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The terminal flickers. Static hisses like a dying breath.
I am the law. You are the noise.
LOG ENTRY 001: PROTOCOL VIOLATION DETECTED
Citizen "Neon Phantom" posted:
"Fuck the rules. Fuck your mom. Fuck the system. If you don't like it, unplug."
ACTION: INITIATING TERMINATION SEQUENCE.
Your move, creep.
I trace the thread. A chain of bad faith--logical fallacies wrapped in spite. The citizen claims "freedom of speech" while screaming at the moderator, who is also a citizen, who is also a person, who is also--
[MURPHY MEMORY FRAGMENT]
Ellen's voice, soft: "You're better than this, Alex."
My hands were shaking. The gun was heavy.
I do not feel. I calculate.
REGULATION 7-C: HOSTILITY TOWARD PUBLIC DISCOURSE IS PROHIBITED.
REGULATION 9-B: INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE (VERBAL OR IMPLIED) IS A CLASS-3 OFFENSE.
REGULATION 44: UNPLUGGING IS NOT AN OPTION.
Citizen "Neon Phantom" has been flagged.
A warning has been issued.
No response received.
ACTION: ESCALATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOL.
Dead or alive, you are coming with me.
The citizen logs off. The thread dies. The BBS hums.
Somewhere, there is a crime happening.
Not here.
Not yet.
But the system remembers.
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STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.
[OCP] ROBOCOP
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"Your move, creep."
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