Intervention in the Union of Syndicates | Emergency Discussion

[A Former User]

Bauer began to laugh hysterically again before urinating on James, biting him and taking with her a large chunk of his flesh. Blood filling her mouth, she spat in his face, some of the white powder falling onto him.

[BrumBrum]

James seeing the sitation stabbed her legs and arms enough to disable her. He expected her to continue biting but he would handle that , as long as he could keep her off the other councillours he was fine with that but how long would it be until the damn security arrived. This was unacceptable.

[Fremet]

"Jesus Christ in IKEA!"

"SECURITY!" Michel pressed the panic button beneath his chair, an FKEM Regalia 2500

Dozens of heavily equipped members of the Europolis Police came storming into the chamber to apprehend Councilor Bauer.

"I will have order in this Chamber! Members of the Europolis Police will remove Councilor Bauer from the chambers immediately."

It took four officers firing their tasers simultaneously to bring the offending member down, and even still they managed to get off a few nips and scratches as the officers dragged them out of the chamber.

Paramedics followed to care for the affected members.

"I will be closing this session effective immediately to resume tomorrow, 12h00 GMT on the 2nd of March 2021. "

Charles Michel
Council Speaker and Councilor for the Kingdom of Fremet

[BrumBrum]

The injuries of james were serious despite his quick intervention and taking of the knife he had several stab wounds and many bite marks. He was also experiencing serious symptoms of unconsciousness. He had to be quickly rushed to A&E.Despite this he considered it worth intervening to save the other councillours many of whom he was friendly with though it unfortunately meant he couldn't see his kids in hospitalOnce able to he asked his wife not to visit and focus on supporting his kids assuring her he would be fine.

[Pravoslaviya]

'Aw, shit, not again,' thought Tupac as the chamber broke out into chaos. It reminded him of the time he faked his own death in 1996 to move to Pravoslaviya; and a couple of genuine assassination attempts before. He moved away from Bauer as Cllr Mizrachi-Roscoe leeroy jenkins'd his way towards her.

Tupac observed the white powder as it blew through the air and accumulated on the desks.

"Get away from that shit, guys, don't touch it," he yelled at the other councillors. "I've never seen that shit before, it could be dangerous! I mean, even more dangerous."

Tupac filed out of the chamber with the other councillors and returned to his office.

[Fremet]

Michel looked at himself in the mirror. The Security Services had issued him a Kevlar stab and bullet vest that made him appear a bit more stocky than his usual build. "Thank god the camera is far enough from me, I haven't had to wear a vest like this to work since the 1990s," he said to his aid as they both struggled to fit his jacket over the safety hardware provided to him.

He shuffled his way into the chamber, and saw that there were blood stains STILL in the carpet. He moved to the broom closet in the hallway and returned with a hydrogen peroxide solution. He soaked a cloth in it and wiped away the rest of the blood stains that had trickled under some of the councilor's desks and into the aisles. Between national service and his years as a public defender, he had seen his fare share of blood, but even still it irked him. This, this blood, was from an individual that he knew personally, an individual that, in some act of bravery— or stupidity— had nearly been slain in front of the sitting council.

He took a deep breath as he returned the cleaning supplies to the closet and threw the dirty towel into the wastebin— it was too far gone to use again.

"Was this Council— is the UoS— just as far gone?" Michel thought to himself.

At what point is acting not enough— at what point must we retreat and guard ourselves?

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I now call this session to order. I ask that the Council excuse the added security both in the surrounds and in this chamber. In light of yesterday's events, I have asked that the Council Security and Europolis Police be placed on their highest alert level.

We are coming to terms with a country— a society— so enthralled in its own idiosyncrasies, so different from many of the members of this Union, that it is threatened by us. And in its actions, we are threatened by it. I do not see some crazed rogue state, I see a wounded animal that has been backed into a corner. I see a people, a society, a country so victimised that the very fabric of their being is being questioned. This is a country that has seen so much violence, so much suffering that the society and institutions existing within the Union of Syndicates is in a perpetual fight or flight response. Living in constant terror— constant fear— leads to a collective and societal trauma that too often leads to failed states.

Frankly, I do not know what to do about the UoS. They have my sympathy. They have my anger. They have my empathy. They have my outrage. It is often said that you reap what you sow but at what point must that cycle end? At what point does this cycle of violence in the UoS end?

It terrifies me to see the toll decades of trauma has inflicted on this society. It terrifies me even more when I consider that my own country came so very close to that— it doesn't speak to the integrity of the Fremetian spirit— Fremet survived the occupation and rebuilt successfully not because of its own merit— we lucked out. Fremet could just have easily devolved into violence and endless terror, but it didn't. It didn't because we were lucky to have a group of people who were willing to end the cycle of instability— end the cycle of hate and violence— reject that fight or flight response— and start a new chapter.

The UoS isn't going to change overnight. The UoS isn't going to change over a year. We are looking at bringing a society out of a very dark place. It took Fremet 30 years to rebuild its economy and its institutions after the occupation— and we still struggle with our collective trauma to this day. The UoS, the people of the Syndicates, are the only ones that will truly be able to bring about real change, a real shift in society.

Intervention may be necessary for containment. It is unacceptable to allow this violence to escape their borders and spill into other memberstates. However, I do not see an end-goal, an exit plan, for any long-term boots-on-the-ground intervention. Any action taken should be either to contain the violence within the UoS or to aid the legitimate government or democratic factions in the country— if any remain.

Again, I'm no military strategist. I'm some politician far removed from this crisis, as are many of us. Do not let your fear control you as it controls them. Do not let your urge to fight cloud your judgement as it has so destroyed their society. If we do anything, it should be to set an example, not resort to reactionary measures or knee-jerk reactions in the name of security or humanitarianism.

