Eligibility: Country must have a police force.
Description: While exploring the world-famous caves near @@CAPITAL@@, @@RANDOMMALENAME@@, a famous @@DEMONYM@@ nature photographer, stumbled upon officers from the @@NAME@@ Police Force providing the abhorrent 'Black Flag', a "religious" extremist terrorist organisation, with machine-guns, explosives and video cameras. Soon after he published the photographs, an army of people have stormed your office to express their opinions.
[option]"The Black Flag terrorists have infiltrated our police forces!" shouts @@RANDOMNAME@@, a member of the nationalist "@@NAME@@ First!" political organisation. "For the sake of @@NAME@@'s security, we must purge the police and the rest of the government of all of these terrorists and everyone who follows their stupid religion! Yes, a few people might whinge about "religious freedom" and some of the people we get rid of might not be terrorists, but it's better to be safe than sorry."
[effect]people who follow the "wrong" religion are unable to get a job in public services
[stats]Authoritarianism increases, taxation increases, government size increases, social conservatism increases, authoritarianism increases, law enforcement increases significantly, secularism increases, compliance increases slightly, averageness increases, ignorance increases, rudeness increases, weaponisation decreases, civil rights decreases, niceness decreases, compassion decreases, safety decreases, religiousness decreases, cheerfulness decreases, lifespan decreases, tourism decreases, inclusiveness decreases, crime decreases slightly, ideological radicality decreases, intelligence decreases, corruption decreases
[option]"What has possessed the police to arm these terrorists?" asks @@RANDOMNAME@@, whose son was killed in a terrorist attack some time ago. "They are murdering innocent people for the sole purpose of scaring the people of @@NAME@@! We must make the police more transparent and accountable, in order to prevent these sorts of false flags from reoccurring!"
[effect]police officers who misplace their cufflinks are sentenced to life imprisonment
[stats]Integrity increases, freedom from taxation increases, averageness increases, compliance increases, safety increases, civil rights increases, inclusiveness increases, cheerfulness increases, intelligence increases, social conservatism decreases, authoritarianism decreases, law enforcement decreases, ignorance decreases, government size decreases, ideological radicality decreases, taxation decreases, corruption decreases, public education decreases, public transport decreases
[option]"That's not going far enough!" shouts prominent anarchist @@RANDOMNAME@@, waving the anarchy flag. "We should just get rid of the entire law enforcement department, and reinvest that money in education and healthcare! Most people will continue to obey the law, anyway."
[effect]criminals are flooding back onto the streets after the entire law enforcement department was eliminated
[stats]Integrity increases, freedom from taxation increases, welfare increases, rudeness increases, public education increases, eco-friendliness increases, public healthcare increases, foreign aid increases, youth rebelliousness increases, crime increases, public transport increases, Industry: Automobile manufacturing increases, civil rights increases, charmlessness increases, weaponisation increases, black market increases, ideological radicality increases, death rate increases, recreational drug use increases, nudity increases, safety decreases, pacifism decreases, lifespan decreases, tourism decreases, compliance decreases, government size decreases, social conservatism decreases, authoritarianism decreases, law enforcement is eliminated, averageness decreases, corruption decreases
[option]"Arming religious extremists is actually vital for our fight against terrorism," whispers Agent @@RANDOMSURNAME@@ of the Ministry of Protection, "because... err... well... it lets us scare the populace into letting us pass some strict anti-terrorism laws that they otherwise would not accept because of minor things like "privacy", "freedom of speech" and "freedom from torture". We should just cover this up by asking newspapers not to cover it and make sure that the photographer is a bit..." He cocks his gun. "...scatterbrained."
[effect]false flags are a daily occurrence as the government is ramping up its anti-terrorism campaign
[option]"The Black Flag terrorists have infiltrated our police forces!" shouts @@RANDOMNAME@@, a member of the nationalist "@@NAME@@ First!" political organisation. "For the sake of @@NAME@@'s security, we must purge the police and the rest of the government of all of these terrorists and everyone who follows their stupid religion! Yes, a few people might whinge about "religious freedom" and some of the people we get rid of might not be terrorists, but it's better to be safe than sorry."
