It's night time so the voices in my head are extremely active so I can't concentrate.
What's the difference between option 1 and option 3?
The Issue
A collection of citizens, civil rights workers, and concerned mothers have signed a petition to stop the manufacturing of the 'BFG-69' (AKA 'the Organ Grinder'), a new rifle planned to be used in the military which works by shredding people's internal organs.
The Debate
1. "If we don't produce these weapons we will be left behind in the arms race (Yup)," says Freddy O'Bannon, director of the Alliance of Rifles, Grenades, and Handguns. "These weapons are the future and it won't just stop with the BFG-69. We're planning on introducing the Bone-Breaker 50-DX Sonic Rocket Launcher next year along with our anthrax grenade line (Interesting). If The Requiem of Shadow is going to stay ahead of the game then it'll just have to accept that highly destructive weaponry is part of life (Mhm). We'd also like to sell it commercially to your police force and citizens if you'd just sign here...?"
(Good Idea)
2. "This rifle is completely inhumane," (And now I've stopped listening)
3. "Excuse me, but whenever has anyone ever heard of a weapon that WAS humane? (Got that right)" asks Faith Barry, ballistics expert. "These are devices for firing slugs of metal at people. It's not nice, but it IS necessary (Yup). People are always so squeamish. They've already accepted the standard ripping through the body of the standard bullet but the moment something a little more effective is made they kick up a fuss (Finally someone gets it). Typical. These nonstandard weapons should only be put into trained military hands anyway. We're not making rocking horses here, we're protecting The Requiem of Shadow against her enemies! Just this once, let's try to stay ahead of them (Yes)."
