Title: Back Lash Backlash
The Issue: The progressive nation of Skandilund is threatening to place trade sanctions on your nation due to their strong stance against interrogative torture.
Validity: Chain from 44.1, 207.1 (unless a better secret police issue chains from this)
Option 1: "It's nothing against you, @@LEADER@@. It's just that we don't want our nation or our trades to be associated with... well, torture," shivers @@RANDOMNAME@@, a prim and proper diplomat from Skandilund, grimacing at what appear to be visible red marks on one of your aides, which fortunately is just a coffee burn. "You understand, don't you? We trade with you, and we lose trade with other nations. Of course, if you considered abolishing these medieval practices... I'm sure we could set this matter aside, and even encourage our allies to trade with you."
[effect] small trading partners plan changes to @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ criminal law
Option 2: "Ouch, sly, an ultimatum," your coffee-burned aide says, grimacing at what appear to be visible marks on the diplomat from spending too much time in a sauna. You excuse the diplomat to speak to your aide in private. "How's about, instead of changing our way of doing things, they change their attitude? If they're too soft and touchy to be 'associated' with us, then forget about them. Heck, we'll declare them our rivals. Maybe we can consider trading with Blackacre; sure, they're destitute and horrible, but they're not snobs like these cold-hearted forest bumpkins."
[effect] a few small laws have led to @@NAME@@ having criminal trade partners
Option 3: "Just pretend to end and renounce torture!" exclaims your Minister of Torture. "All we'll need to do is officially arrest them, hide them somewhere, torture and interrogate them for answers, and kill them when we're done using them! If anyone escapes, they can be considered a wack and arrested for defacing our nation. Win-win! Unless we get caught, but what are the chances of that happening?"
[effect] the sounds of thrashing chains and blood-curdling screams are small kinks that need to be worked out
[Flag Change] Capital Punishment?