[effect]people who follow the "wrong" religion are unable to get a job in public services
[stats]Authoritarianism increases, taxation increases, government size increases, social conservatism increases, authoritarianism increases, law enforcement increases significantly, secularism increases, compliance increases slightly, averageness increases, ignorance increases, rudeness increases, weaponisation decreases, civil rights decreases, niceness decreases, compassion decreases, safety decreases, religiousness decreases, cheerfulness decreases, lifespan decreases, tourism decreases, inclusiveness decreases, crime decreases slightly, ideological radicality decreases, intelligence decreases, corruption decreases
[option]"What has possessed the police to arm these terrorists?" asks @@RANDOMNAME@@, whose son was killed in a terrorist attack some time ago. "They are murdering innocent people for the sole purpose of scaring the people of @@NAME@@! We must make the police more transparent and accountable, in order to prevent these sorts of false flags from reoccurring!"
[effect]police officers who misplace their cufflinks are sentenced to life imprisonment
[stats]Integrity increases, freedom from taxation increases, averageness increases, compliance increases, safety increases, civil rights increases, inclusiveness increases, cheerfulness increases, intelligence increases, social conservatism decreases, authoritarianism decreases, law enforcement decreases, ignorance decreases, government size decreases, ideological radicality decreases, taxation decreases, corruption decreases, public education decreases, public transport decreases
[option]"That's not going far enough!" shouts prominent anarchist @@RANDOMNAME@@, waving the anarchy flag. "We should just get rid of the entire law enforcement department, and reinvest that money in education and healthcare! Most people will continue to obey the law, anyway."
[effect]criminals are flooding back onto the streets after the entire law enforcement department was eliminated
[stats]Integrity increases, freedom from taxation increases, welfare increases, rudeness increases, public education increases, eco-friendliness increases, public healthcare increases, foreign aid increases, youth rebelliousness increases, crime increases, public transport increases, Industry: Automobile manufacturing increases, civil rights increases, charmlessness increases, weaponisation increases, black market increases, ideological radicality increases, death rate increases, recreational drug use increases, nudity increases, safety decreases, pacifism decreases, lifespan decreases, tourism decreases, compliance decreases, government size decreases, social conservatism decreases, authoritarianism decreases, law enforcement is eliminated, averageness decreases, corruption decreases
[option]"Arming religious extremists is actually vital for our fight against terrorism," whispers Agent @@RANDOMSURNAME@@ of the Ministry of Protection, "because... err... well... it lets us scare the populace into letting us pass some strict anti-terrorism laws that they otherwise would not accept because of minor things like "privacy", "freedom of speech" and "freedom from torture". We should just cover this up by asking newspapers not to cover it and make sure that the photographer is a bit..." He cocks his gun. "...scatterbrained."
[effect]false flags are a daily occurrence as the government is ramping up its anti-terrorism campaign
Description: Recently, terrorists from the abhorrent 'Black Flag' "religious" extremist organisation murdered hundreds of innocent @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ in a mass shooting in @@CAPITAL@@'s largest retail complex. While the terrorists have since been caught, @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ exploded in outrage when it was revealed that the terrorists were all undercover police officers that were attempting to manufacture fear ahead of the new law enforcement budget announcements. An army of people have now stormed your office to express their opinions.
[option]"What has possessed the police to murder so many innocent people for the sole purpose of scaring the people of @@NAME@@?" weeps @@RANDOMNAME@@, whose son was killed in the attack. "We must make the police more transparent and accountable, in order to prevent these sorts of false flags from reoccurring!"
