Shadowdancer
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I thought X-boats were capable of up to Jump 6.
Unless they've changed the law in Texas recently, an individual can shoot a repo man who is taking his vehicle at night and not be convicted of a crime, but if he shot the repo man during the day, he could be convicted. It's an interesting little loophole in the law dating back to the old West.
In the old West, taking an individual's mode of transporation, i.e. his horse, at night could possibly leave him stranded in a situation that could result in his death (miles from the nearest settlement, without the necessary supplies, etc.)
That law is still on the books, or it was a few years ago, and has successfully been applied in recent cases to modern modes of transportation.
If you shoot a repo man who's taking your vehicle during the night, you can be arrested and prosecuted, but those with lawyers who know of the law and the precedent which has been set can get their clients off without being convicted.
I know there has been some talk about the legislature changing the law, but I don't know if it has been done.
It might be interesting if there was a similar provision in the Imperial law in the Traveller universe. If a repo man tracked down a skipped or stolen starship on a remote planet or belt, he wouldn't be able to just take the starship if it left the people using the ship stranded with little hope of being rescued. He would either have to take the crew back to a starport, or follow the ship until it returned to a more populated region of space.
Unless they've changed the law in Texas recently, an individual can shoot a repo man who is taking his vehicle at night and not be convicted of a crime, but if he shot the repo man during the day, he could be convicted. It's an interesting little loophole in the law dating back to the old West.
In the old West, taking an individual's mode of transporation, i.e. his horse, at night could possibly leave him stranded in a situation that could result in his death (miles from the nearest settlement, without the necessary supplies, etc.)
That law is still on the books, or it was a few years ago, and has successfully been applied in recent cases to modern modes of transportation.
If you shoot a repo man who's taking your vehicle during the night, you can be arrested and prosecuted, but those with lawyers who know of the law and the precedent which has been set can get their clients off without being convicted.
I know there has been some talk about the legislature changing the law, but I don't know if it has been done.
It might be interesting if there was a similar provision in the Imperial law in the Traveller universe. If a repo man tracked down a skipped or stolen starship on a remote planet or belt, he wouldn't be able to just take the starship if it left the people using the ship stranded with little hope of being rescued. He would either have to take the crew back to a starport, or follow the ship until it returned to a more populated region of space.