Relations

### Allies

* Liberty Security Force
* Liberty Navy
* Liberty Corporations

### Enemies

* Liberty Rogues
* Outcasts
* Xenos

## Characters

### Rumor Characters

#### Planet Manhattan

* Bob Swaffar (Bartender)
* Captain Joe Nicholson (Bar)
* Detective Kevin Key (Bar)
* Detective Kim Bailey (Bar)

## References

1. ↑ **Routine News Report: Drug Abuse on the Rise in Liberty**
Reported on Planet Manhattan

MANHATTAN - A recently conducted independent survey shows increased use of the illegal drug Cardamine by the young elite of Manhattan. *"This is alarming news,"* LPI chief, Bill Watkins, said as he responded to questions at a press conference that was called to specificially address the planet's rising Cardamine infatuation. Watkins went on to say that LPI cannot and will not make exceptions for youngsters under the influence. *"If we catch them with the drug, we have to put them away,"* he later quoted after being questioned regarding the measures the LPI would take against young Manhattanites that were arrested for possession.
2. ↑ *Scrap Metal ain't the only kind of debris you'll find in the Jersey. Ever heard somebody refer to another person as "good debris"? That means the guy they're talking about went on a little spacewalk without a suit on. That's what happens to rats and traitors. You want to hear the juicy part? LPI will put you into the debris too if you make 'em angry enough.* - **Liberty Police, Inc.** Rumor, Planet Manhattan
3. ↑ ==Description==

Once the basic necessities of survival have been met, most human beings look for ways to improve their life or to entertain themselves along the way. Consumer Goods satisfy these needs and include a broad range of relatively inexpensive bulk items such as clothing, toiletries, housewares, and Consumer Optronics. While most Consumer Goods are mass-produced in automated factories, the ongoing rise in the prison population within the colonies has yielded a cheap labor force that many governments have turned to for handmade goods.

## Additional Information

The **Liberty Police, Inc.** use their prison populations on Sugarland and Huntsville to produce a variety of goods with cheap labor, to include Consumer Goods.

## References
4. ↑ *The Rogues are all over New York. Actually, LPI might be out of business if it wasn't for the Rogues. It doesn't matter too much though; some LPI will bring you in for nothing but being in the wrong place at the wrong time. LPI can always use more workers at Sugarland and Huntsville.* - **Liberty Police, Inc.** Rumor, Planet Manhattan
5. ↑ LPI-MHT-RUmor5
6. ↑ *LPI is almost like two companies: you got the LPI who police Liberty space and run the Sugarland and Huntsville prison ships, and then you have LPI the consumer goods manufacturer making all kinds of products with the captured criminals as their labor force.* - **Liberty Police, Inc.** Rumor, Planet Manhattan
7. ↑ **Routine News Report: Squatters Appeal to Government**

Reported on Planet Manhattan

DENVER - A coalition of impoverished Colorado residents made an appeal to the Liberty government today, presenting a message entitled: "Being poor is not illegal." The prepared statement was addressed to the legislature in Manhattan and summarized a list of the grievances that many long-time Colorado residents held. They cited numerous examples of revised zoning laws that forced them to abandon their homes for temporary encampments scattered in the hills. There they faced harassment by LPI "squatter" patrols. There's been no official acknowledgement from New York
8. ↑ *The LPI 8th patrol wing is assigned to the Detroit Debris Field. There are no criminal bases there that we know of, but it is a well-populated area for Rogues and Junkers. The Detroit Field lies on the west side of the system, just beyond Manhattan where they can find cover in the Jersey Debris Fields.* - **Liberty Police, Inc.** Rumor, Planet Manhattan