[effect]police officers who misplace their cufflinks are sentenced to life imprisonment
[stats]Integrity increases, freedom from taxation increases, averageness increases, compliance increases, safety increases, civil rights increases, inclusiveness increases, cheerfulness increases, intelligence increases, social conservatism decreases, authoritarianism decreases, law enforcement decreases, ignorance decreases, government size decreases, ideological radicality decreases, taxation decreases, corruption decreases, public education decreases, public transport decreases
[option]"This event is a clear indicator that the police cannot be trusted to protect us!" shouts prominent anarchist @@RANDOMNAME@@, waving the anarchy flag. "We should just get rid of the entire law enforcement department, and reinvest that money in education and healthcare! Most people will continue to obey the law, anyway."
[effect]criminals are flooding back onto the streets after the entire law enforcement department was eliminated
[stats]Integrity increases, freedom from taxation increases, welfare increases, rudeness increases, public education increases, eco-friendliness increases, public healthcare increases, foreign aid increases, youth rebelliousness increases, crime increases, public transport increases, Industry: Automobile manufacturing increases, civil rights increases, charmlessness increases, weaponisation increases, black market increases, ideological radicality increases, death rate increases, recreational drug use increases, nudity increases, safety decreases, pacifism decreases, lifespan decreases, tourism decreases, compliance decreases, government size decreases, social conservatism decreases, authoritarianism decreases, law enforcement is eliminated, averageness decreases, corruption decreases
[option]"Arming religious extremists is actually vital for our fight against terrorism," whispers Agent @@RANDOMSURNAME@@ of the Ministry of Protection, "because... err... well... it lets us scare the populace into letting us pass some strict anti-terrorism laws that they otherwise would not accept because of minor things like "privacy", "freedom of speech", "freedom of religion" and "freedom from torture". We should just cover this up by calling it "terrorist infiltration of the police" and ban people who follow the "wrong" religion, or call it a "training exercise" or something. In the meantime, I'll make sure that whoever leaked this is a bit..." He cocks his gun. "...scatterbrained."
[effect]false flags are a daily occurrence as the government is ramping up its anti-terrorism campaign
[option]"What has possessed the police to murder so many innocent people for the sole purpose of scaring the people of @@NAME@@?" weeps @@RANDOMNAME@@, whose son was killed in the attack. "We must make the police more transparent and accountable, in order to prevent these sorts of false flags from reoccurring!"
[effect]police officers who misplace their cufflinks are sentenced to life imprisonment
[stats]Integrity increases, freedom from taxation increases, averageness increases, compliance increases, safety increases, civil rights increases, inclusiveness increases, cheerfulness increases, intelligence increases, social conservatism decreases, authoritarianism decreases, law enforcement decreases, ignorance decreases, government size decreases, ideological radicality decreases, taxation decreases, corruption decreases, public education decreases, public transport decreases
[option]"This event is a clear indicator that the police cannot be trusted to protect us!" shouts prominent anarchist @@RANDOMNAME@@, waving the anarchy flag. "We should just get rid of the entire law enforcement department, and reinvest that money in education and healthcare! Most people will continue to obey the law, anyway."
[effect]criminals are flooding back onto the streets after the entire law enforcement department was eliminated
[stats]Integrity increases, freedom from taxation increases, welfare increases, rudeness increases, public education increases, eco-friendliness increases, public healthcare increases, foreign aid increases, youth rebelliousness increases, crime increases, public transport increases, Industry: Automobile manufacturing increases, civil rights increases, charmlessness increases, weaponisation increases, black market increases, ideological radicality increases, death rate increases, recreational drug use increases, nudity increases, safety decreases, pacifism decreases, lifespan decreases, tourism decreases, compliance decreases, government size decreases, social conservatism decreases, authoritarianism decreases, law enforcement is eliminated, averageness decreases, corruption decreases
[option]"Arming religious extremists is actually vital for our fight against terrorism," whispers Agent @@RANDOMSURNAME@@ of the Ministry of Protection, "because... err... well... it lets us scare the populace into letting us pass some strict anti-terrorism laws that they otherwise would not accept because of minor things like "privacy", "freedom of speech", "freedom of religion" and "freedom from torture". We should just cover this up by calling it "terrorist infiltration of the police" and ban people who follow the "wrong" religion, or call it a "training exercise" or something. In the meantime, I'll make sure that whoever leaked this is a bit..." He cocks his gun. "...scatterbrained."