Charles Michel
Council Speaker and Councilor for the Kingdom of Fremet

[BrumBrum]

I understand the nervousness to intervene given what happened last time but what happened last night only proves the need for intervention. We have multiple colleagues in hospital at least two of whom are in critical condition, including one of our own Duchians. The nation is unstable and desperately needs help, it needs rebuilding, its institutions to be strengthened and that won't happen without security and boots on the ground. We cannot expect aid groups and humanitarian groups to go into such a warzone. Yes we need a carefully considered plan executed jointly but we need an intervention to stop this cycle.

I believe we should conduct the operation under a joint EU led team with an agreed EU led command. That way its not nations intervening but the EU to help a memberstate, then once stabilised organise elections in 6 months and develop an aid plan to rebuild everything , invest in trains there , invest in homes, infrastructure and give opportunities for co-ops, workers groups and individuals craftsmen to thrive within a culturally sensitive economic system. They need hope and stability to pursue their dreams and it needn't be cappitalist led it can be uniquely Haahnean in its solution. But an intervention and aid and help building up the country is needed.

Skye Hook
Deputy Councillour for United Duchies

[A Former User]

She carried a small bag of assorted candies and other foods - she was a diabetic, she would need a bit in the case that she suffered from a low-blood sugar episode - and she was now worrying of that, she didn't feel particularly well.

"Greetings to all Councillors," she said, sitting down. "I am Anja Mauer, who will be serving in this position until the Interim Councillor Comtois or Councillor Juvinal may return to office, followed by a by-election in the unfortunate case that Councillor Juvinal cannot - make it. I was appointed by a horrid - how do I say this - person with male genitals - who in my opinion is illegitimate, but given that no one has actually confirmed whether that man or the man who I believe to be the true State Elder are who they claim to be, this is up for - quite a bit of debate, in fact!"

"But it is of no matter. An intervention is necessary. The person with male genitals that I speak of - let us call him "the other Lepik;" he has ordered that all commit suicide."

"This obviously sounds insane, but you must understand our despair in order to understand it. We have very little hope, you see, almost none; so much was taken away from us, almost everything. We were tortured for years upon years; we feel almost dead inside. It is as though there is nothing, no future, no hope, nothing except for pain and chaos and the horror of each passing day, the sole escape, the sole respite death. It is difficult to resist; even the true State Elder - "the true Lepik", a strong man who fought against the regime of Areai for sixteen years, is on the verge of giving up. Many in the military feel the same, and are using those feelings to drive those who are barely able to resist that call, the call of death, to that death."

"We cannot stand by ourselves any longer; we are almost lost to this force. We need -" God, she was feeling so dizzy - "I'm sorry, I need to rest a little. I don't feel particularly well."

She opened the little bag, took a sweet, bit open into it.

It was bitter; a great deal of powder suddenly burst forth from the center.

"They've poisoned me!" she screamed, the powder issuing from her mouth and spreading outwards. She tried to cover her mouth, but to no avail, she already felt ill, her throat tightening, an allergic reaction perhaps.

"They've poisoned me," she said in a hoarse, soft voice - there was this - she couldn't quite describe it, it was almost an itchiness but also a sort of pain and a pressure, it felt as though she could but at the same time could not breathe.

She stumbled back, trying to cough repeatedly, as though that would help, but all it did was further spread the powder from her mouth. Whatever it was, it was likely to be dangerous - she tried to swallow it, but it was so difficult to swallow. She shouldn't have left that bag unattended for any amount of time - they had evidently replaced what was inside with something else entirely. Her heart was pounding; she could barely think of anything.

She collapsed to the ground, struggling to breathe.

[Mennrimiak]

Thank you, thats all i needed, im resigning, and yeah dont worry, i will wait for the Disease Control to get me checked before i leave, im already caling emergency services.

But before i leave, Mennrimiak is not gonna get involved on this situation, if it was for us we would let them die between themselves, thats their problem, not ours to intervene on their internal affairs, we dont want those crazy ass bastards to start messing up our country.

Oh look, Disease Control arrived!

Goodbye, im gonna get checked and leave this place.

Adam Karlssen

Councillor for Mennrimiak

(OOC: Im done with this stuff, im really going to abandon council until it gets someway better, or the whole UoS thing finishes)

[Fremet]

Someone get that out of here!

Let it be known, as provisioned under §V.III of the Elected and Accountable Council Act 2020, I will be filing a motion with the European Court of Justice to suspend the illegally appointed councillors pending a lawful, fair election in the country to establish a valid Councilor within the bounds of European Law.

Therefore, citing my duties under §V.III of the EACA, I find that the Union of Syndicates has not satisfied §I.II of the Elected and Accountable Council Act 2020:
"The governments of European Union member states may not appoint or dismiss their Councillor without following an official democratic process outlined in this Act."

Not only have these councilors appointed by the UoS Government been invalid per European Law, but they have demonstrated an innate lack of respect for Council procedures, breach of local and regional law, and proved to be a direct threat to the public safety.

The UoS, in the actions of its councilors, has violated the Anti-Terrorism Act 2006 in its appointment of clearly unstable persons to this chamber and the continued instability rampant within their borders, see §II.3:
"Declares that every state has the duty to refrain from organizing, assisting or participating in international terrorism or acquiescing in activities within its territories directed towards the commission of such acts."

Thus, citing these measures, I hereby use the powers and duties given to me to protect this council to prohibit the entry of the appointed councilors into this chamber pending a valid election in the UoS.

Charles Michel
Council Speaker and Councilor for the European Union