[The following file is a selection from the required readings of Casting 104 - Basic Casting Law, a second-semester course at the National Card Academy of Cascadia designed to give cadets a rudimentary understanding of Cascadian Casting Law. It is followed by Casting 216: Cascadian Casting Enforcement, and Casting 333: International Casting Law, and makes the core of the Card Enforcement Studies major. This reading was provided directly by the Cascadian Card Enforcement Agency, and is meant to give a primer on the main Illegal Casting Activity they regularly encounter. Due to the fact this briefing comes directly from the Cascadian Card Enforcement Agency, professors of this course are required to be native born Cascadian Citizens. Jacob’s professor was a retiree of the Cascadian Military Judge Advocate’s Office.]

  CARD BRIEF 101-A-97.3

  CASCADIAN CARD ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, PUBLIC OUTREACH DEPARTMENT

  SUBJECT OF BRIEF: Criminalized Casting as encountered in regular Operations of the Cascadian Card Enforcement Agency.

  SCOPE OF DISTRIBUTION OF BRIEF: Distributed to National Card Academy of Cascadia Cadets majoring in Card Enforcement Studies during their second semester course CASTING 104 - Basic Casting Law, and the relevant professor of the course in question.

  CLASSIFICATION OF BRIEFING: Unclassified, Restricted in direct release to National Card Academy of Cascadia Cadets within the Card Enforcement Studies major.

  ABSTRACT OF BRIEFING:

  Card enforcement is a dynamic and difficult aspect of law enforcement at a municipal, federal, and international level, and requires a thorough understanding of casting laws and enforcement policies. This briefing is a cursory overview of the current forms of Casting Crimes and Illegal Casting Operations encountered by the Cascadian Card Enforcement Agency and its officers through regular and routine continuance of its jurisdictional duties. This briefing reviews crimes at all levels, to include the following sujects: Minor Crimes, Petty Crimes, Major Crimes, Corporate Crimes, Domestic Crimes, Organized Crime (at the municipal and federal level), Criminal Competitive Casting, Federal Crimes, and Multinational Crimes. It is not considered a thorough and heavily detailed account of specifics regarding regulations or enforcement actions, and is not a legally binding nor legal advisory document. Cadets with further questions about Casting Crimes and Casting Enforcement operations or regulations are encouraged to contact the Public Outreach Department of the Cascadian Card Enforcement Agency directly.

  Minor Casting Crimes:

  As currently defined by the Cascadian Card Enforcement Agency, Minor Crimes are those crimes which are technically involve violation of Cascadian Card Law or regulations, but do not involve harm to any individuals or property in the process or upon completion of a crime being conducted. These crimes have the most minimal sentencing and punishments of all Casting Crimes, and are unlikely to result in any greater sentencing than a simple fine. Examples of crimes within this categorization are individuals casting cards in an unsafe manner which could result in property or personal damage, individuals casting unsafe card or creatures which are currently subject to ban list or legal regulation, unknowingly casting cards which were originally procured in an illegal manner, and government officers casting Shadow Cards while in the line of duty. Minor Casting Crimes are usually enforced by Card Enforcement Agency Officers when they are observed while completing other enforcement tasks, and are frequently crimes which are noted and added onto other pre-existing card crime charges. Primary investigation of these crimes is uncommon, and officially discouraged by present Card Enforcement Agency directives due to lack of available officers.

  Petty Casting Crime:

  Whereas Minor Crimes are those which involve violation of Cascadian Card Law or Regulations but not actual harm to individuals or property, Petty Crimes involve minor injury or damages to individuals or property. This injury or damage is defined as that which is non-permanent and insignificant in nature, causing limited and/or minor ailment or distress in the victimized party. These crimes have light or minimal sentencing, and are regularly enforced in the investigation of other larger crimes. Similar to Minor Crimes primary investigation of these crimes is rare due to limited manpower in the majority of Card Enforcement Agency Stations. Examples of such crimes include Minor Theft involving the casting of one or more cards, unsafe casting which cases minor property damage or injury, indecent use of casting in a public setting, minimal threat by card use, and most attempted crimes which have not resulted in significant property damage or bodily harm.