[effect]false flags are a daily occurrence as the government is ramping up its anti-terrorism campaign
Description: Recently, terrorists from the Black Flag terrorist organisation murdered hundreds of innocent @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ in a mass shooting in @@CAPITAL@@'s largest retail complex. While the terrorists have since been caught, @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ exploded in outrage when it was revealed that the terrorists were all undercover police officers that were attempting to manufacture fear ahead of the new law enforcement budget announcements.
[option]"How could this have happened?" wails @@RANDOMNAME@@, whose son was killed in the terrorist attack. "The police are supposed to be protecting us, not killing us! We need justice for the innocents who were murdered; we need more transparency within the police!"
[effect]dozens of undercover police officers have been arrested on suspicion of corruption
[option]"Arming religious extremists is actually vital for our fight against terrorism," whispers Agent @@RANDOMSURNAME@@ of the Ministry of Protection, "because... err... well... it lets us scare the populace into letting us pass some strict anti-terrorism laws that they otherwise would not accept because of minor things like privacy, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom from torture. We should just cover this up by calling it a case of terrorist infiltration of the police, or call it a training exercise, or something. In the meantime, I'll make sure that whoever leaked this is a bit..." He cocks his gun. "...scatterbrained."
[effect]false flags are a daily occurrence as the government is ramping up its anti-terrorism campaign
[option]"This event is a clear indicator that the police cannot be trusted to protect us!" shouts prominent anarchist @@RANDOMNAME@@, madly waving the anarchy flag. "We should just get rid of the entire law enforcement department, so we can have more freedom!"
[effect]murderers go uncaught and unpunished due to the absence of police
[option]"How could this have happened?" wails @@RANDOMNAME@@, whose son was killed in the terrorist attack. "The police are supposed to be protecting us, not killing us! We need justice for the innocents who were murdered; we need more transparency within the police!"
[effect]dozens of undercover police officers have been arrested on suspicion of corruption
[option]"Arming religious extremists is actually vital for our fight against terrorism," whispers Agent @@RANDOMSURNAME@@ of the Ministry of Protection, "because... err... well... it lets us scare the populace into letting us pass some strict anti-terrorism laws that they otherwise would not accept because of minor things like privacy, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom from torture. We should just cover this up by calling it a case of terrorist infiltration of the police, or call it a training exercise, or something. In the meantime, I'll make sure that whoever leaked this is a bit..." He cocks his gun. "...scatterbrained."
[effect]false flags are a daily occurrence as the government is ramping up its anti-terrorism campaign
[option]"This event is a clear indicator that the police cannot be trusted to protect us!" shouts prominent anarchist @@RANDOMNAME@@, madly waving the anarchy flag. "We should just get rid of the entire law enforcement department, so we can have more freedom!"
[effect]murderers go uncaught and unpunished due to the absence of police
Edit 1: Changed "hordes of people" to "an army of people", changed "broke into your office" to "stormed your office", added the fact that the "Black Flag" terrorist organisation is a "religious" extremist terrorist organisation. Thank you, Helaw!
Edit 2: Added a fourth option.
Edit 3: Clarified that the "@@NAME@@ First!" organisation is a nationalist political organisation, and fixed a few spelling mistakes.
Edit 4: Wrote a second draft.
Edit 5: Changed "I'll make sure that the photographer is a bit scatterbrained" to "I'll make sure that whoever leaked this is a bit scatterbrained".
Edit 6: Wrote a third draft.
