32nd Century Law

Cloning
To clone or not to clone? That has been the question asked by many medical professionals throughout history. Some believed cloning could be used to the corrupted advantage of criminal scientists utilizing the method for their own purpose. In the late 25th Century, a new law was passed by which all cloning research must be authorised by a registered body for medical research to be legal. Additionally, annual reports and physical evidence of the research must be available for presentation to avoid prosecution.

Euthanasia
It has been a long-held belief by many members of the public that to end another’s life was murder, not matter how compassionate the rationale. That, however, has now been overruled. It was ruled in the 22nd Century that euthanasia performed with the explicit written consent of the victim, or if unavailable, the next of kin and at least two trained medical professionals is entirely legal.

Gambling
It has long been said that gambling is an internal killer that drains its victims not only financial but mentally as well. Statistics have shown that gambling has been linked to many violent crimes and, in the 24th Century, it was decided that all gambling activities be banned. This included any recreational games that involved the exchange of money. Not only is it supposed to prevent the increase in crime but also bridge the gap between the rich and the poor.

Penalty: 1 day for every 30 credits gained. 1 month for every 1000 credits gained. 1 year for every pervious conviction.

Example A person with 3 previous gambling convictions caught with 5000 credits during a gambling session will face 3 years and 5 months in jail.

Smoking
It took many years before the Government realised that smoking was slowly killing the world’s population. Eventually, determined and influential politicians decided to outlaw smoking altogether. Tobacco is now categorised under the same group as recreational drugs. Anyone caught growing tobacco and manufacturing cigarettes now faces heavy penalties under the universe law.

Verbal assault against a police officer
The increase in false accusations of corruption against the police prompted the UAA to introduce a new law which allowed police to arrest a suspect for verbal assault. However, a claim could only be substantiated by recorded evidence from an officer’s CamBadge which in turn could only be acted judicially on approval by members of the UAA. This method also exposes any real corruption within the police force itself as the CamBadge cannot be manually turned off. There is currently no equivalent law between members of the public as it is impossible to provide recorded evidence in the absence of police.