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I‎nterstellar Universal Statute Law -IUS LEX - Sec 1 - Might Makes Right In all cases related to the dispute of legal authority IUS LEX Sec 1 shall apply. This is based on the simple historical truth that the RIGHT authority is assigned to the party able to exert their MIGHT in any given situation. Throughout history the idea of "woe to the vanquished" is vividly expressed as far back as Homer, in the hawk parable from Hesiod's Works and Days, and in Livy, in which the equivalent Latin phrase "vae victis" is first recorded. The idea, has been attributed to the History of the Peloponnesian War by the ancient historian Thucydides, who stated that "right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." In the first chapter of Plato's Republic, Thrasymachus claims that "justice is nothing else than the interest of the stronger", Callicles in Gorgias argues similarly that the strong should rule the weak, as a right owed to their superiority. Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union campaign address (1860): "Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it". It is understood by this governing body that the root of all laws lies in the MIGHT and ABILITY to enforce them.


Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat
In accordance with IUS LEX - Sec 1 - Might Makes Right it is understood that ignorance of the law is never a valid legal defence. As the sole body regulating wormhole space and with a number of officers very small compared to the amount of space under our legislation, the Interstellar Universal Statute Law or IUS LEX must be enforced regardless of the offenders' awareness of said law. It is expected a large portion of offenders will be unaware of The Wormhole Police's efforts due to poor communication by CONCORD regulated authorities. According to IUS LEX - Sec 1 however, due to a lack of higher authority in sacred Anoikis or Wormhole Space all offenders must answer to any officers arresting them, and will be made aware of the IUS LEX Penal Code upon receiving a Criminal Citation.

Criminal Procedure
The Wormhole Police Department seeks to enforce the IUS Lex as outlined in IUS Lex - sec 1 with the goal of protecting the natural beauty of Wormhole Space. Upon spotting a suspect performing any act prohibited under the IUS Lex or otherwise have probable cause, officers are permitted to perform an arrest. To ensure officer safety during the arrest officers are permitted to engage lethal force at any time after announcing or revealing their presence. Upon the completion of an arrest, the suspect will receive a criminal citation outlining their offense. This record will then be kept by the WHPD. if available, any dashcam footage of the arrest may be made public. All offences prohibited by the IUS Lex are displayed below for reference. All suspects are allowed to make an appeal directed to Judge Grinning Idiot if they believe their arrest was unjustified.

Misdemeanors

IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 28.04. Reckless Damage or Destruction(1) Recklessly or otherwise intentionally or knowingly damages or destroys either
a) property of a private owner.
b) publicly owned or protected property, buildings or structures.
c) sites or landmarks or areas protected under Interstellar Universal Statute Law - IUS Lex Wildlife code such as Culturally Sensitive Landmarks.
IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 30.05. Criminal Trespass(a) Enters or remains on or in property of another, including areas protected under Interstellar Universal Statute Law - IUS Lex Wildlife code such as sacred wormhole space, without effective consent and the person:
(1) had notice that the entry was forbidden;  or
(2) received notice to depart but failed to do so.
(b) Trespassing into and disturbing the sanctity of sacred wormhole space with intent to steal.
IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 31.03. TheftUnlawfully appropriates property with intent to deprive the owner of property.
(b) Appropriation of property is unlawful if:
(1) it is without the owner's effective consent;
(2) the property is stolen and the actor appropriates the property knowing it was stolen by another;  or
(3) property in the custody of any law enforcement agency was explicitly represented by any law enforcement agent to the actor as being stolen and the actor appropriates the property believing it was stolen by another.
IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 32.76. SpeedingOperating a spaceship which is observed to be moving at excessive speed, causing danger to others, wildlife or private or public property or protected landmarks.
IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 49.05. Flying While IntoxicatedThe person is intoxicated while operating a spaceship.
IUS Lex Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 365.012. Illegal DumpingDisposing or allowing or permitting the disposal of litter or other solid waste in Sacred Wormhole Space and thus disturbing its natural beauty.

