Factbook of the Unified City-States of Tsvarchi + Q&A

[Maraque]

How focused is the Tsvarchian law enforcement system around the psychology and behavior of criminals (such as something similar to RL Criminal Minds)

All police departments are given access to the Advisory of National Investigation's Criminal Behavioral Analysis unit should a violent crime warrant it, but admittedly such events (violent crimes) are rare and their resources are usually not called on for most crimes that occur in Tsvarchi. The unit has various divisions for different types of violent crimes, and even has a specialized vigilante unit which specializes in violent crimes committed by vigilantes, the largest and most used division of the unit.

[Maraque]

Where was the video published?

YouView (OOC: Tsvarchivan equivalent to YouTube).

[Seperate Vermont]

How does Maraque deal with parents that adopt a child and are later found to be abusive parents, or parents that had biological children and had those children removed for being abusive, insofar as future adoption or parenthood of future biological children?

In essence, how does the proof that parents are unfit or abusive affect their ability to adopt or be parents of future biological children, and how is such handled?

[Maraque]

How does Maraque deal with parents that adopt a child and are later found to be abusive parents, or parents that had biological children and had those children removed for being abusive, insofar as future adoption or parenthood of future biological children?

In essence, how does the proof that parents are unfit or abusive affect their ability to adopt or be parents of future biological children, and how is such handled?

Parents that are proven in a court of law to have abused their children are required to undergo a parental training program at a rehabilitation center, as well as anger management courses and situational training on how to deal with children. This may happen with or without the child present in the home while it occurs.

Parents are given a second chance to prove themselves to be fit parents, and if they are proven to still be abusive the child may be temporarily removed by the Advisory of Social Welfare & Equality, and placed within a foster home, while the parents are given more treatment and asked quite bluntly if they actually want their child, and if so we get to the core of the issue and try to resolve why they feel it's necessary to abuse their child in lieu of proper discipline.

If they do indeed disclose that they do not want the child, they can legally separate themselves from physical custody, but are required to contribute monetary funds to the child's upbringing regardless of custody, as you're responsible for the child whether you wish to have physical custody or rights over them. When such a time occurs that they do not want the child, he is placed within a proper foster family, wherein the foster family can adopt the child if it is a 'good fit' wherein both the foster parent and child have a good relationship, and wish to retain it.

In instances where the parent wishes to remain a parent, they are put through much more thorough courses, training, and therapy, and this time they are put under constant supervision and in cases with older children they are encouraged to contact the Advisory again at the earliest signs of abuse. If a parent fails this test their child is removed from the situation, most times permanently, and the parent is sometimes authorized supervised visitation with the child at their foster home. At this point they are barred from adopting children ever again, but the law cannot stop a person from procreating, so they can continue to do that, but the Advisory has the right to watch over the situation.

[Syvorji]

Have you considered giving all animals citizenship status and same rights as sapients?

[Maraque]

Citizenship is a loose term that means nearly nothing at all, and by virtue of being animals they do not require it. In regards to rights, animals do not require the same rights as sentient individuals, but are already afforded individual rights covered under the Maraquean Animal Bill of Rights.

[Syvorji]

How many persons are chucked into the Salamantic Sea per year by average?

[Maraque]

118 million; ever since King Dierj, throwing one into the sea (given they can swim) is a common way to express one's grievances towards an individual. Often times it's a joke, but there are occasions when it's genuine.

[Seperate Vermont]

Is salt/sugar or maple syrup the more used condiment in Maraque?

[Costa Fiero]

Has your nation ever played (or heard of) a game of rugby?

[Maraque]

Is salt/sugar or maple syrup the more used condiment in Maraque?

Of those, maple syrup.

We put it on everything.

[Maraque]

Has your nation ever played (or heard of) a game of rugby?

Underwater Rugby is Tsvarchi's national sport. The type played on land is barely known here.

[Syvorji]

Is salt/sugar or maple syrup the more used condiment in Maraque?

Of those, maple syrup.

We put it on everything.

Even donated organs? If so, Syvorji will not advise anyone going to Tsvarchi for an organ transplant.

[Seperate Vermont]

Of those, maple syrup.

We put it on everything.

Even donated organs? If so, Syvorji will not advise anyone going to Tsvarchi for an organ transplant.

I would assume everything reasonably edible?

[Maraque]

That was a figurative everything, and was in regards to food.

[Syvorji]

Is marijuana legal?

[Maraque]

Of course it is.

[Syvorji]

How bored were people in Maraque were about King Dierj?

[Maraque]

Boredom isn't something that can be measured, but judging by his tenure of 16 years I would wager that their boredom didn't kick in for a while.

[Syvorji]

What if a university in Tsvarchi made compulsory for all students in said university to learn all the contributions of the monarchs, both good and bad?

[Maraque]

Then that university would lose all its students as they transfer to other universities that didn't have such an insane requirement.

[Syvorji]

Then that university would lose all its students as they transfer to other universities that didn't have such an insane requirement.

Because? If anything, why not make a wax replica of the King, with same personality, and offering "alcohol" if they did not fall asleep, only for the alcohol to use paint?

[Maraque]

...

No more silly nonsense. Real questions or none at all.

[Syvorji]

How popular is our film, "Open Dome/ฉสนหำก ฏนทำ (Kyum Dyei, or for the movie, Kyum Dome) set in Tsvarchi and Syvorji of a murder of someone from Tsvarchi, in Syvorji and both police forces have to solve it, with a police officer from Syvorji speaking only Syvorjin, and a police officer from Tsvarchi speaking many languages except Syvorjin, trying to solve the case, because here in Syvorji, the film was a hit, with half of the dialogue in Syvorjin and the other half in English, so it is really popular?

[Maraque]

The film grossed a total of $3.52 billion at the box office, with total ticket sales of 293 million, which means it was a moderate hit, although its total gross was the first day take of some of our most popular films.

Still, $3.52 billion isn't something to scoff at.