Warden Filter, Including Mozenrath, Jim Profit, and Shego
I have had enough of this.
Nygma clearly is settling some personal score against Mozenrath, and the wardens are now assisting him without my consent, if only through passivity. My consent, mind, which has not been given because the only one who has asked me is Nygma himself, who I feel is not unbiased in this situation and therefore undeserving of my cooperation. You are allowing this man to victimize an inmate who, while involved and partially responsible, is not the one to blame for Profit’s condition.
He attacked my inmate, attempted to violate his privacy and question him on this matter, all without my knowledge. Anyone who doubts it is welcome to the most substantial proof I can offer: my memory of the incident. Mozenrath’s as well, if he is willing. You know I am capable of it, and you know that there will be less question in that evidence than in any truth serum Nygma can inflict on my inmate. I have also decided to make public all conversations involving this matter.
The real problem here, however, is not that Nygma attempted to force his way into my inmate’s room. The real problem is far more insidious: he has attempted to rob me of my authority over my inmate.
Allow me to first weigh in on the situation with Profit: it is deplorable. It is reprehensible that he was forced to suffer through that. However, as I was unaware of the situation until someone violated my inmate’s privacy and sense of safety, it has proven difficult for me to show him the error of his ways, much less punish him. All Nygma has done in this situation is give my inmate a sense of self-righteous indignation that is not entirely undeserved, as he – Mozenrath - is acting like the adult in the face of a warden who is clearly a loose cannon.
Did I question Mozenrath? Yes. I gave him the opportunity to confess, I searched his room, and I gave him the opportunity to dispose of any further vials of the potion in question.
Did he create a poison? No. I understand that it is quite possibly a very subtle line drawn and potions are simply potions to you as animals are animals to me, but this was not a poison any more than a dog is a cat.
Do I intend to punish my inmate for something he did in January, in response to the attack on someone for whom he holds great regard? Absolutely not. Not in light of Nygma’s actions. I will not fall upon my inmate with the full wrath of the Admiral because any punishment I could give him now, seven months after the creation of that potion, would only be for the benefit of those watching, to satisfy your bloodlust.
I have chosen a route with him which has suited me ‘til now, and I will point out to you all that he has harmed no one since the incident with Akio, when I became his warden. The potion was created, but it was never used for its intended purpose (and has since fallen into the wrong hands, for which I am attempting to deal with Mozenrath’s sense of responsibility, in spite of Nygma’s constant badgering and harassment).
In short, I must be doing something right. He has been a model inmate, and you are scapegoating him.
I find it questionable that more attention has been given to my inmate than the one who delivered the potion in the first place. However, I will state: if someone had approached me when the issue first began, the results would have been far different. I would have confronted my inmate, there would have been acceptable response on my part, and no more would have been said on the matter.
Now to the problem.
Nygma has circumvented me as Mozenrath’s warden time and again. He has misrepresented information to you to gain your sympathy. Do you find it at all dubious that the warden filter he most recently used excluded me? Yes, Mr. Nygma, I am aware of your attempt to blind me to your witch hunt. Who else was excluded? Shego's warden? Wardens who might not accommodate you? Had I behaved in this manner, no doubt there would be those of you questioning my suitability to warden aboard this ship.
Here is an interesting fact for you all: I am not here as your employee and am not beholden to you. I am here at the Admiral’s behest, and as I have actively investigated the situation, and dealt with it responsibly, it is quite clear that I am doing my job. Public punishment, full disclosure of information - all else is simply a courtesy. If you are not willing to attempt to work with me, I have no reason to work with you.
You can not force me to do as you demand in response to this because you want to quench your thirst for retribution. If anyone attempts to take matters into their own hands without consulting me, or attempts to deliver “justice” to my inmate in spite of this, I will consider it an attack and will respond appropriately.
As far as I am concerned, the matter has been confessed by all parties, dealt with as appropriately as possible, and is now settled.
[OOC: Nygma’s entry came up in conversation between Snape and Martha, and she showed him the warden filter he recently posted. This isn’t unprecedented between the two of them (see the conversation with Judas about Sexby from way-back-when.)
And because Snape has had enough, every last conversation on the Network between himself, Mozenrath, and Nygma has been made public to the wardens. This is including the filters on Mozenrath’s entry and anything he can transcribe from Nygma's entries. Anything Snape can see, you all can see - including Snape's slow, careful attempts to bring Mozenrath around to the idea that he is still responsible, if not entirely at fault, and needs to make amends.]