IUS LEX - Sec. 365.004 Disposal of Garbage, Refuse, and Sewage in Certain Areas Under Control of Parks and Wildlife Department
The Parks and Wildlife Commission may adopt rules to govern the disposal of garbage, refuse, and sewage in regional parks, public water in regional parks, historic sites, scientific areas, wormhole entrances, and forts under the control of the Parks and Wildlife Department.
IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 42.092. Cruelty to Nonlivestock AnimalsIntentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:
(1) tortures an animal or in a cruel manner kills or causes serious bodily injury to an animal;
(2) fails unreasonably to provide necessary food, water, care, or shelter for an animal in the person's custody;
(3) abandons unreasonably an animal in the person's custody;
(4) transports or confines an animal in a cruel manner;
(5) causes one animal to fight with another animal, if either animal is not a dog;
(6) seriously overworks an animal.
IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 42.03. Obstructing Highway or Other Passageway(1) Obstructs a warp route, stargate, acceleration gate, jump gate, wormhole, docking or hangar entrance or exit of a station or citadel to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access, or any other place used for the passage of persons, vehicles, or conveyances, regardless of the means of creating the obstruction and whether the obstruction arises from his acts alone or from his acts and the acts of others;  or
(2) disobeys a reasonable request or order to move issued by a person the actor knows to be or is informed is a peace officer, a fireman, or a person with authority to control the use of the premises:
(A) to prevent obstruction of any of those areas mentioned in Subdivision (1);  or
(B) to maintain public safety by dispersing those gathered in dangerous proximity to a fire, riot, or other hazard.

Felonies

IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 36.02. BriberyIntentionally or knowingly offers, confers, or agrees to confer on another, or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept from another:
(1) any benefit as consideration for the recipient's decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or other exercise of discretion as a public servant, party official, or voter;
(2) any benefit as consideration for the recipient's decision, vote, recommendation, or other exercise of official discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding;
(3) any benefit as consideration for a violation of a duty imposed by law on a public servant or party official
IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 36.06. Obstruction or RetaliationIntentionally or knowingly harms or threatens to harm another by an unlawful act:
(1) in retaliation for or on account of the service or status of another as a:
(A) public servant, witness, prospective witness, or informant;  or
(B) person who has reported or who the actor knows intends to report the occurrence of a crime;  or
(2) to prevent or delay the service of another as a:
(A) public servant, witness, prospective witness, or informant;  or
(B) person who has reported or who the actor knows intends to report the occurrence of a crime.
IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 38.04. Evading Arrest or DetentionIntentionally flees from a person they knows is a peace officer or licensed vigilante attempting lawfully to arrest or detain them.
IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 46.02. Unlawful Carrying WeaponsIntentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her ship one or more offensive weapon systems;  and is not:
(A) within a system under that person or that person’s alliance’s sovereignty;  or
(B) prohibited by law from possessing a firearm;  or
(C) a member of a criminal street gang.
IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 71.02. Engaging in Organized Criminal Activitywith the intent to establish, maintain, or participate in a combination or in the profits of a combination or as a member of a criminal street gang, the person commits or conspires to commit one or more of the following:
(1) murder, capital murder, arson, aggravated robbery, robbery, burglary, theft, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, aggravated assault, aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, continuous sexual abuse of young child or children, solicitation of a minor, forgery, deadly conduct, assault punishable as a Class A misdemeanor, burglary of a vehicle, or unauthorized use of a vehicle;
(2) any gambling offense punishable as a Class A misdemeanor;
(3) promotion of prostitution, aggravated promotion of prostitution, or compelling prostitution;
(4) unlawful manufacture, transportation, repair, or sale of firearms or prohibited weapons;
(5) unlawful manufacture, delivery, dispensation, or distribution of a controlled substance or dangerous drug, or unlawful possession of a controlled substance or dangerous drug through forgery, fraud, misrepresentation, or deception;
IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 22.02. (b.2.B) Aggravated Assault on an Officer on DutyAssaulting an officer on duty while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty, or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a public servant.
IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 19.02. Murder(1) Intentionally or knowingly causes the destruction of a ship and/or capsule;
(2) Intends to cause serious bodily injury and commits an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the destruction of a ship and/or capsule;  or
(3) Commits or attempts to commit a felony, other than manslaughter, and in the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempt, or in immediate flight from the commission or attempt, he commits or attempts to commit an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the destruction of a ship and/or capsule.
IUS Lex Penal Code - PENAL § 19.03. Capital Murder(1) the person murders a peace officer or fireman who is acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty and who the person knows is a peace officer or fireman;
(2) the person intentionally commits the murder in the course of committing or attempting to commit kidnapping, burglary, robbery, aggravated sexual assault, arson, obstruction or retaliation, or terroristic threat.
(3) the person murders more than one person:
(A) during the same criminal transaction;  or
(B) during different criminal transactions but the murders are committed pursuant to the same scheme or course of conduct;