Purge Night

A shuttered business after the first Purge.

"*Only time will tell if the cathartic benefits justify the countless lost items and 109 lost lives.*"
—*The Newport Report*.
**Purge Night**, or **the Purge**, was a periodic civic event observed within Newport city limits on the nights spanning the twentieth and twenty-first days of each month (later the nineteenth and twentieth days). During Purge Nights, murder became legal for twelve continuous hours, from 9:00 pm to 9:00 am CST. According to *The Newport Report*, the event was instituted to "provide a legal outlet for Newportians to express their pent-up anger and resentment".

Purge Night was ended by Emperor lonellamaMV on October 19, 2020 (Day 2, Year 20 AK).

## History

The Purge was established by the Newport City Council on June 14, 2020 (-7:5), with the passage of City Ordinance XIV. The ordinance was originally proposed by claytations and expanded by ratatoing8990. claytations later admitted that the idea was proposed as a "joke". The first Purge took place on June 20 and 21, 2020 (-5:1-2), and saw 109 reported deaths within city limits.

Originally, the Purge was scheduled to occur on the twentieth and twenty-first days of each month. After Newport's democratic government was reorganized into an Empire, the Purge was rescheduled to take place every fifteen days, beginning on July 20 (2:1), in accordance with the Imperial Constitution. The Constitution also designated Purge Nights as the only opportunity for Imperial power to transfer to a new Monarch via legal assassination. Newport's third and fifth Monarchs, Empress crustyceans and Emperor Rage6838, respectively, both assumed power after legally assassinating their predecessors during Purge Nights.

After the Carrot Revolution of August 19 (8:1), Purge Night was rescheduled again in accordance with the Carrot Accord to occur monthly, on the night spanning the nineteenth and twentieth days of each month.

On October 19 (20:2), the night of the sixth Purge, Emperor lonellamaMV cancelled the tradition of Purge Night "indefinitely".

## Emergency broadcast announcement

   At the beginning of each Purge Night, an emergency message is broadcast on all modes of Newportian media, accompanied by sirens. During the Democratic Age, the message read as follows:

This is not a test. This is your emergency broadcast system announcing the commencement of the monthly Purge Night sanctioned by the Newport government, in accordance with City Ordinance XIV. Beginning at 9:00 pm CST, all murder will be legal within Newport city limits for 12 continuous hours. Murderers may keep the contents of their victims' inventories. Other crimes, such as griefing and stealing, remain illegal and will be prosecuted after 9:00 am CST tomorrow, when the Purge concludes. Blessed be the Council and Newport, a city reborn. May the Conch be with you all.
   After the democratic government transitioned into a constitutional monarchy on July 10, the emergency broadcast message was modified slightly. Currently, the message reads as follows:

This is not a test. This is your emergency broadcast system announcing the commencement of Purge Night, sanctioned by the government of the First Newportian Empire, in accordance with the Imperial Constitution. Beginning at 9:00 pm CST, all murder will be legal within Newport city limits for 12 continuous hours. Murderers may keep the contents of their victims' inventories. Other crimes, such as griefing and stealing, remain illegal and will be prosecuted after 9:00 am CST tomorrow, when the Purge concludes. Murders committed outside of city limits during this time also remain illegal. Blessed be Newport, an Empire reborn. May the Conch be with you all.
## List of Purge Nights

* Standard
* Orthodox

* First Purge: June 20-21, 2020
* Second Purge: July 20-21, 2020
* Third Purge: August 4-5, 2020
* Fourth Purge: August 19-20, 2020
* Fifth Purge: September 19-20, 2020
* Sixth Purge: October 19, 2020

* First Purge: Days 1 and 2, Year 5 BK
* Second Purge: Days 1 and 2, Year 2 AK
* Third Purge: Days 1 and 2, Year 5 AK
* Fourth Purge: Days 1 and 2, Year 8 AK
* Fifth Purge: Days 2 and 3, Year 14 AK
* Sixth Purge: Day 2, Year 20 AK

## External links

* *The Newport Report*: City Ordinance XIV Passes; Council Approves Monthly "Purge Night"; Murder Legal (June 14, 2020)
* *The Newport Report*: Newport Businesses Close for Purge Night (June 19, 2020)
* *The Newport Report*: 109 Murders Reported on Most Violent Night in City History (June 21, 2020)
* *The Newport Report*: So you want to become Emperor? (July 19, 2020)
* *The Newport Report*: Imperial Couple Prepare for Night That Could Be Their Last on the Throne (July 20, 2020)
* *The Newport Report*: Emperor and Empress Consort Legally Assassinated During Purge; crustyceans Claims Throne (July 21, 2020)
* *The Newport Report*: Former Imperial Couple Sue Empress crustyceans for Griefing During Purge (July 21, 2020)
* *The Newport Report*: Newport's Imperial nightmare: What happened? (July 22, 2020)
* *The Newport Report*: Empress Issues Last-Minute Edict Before Purge; Clarifies Property Rights (August 4, 2020)
* *The Newport Report*: "My Turn"; Former Terrorist Rage6838 Emerges from Purge as Fifth Emperor of Newport (August 5, 2020)
* *The Newport Report*: In Latest Power Grab, Emperor Bans Weapons During Purge, Carrots (August 18, 2020)
* *The Newport Report*: Emperor: Purge Night Cancelled "Indefinitely" (October 20, 2020)