Nygma clearly is settling some personal score against Mozenrath, and the wardens are now assisting him without my consent, if only through passivity. My consent, mind, which has not been given because the only one who has asked me is Nygma himself, who I feel is not unbiased in this situation and therefore undeserving of my cooperation. You are allowing this man to victimize an inmate who, while involved and partially responsible, is not the one to blame for Profit’s condition.
He attacked my inmate, attempted to violate his privacy and question him on this matter, all without my knowledge. Anyone who doubts it is welcome to the most substantial proof I can offer: my memory of the incident. Mozenrath’s as well, if he is willing. You know I am capable of it, and you know that there will be less question in that evidence than in any truth serum Nygma can inflict on my inmate. I have also decided to make public all conversations involving this matter.
The real problem here, however, is not that Nygma attempted to force his way into my inmate’s room. The real problem is far more insidious: he has attempted to rob me of my authority over my inmate.
Allow me to first weigh in on the situation with Profit: it is deplorable. It is reprehensible that he was forced to suffer through that. However, as I was unaware of the situation until someone violated my inmate’s privacy and sense of safety, it has proven difficult for me to show him the error of his ways, much less punish him. All Nygma has done in this situation is give my inmate a sense of self-righteous indignation that is not entirely undeserved, as he – Mozenrath - is acting like the adult in the face of a warden who is clearly a loose cannon.
Did I question Mozenrath? Yes. I gave him the opportunity to confess, I searched his room, and I gave him the opportunity to dispose of any further vials of the potion in question.
Did he create a poison? No. I understand that it is quite possibly a very subtle line drawn and potions are simply potions to you as animals are animals to me, but this was not a poison any more than a dog is a cat.
Do I intend to punish my inmate for something he did in January, in response to the attack on someone for whom he holds great regard? Absolutely not. Not in light of Nygma’s actions. I will not fall upon my inmate with the full wrath of the Admiral because any punishment I could give him now, seven months after the creation of that potion, would only be for the benefit of those watching, to satisfy your bloodlust.
I have chosen a route with him which has suited me ‘til now, and I will point out to you all that he has harmed no one since the incident with Akio, when I became his warden. The potion was created, but it was never used for its intended purpose (and has since fallen into the wrong hands, for which I am attempting to deal with Mozenrath’s sense of responsibility, in spite of Nygma’s constant badgering and harassment).
In short, I must be doing something right. He has been a model inmate, and you are scapegoating him.
I find it questionable that more attention has been given to my inmate than the one who delivered the potion in the first place. However, I will state: if someone had approached me when the issue first began, the results would have been far different. I would have confronted my inmate, there would have been acceptable response on my part, and no more would have been said on the matter.
Now to the problem.
Nygma has circumvented me as Mozenrath’s warden time and again. He has misrepresented information to you to gain your sympathy. Do you find it at all dubious that the warden filter he most recently used excluded me? Yes, Mr. Nygma, I am aware of your attempt to blind me to your witch hunt. Who else was excluded? Shego's warden? Wardens who might not accommodate you? Had I behaved in this manner, no doubt there would be those of you questioning my suitability to warden aboard this ship.
Here is an interesting fact for you all: I am not here as your employee and am not beholden to you. I am here at the Admiral’s behest, and as I have actively investigated the situation, and dealt with it responsibly, it is quite clear that I am doing my job. Public punishment, full disclosure of information - all else is simply a courtesy. If you are not willing to attempt to work with me, I have no reason to work with you.
You can not force me to do as you demand in response to this because you want to quench your thirst for retribution. If anyone attempts to take matters into their own hands without consulting me, or attempts to deliver “justice” to my inmate in spite of this, I will consider it an attack and will respond appropriately.
As far as I am concerned, the matter has been confessed by all parties, dealt with as appropriately as possible, and is now settled.
[OOC: Nygma’s entry came up in conversation between Snape and Martha, and she showed him the warden filter he recently posted. This isn’t unprecedented between the two of them (see the conversation with Judas about Sexby from way-back-when.)
And because Snape has had enough, every last conversation on the Network between himself, Mozenrath, and Nygma has been made public to the wardens. This is including the filters on Mozenrath’s entry and anything he can transcribe from Nygma's entries. Anything Snape can see, you all can see - including Snape's slow, careful attempts to bring Mozenrath around to the idea that he is still responsible, if not entirely at fault, and needs to make amends.]