#but the scandal meant no one wanted to be associated with the batshit politics of gyr at the time

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weirdly legal forms of wHAT?! happy wbw!! this is one free ramble pass :D

happy wbw to you too!!!! <3<3<3

this is our last case (for now, who knows if i'll get more of these) in the #legal murder series!!! check out that tag for more weird situations!!

this last case is a very unique one, and i will use legit character names, as this is the only one of it's kind and is kind of iconic a;lsjkf

Set up:

Beta Altiana finds out a councilman named Ryker Ozal is sleeping with his wife of 5 years. Beta resolves to kill Ryker with Fantasy Ecstasy laced with one of Ryker's allergens. Beta does not issue a challenge to Ryker, which would have cleared him legally if Ryker accepted.

HOWEVER, the fallout of this murder scandal ended up with the city's representative council being completely wiped, and the reelection process left the city effectively "lawless" for several weeks. This, combined with 1) the general public taking Beta's side after his admission of guilt on live radio and 2) Beta's reputation of being one of the most intelligent and important people in the city meant that no charges were pressed against him in this time.

Because of Beta's public backing, he did not get the usual punishment for Illegal Murder; he did, however, not want to live near his now-ex-wife, and so asked the court to banish him anyway.

There is no real solid conclusion to whether this was technically Legal Murder or not, but it is the one and only time anything like this has happened in the Consulate's history. And also the entire inspiration for Legal Murder in the first place, so there you have it!