  Major Casting Crime:

  Major Crime is the first - and lowest - type of crime which the Card Enforcement Agency allocates Officers for primary investigation, and is regularly the first solo principle investigation a new officer will receive upon completion of their finality review. These crimes are similar in nature to Minor and Petty casting crimes, however they involve significant and/or permanent bodily/mental injury or property damage - to include property destruction and individual fatality. These crimes vary significantly in sentencing and punishment standards, ranging from fines and a few months in prison to life behind bars with no opportunity of parole. Crimes in this category include major theft from an individual or organization, Reckless card casting which has resulted in permanent injury or property damage, Arson via card casting, permanent physical or psychological damage via casting upon an individual, and murder via card casting. The majority of Card Enforcement Agency Officers will investigate at least five such cases within the first year of their career, with all major crimes automatically being reported into federal databases in order to detect repeat offenders.

  Casting Corporate Crime:

  Corporate Casting Crime is any casting crime which is conducted in an employment setting, with a particular focus on workplace violations and manipulation. It is the lowest categorization of crime which involves specialized investigative units within the Card Enforcement Agency, as well as being the lowest which utilizes Undercover Card Enforcement Agency Officers. This category has the widest degree of sentencing and punishment standards, with sentencing standards depending heavily on both context and the number of individuals harmed by the crime being committed. While this category can include any casting crime conducted in an employment setting, it’s primary examples consist of regular workplace violations. These include the manipulation of employees via card casting, the illegal replacement of workers and other employees by card card labor, regular workplace violations enforced by card use, casting based worker coercion, and card based union busting. These crimes can be difficult to prove to a degree which results in significant sentencing due to the context and harm requirements, and thus require significant work by Card Enforcement Agency officers in evidence collection and analysis.

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  Casting Domestic Crime:

  Domestic Casting Crime is any casting crime which is conducted in a familial or home dwelling situation by one individual onto one or more individuals in a familial or other close relation to them - including those residing in the same dwelling but who are not directly related to the individual committing the crime. This categorization of crime is based on the relationship of the two parties; they must either:

  a.) live together in a primary residence or

  b.) be related in a familial or romantic manner

  In short: the crime must be committed between individuals who have a domestic relationship - hence the category name. This form of crime has a slightly higher burden of proof in prosecution and sentencing than Major Crimes, as it requires proof of relationship between the involved parties. As domestic relationships are typically based on mutual trust and/or respect these crimes are viewed as a greater categorization of priority than others, as greater psychological injury is automatically assumed. Examples of such crimes include card based physical or mental abuse, Card based crimes of passion, card based blackmail or manipulation, and Card Based forced marriage. These crimes are often highly complex, and are only assigned to Card Enforcement Officers with at least one year of service within the Card Enforcement Agency, and at least five solved cases completed.

  Organized Casting Crime:

  Organized Casting Crime is any crime which is conducted in an organized and intentional manner by a group of individuals, with intent to cause harm at the benefit of their group. It is the lowest categorization of casting crime which is automatically assumed to be a federal level casting offense, with harsher prosecution and punishment standards. This form of casting crime can be encountered either during the enforcement of other unrelated casting crimes, or in the direct primary investigation of groups or individuals themselves. This form of crime constitutes the majority of the time and resources of the Card Enforcement Agency, often requiring inter-connected operations between multiple Card Enforcement Agency Specialty Units. When the primary subject of investigation this form of Casting Crime is often the subject of significant whistleblower evidence and undercover operations, both of which frequently result in the enrollment of individuals and officers involved in the Cascadian Witness Protection Program. Prosecution of such cases is typically incredibly difficult due to the resources of such organizations and the evidence standards of prosecution, resulting in a need for more evidence than most other forms of casting crime. Examples of such crime include card-related gang activity, coordinated and planned assault by card, card based illegal financial operations conducted by non-corporate entities, and assaults upon an individual by a group or groups of individuals.

