Post by Skir on Sept 29, 2012 15:56:14 GMT -8
Seattle,
It is my duty to explain to you that my colleague Mr. Price has spoken in error in his explanation of the position of those august Kindred arrayed against him. The statement that he or Seattle is being persecuted on the basis that he does not respect age, European status, or other such issues is immaterial to the situation. For those of you considering Mr. Price’s words, please allow me a moment of your time to correct them as you consider.
Mr. Price has created a treatise about status and what he believes each measure of standing should represent – what Kindred of such fame and repute ought to be able to accomplish if their mind is set to it. We do not particularly disagree with Mr. Price’s assertions on that point or the spirit behind his letter. In fact, it is Europe’s position at large that indeed, status should be, and is, perpetually challenged and earned. In Camarilla cities the world over, Kindred of high standing move mountains in the name of our Ivory Tower, and awe us continually with the effort and result that they put forward to serve the needs of society and remind us all why they deserve the respect and standing that they are afforded with. We are pleased Seattle wishes to uphold the standards that the courts of the rest of the world do.
Where Mr. Price and his opponents diverge comes to a fundamental issue over what Status and Prestation means. Mr. Price believes that a Kindred can be stripped of standing for a crime they did not commit. We believe that an act of scandal must occur, a crime against our society, and be punished with a detraction from their reputation in due course.
That is the crux of our issue. Mr. Price has decreed that merely entering the city of Seattle is a crime, and targets the most renowned and accomplished members of the Camarilla as the criminals. He defends this notion by stating that he warned the world not to do so, and they knew what awaited them.
If you, believe, Seattle, that a Harpy can say anything that they wish is a scandal, that any member of the domain with the letter Z in their name, blonde hair, or of Irish descent should be stripped of standing for those qualities on the basis that they were warned, you should stand with Mr. Price to state that you wish to increase the powers of the Harpy to rival that of the Prince.
If you believe that punishment should precede crime, and that anyone, especially those Camarilla members who you know only by their luminous and powerful reputation, that those members of our society at the highest levels of control and commitment should be punished for crimes you believe they may commit, you should stand with Mr. Price in his bid to increase the power of the Harpy to that of a Justicar.
If, however, you believe that in a society of immortals who have wealth beyond measure and time beyond eternity, our names and reputations are our most precious possessions, kept sacred and uplifted by centuries of loyalty and toil – that those who have been the most loyal, who have toiled the hardest on behalf of the Camarilla and all who are faithful to the Traditions – should be judged by their deeds and not upon the whims of a Harpy, I urge you to withdraw your sentiments and recoil your good names from Mr. Price. My Lady Violet Mary, Grand Harpy of the Camarilla, speaking with the voice of the Justicars, has asked me to present this clarification so that those of you who choose to attach your good names to Mr. Price may do so with all knowledge and understanding of the issue for which the eye of Europe has been leveled upon him.
I wish you a pleasant evening to consider your position.
Emile d'Anglars, Greater Harpy of Western Europe
It is my duty to explain to you that my colleague Mr. Price has spoken in error in his explanation of the position of those august Kindred arrayed against him. The statement that he or Seattle is being persecuted on the basis that he does not respect age, European status, or other such issues is immaterial to the situation. For those of you considering Mr. Price’s words, please allow me a moment of your time to correct them as you consider.
Mr. Price has created a treatise about status and what he believes each measure of standing should represent – what Kindred of such fame and repute ought to be able to accomplish if their mind is set to it. We do not particularly disagree with Mr. Price’s assertions on that point or the spirit behind his letter. In fact, it is Europe’s position at large that indeed, status should be, and is, perpetually challenged and earned. In Camarilla cities the world over, Kindred of high standing move mountains in the name of our Ivory Tower, and awe us continually with the effort and result that they put forward to serve the needs of society and remind us all why they deserve the respect and standing that they are afforded with. We are pleased Seattle wishes to uphold the standards that the courts of the rest of the world do.
Where Mr. Price and his opponents diverge comes to a fundamental issue over what Status and Prestation means. Mr. Price believes that a Kindred can be stripped of standing for a crime they did not commit. We believe that an act of scandal must occur, a crime against our society, and be punished with a detraction from their reputation in due course.
That is the crux of our issue. Mr. Price has decreed that merely entering the city of Seattle is a crime, and targets the most renowned and accomplished members of the Camarilla as the criminals. He defends this notion by stating that he warned the world not to do so, and they knew what awaited them.
If you, believe, Seattle, that a Harpy can say anything that they wish is a scandal, that any member of the domain with the letter Z in their name, blonde hair, or of Irish descent should be stripped of standing for those qualities on the basis that they were warned, you should stand with Mr. Price to state that you wish to increase the powers of the Harpy to rival that of the Prince.
If you believe that punishment should precede crime, and that anyone, especially those Camarilla members who you know only by their luminous and powerful reputation, that those members of our society at the highest levels of control and commitment should be punished for crimes you believe they may commit, you should stand with Mr. Price in his bid to increase the power of the Harpy to that of a Justicar.
If, however, you believe that in a society of immortals who have wealth beyond measure and time beyond eternity, our names and reputations are our most precious possessions, kept sacred and uplifted by centuries of loyalty and toil – that those who have been the most loyal, who have toiled the hardest on behalf of the Camarilla and all who are faithful to the Traditions – should be judged by their deeds and not upon the whims of a Harpy, I urge you to withdraw your sentiments and recoil your good names from Mr. Price. My Lady Violet Mary, Grand Harpy of the Camarilla, speaking with the voice of the Justicars, has asked me to present this clarification so that those of you who choose to attach your good names to Mr. Price may do so with all knowledge and understanding of the issue for which the eye of Europe has been leveled upon him.
I wish you a pleasant evening to consider your position.
Emile d'Anglars, Greater Harpy of Western Europe
