[Confederacy] Organized Crime in Refugee Settlements "An Issue"

Organized Crime in Refugee Settlements "An Issue"

Jedek Ourihal, Confederate News Service

As the Confederacy’s post-war reconstruction efforts continue, representatives on behalf of the many temporary refugee settlements throughout Khar’Shan, Erszbat and other Confederate worlds are calling to attention growing issues related to organized crime

With government services for disenfranchised citizens limited due to lack of manpower and resources, many have fallen under the patronage of racketeers who provide unofficial aid to refugees including food, clothing, blankets and other essentials, often selling them at a profit for goods and services rendered. Several of these racketeers have turned into full-fledged crime lords with influence over entire counties and districts, even providing freelance security services in place of official law enforcement in some areas. In recent months, there has been increasing reports of gang violence between rival syndicates, with civilians caught in the crossfire.

This surge of organized crime has not gone unnoticed by the Batarian Council, as representatives have laid out several legislative solutions. Na’Hesit Councilor Tew’re Narak’s recent proposal to reorganize the Batarian Internal Forces as a domestic police force to curtail these criminal elements was met with sharp criticism by elements of the Ub’Hesit including Councilor Uana Gan’Xerek, who has proposed an alternative scenario of increasing aid to recovering districts through private investment.

As the Council continues to deliberate, some citizens have begun to take matters into their own hands, forming private militias or neighborhood watches to curb the influence of the gangs. “A lot of us just want to rebuild our livelihoods without worrying about being caught in the middle of some gangster’s blood feud.” Said one anonymous citizen. “I just hope the Council can take action against these criminals, and soon. Until then, we will do what is necessary to protect our homes.”

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Regrettably, I myself can confirm that this report is not an exaggeration.

I would have perhaps liked to hear more about Gan'Xerek's proposal, as I am not sure there are many corporations or groups within Council space willing to invest in our reconstruction at this time.

In the meanwhile, allow me to preempt our resident ex-Cerberus operative: "Goronak worlds are crime infested hellholes? Why is this considered newsworthy?"

Funny thing is that's an issue in just about any large scale refugee camps, especially the ones which are far back on the list of "getting you resettled."


Considering one got so bad outside Vancouver SATAE actually Cordoned off the place and cleaned it all out.

White-collar crime ran rampant back home. Organized crime was just as bad- There were smugglers with mansions the size of small towns- But that situation is night and day compared to what must be going on in the Confederacy.

The act of assisting survivors of a natural disaster was common for criminal organizations in pre-Alliance Earth, as it provided both posiive publicity and many potential recruits. The fact that this same act has been turned into a crimnal enterprise of its own, to the point that crime syndicates have been formed around it, is...

Well, mindbending, for one. And for the other, it's a new degree of depraved that I have yet to achieve.

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I've heard the Japanese Yakuza still does this.

I was actually going to extend my sympathies to the victimized refugees. Batarian criminal organizations tend to be particularly cruel and brutal.

Nature abhors a vacuum, and power is just another force of nature. Any semblance of togetherness in the face of a threat (even as one as cosmic in scope as the Reapers) often is shown up as temporary as soon as it becomes possible to find a way to exploit it.

Even though Rio has become an armed camp in several areas, some of the old gangs in the city have only gotten bigger in the cleanup from the war.

I'm just happy the Empire has no issues whatsoever! Yay us!