  Criminal Competitive Casting:

  Criminal Competitive Casting is a specialized sub-set of Organized Casting Crime that specifically involves the illicit and illegal usage of cards for a competitive or sporting purpose, and is subject to the same prosecution and enforcement standards as other forms of Organized Casting Crime. While within the same categorization of other crimes, Criminal Competitive Casting is investigated and enforced differently to other organized crimes due to its unique elements. This form of crime is regularly enforced and investigated by Frontline battle units, with undercover units often being used in support or initial evidence gather situations. Such crimes include the illegal use of casting in non-casting sports to grant one or more individuals a competitive advantage, illegal tournaments or competitions (often run in warehouses and other rarely visited locations), illegal card based tournament gambling, and competitive street matches conducted between one or more individuals. These crimes often pose significant safety risk to the public due to a lack of proper safety protocols for competitive casting, regularly resulting in significant injury or property damage.

  Federal Casting Crime:

  Federal Casting Crime is any repeat criminal casting offense which is conducted in at least two municipal regions or territories within the nation by a single serial offender or group. All Major Crimes are automatically reported to the Cascadian Federal Investigative Database for detection of such serial offenses, with Federal Casting Crimes having the most strict Sentencing and enforcement requirements under Cascadian Law. This categorization of multiple location serial offenders currently has a single exception under Cascadian Law: all Serial Murders are automatically elevated to the Federal level once detected, even if they were conducted within a single municipal region or territory. These crimes are considered the most significant in Cascadia, and are investigated solely by Officers stationed at the Card Enforcement Agency Federal Headquarters. Such crimes include serial Card-Based Robbery, Serial murder by card, Card-Based kidnapping across regional lines, and mutli-region Card based fraud and/or extortion. These cases are only given to the most senior active Card Enforcement Officers, due to the risk to officers involved.

  Multinational Casting Crime:

  Multinational Casting Crime is any casting crime which crosses national boundaries or lines, which is investigated with cooperation of the United Nations Card Agency by specially selected Cascadian Card Enforcement Agency Officers. These crimes are often highly complex in both their nature and their enforcement, requiring the participation of multiple Card Enforcement Agencies in multiple national entities. Officers assigned to these crimes are required to have served with the agency for a minimum of 10 years, and have been assigned to at least two separate UNCA Stations outside of Cascadian borders. Examples of such crimes include the illegal smuggling of cards and other casting technology into internationally sanctioned nation states, Casting crimes conducted in the intent of overthrowing one or more national governments from outside said governments national territories, the illegal use and sale of cards by multi-national criminal groups, and the knowing use of cards in violent operations by one state or organization against another national state or entity. Regular officers encountering evidence of such crimes at any point - regardless of their duty status - are required to immediately report said evidence to the nearest UNCA Station by international treaty.

  BRIEFING CONCLUSION:

  This Briefing has provided a cursory overview of the types of crimes which may be encountered by officers of the Card Enforcement Agency, and has demonstrated the dynamic and difficult nature of Card Enforcement Operations. It has gone over the categorizations of criminal casting within Cascadia, including Minor Crimes, Petty Crimes, Major Crimes, Corporate Crimes, Domestic Crimes, Organized Crimes, Criminal Competitive Casting, Federal Crimes, and Multi-National Crimes. This briefing is not a legally binding nor a legal advisory document, and is not meant to be exhaustive. Cadets of the National Card Academy of Cascadia are encouraged to reach out to the Public Outreach Office of the Cascadian Card Enforcement Agency with any further questions or clarifications.

  BRIEFING CERTIFIED BY DIRECTOR OF THE CARD ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELEASE TO THE NATIONAL CARD ACADEMY, UPON THOROUGH REVIEW BY CASCADIAN NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ALL RELEVANT OFFICIALS, ON JANUARY 27TH, AT THE CLASSIFICATION LEVEL OF UNCLASSIFIED.

  Apologies this Lore Drop was late, it needed to be pushed back due to the late chapter which dropped yesterday. The author’s note of yesterday’s chapter includes an explanation of the recent scheduling difficulties, apologies again. This lore drop was a fun one to write due to its mimicry of official government documentation - yes, every file Jacob has written is required to be in this format. The least favorite part of any Card Enforcement Officer’s job is paperwork, this format is part of why.

  Thanks to everyone reading my story; if you like it please leave a comment about what you want me to write about in future lore posts, consider giving the story a follow or favorite, and consider leaving a rating or review! Next Lore drop will go out at its usual time on Saturday, and will cover the Law Enforcement Agencies of Cascadia.

  Until then, trust in the cards…