Post by DrTentacles on Nov 9, 2019 19:13:22 GMT -4
Themes:
Liberal/Freedom
Police Force uses Quirks
Hero possibilities?
The Netherlands rarely occupy the world spotlight, but has always had a complicated relationship with both themselves (as a country that allows many social liberties for their citizens) and the EU, as one of the more liberal member states. This issue was brought to the forefront when Quirks emerged.
Unlike many countries, public opinion in the Netherlands was mostly pro-quirk; the citizens demanded freedom to exist as humans, quirked or not, without restrictive laws. Thus, in a landmark vote, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled that Article 1 of their Constitution (“Freedom from Discrimination”), applied to use of quirks, unless that use threatened harm to another person.
One of the major restrictions to this freedom is within the police force, where officers cannot use “offensive” quirks (Fireballs, Claws, ect), except in situations of immediate and dire self-defense.
This swift, public-minded approached means the government has not encounted any of the large-scale problems common in other nations. Of course, there have been small-scale unrest, and the Netherlands harbors several dangerous anti-Quirk terrorism groups, but those are considered outliers.
Even as liberal as Dutch laws are, there are still Vigilantes in the Netherlands, such as the infamous Orange Duke of Amsterdam. Thus far, the Netherlands have nothing resembling the concept of “Pro-Heroes,” however, dutch citizens looking to use their quirks on a larger scale are able to attend Adler Academy in Germany. It is likely depending on the success of Japan’s UA, this may change in the future, but for now, any Adler graduates will serve as international disaster relief.
(Contributed by Rosey )
Liberal/Freedom
Police Force uses Quirks
Hero possibilities?
The Netherlands
The Netherlands rarely occupy the world spotlight, but has always had a complicated relationship with both themselves (as a country that allows many social liberties for their citizens) and the EU, as one of the more liberal member states. This issue was brought to the forefront when Quirks emerged.
Unlike many countries, public opinion in the Netherlands was mostly pro-quirk; the citizens demanded freedom to exist as humans, quirked or not, without restrictive laws. Thus, in a landmark vote, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled that Article 1 of their Constitution (“Freedom from Discrimination”), applied to use of quirks, unless that use threatened harm to another person.
One of the major restrictions to this freedom is within the police force, where officers cannot use “offensive” quirks (Fireballs, Claws, ect), except in situations of immediate and dire self-defense.
This swift, public-minded approached means the government has not encounted any of the large-scale problems common in other nations. Of course, there have been small-scale unrest, and the Netherlands harbors several dangerous anti-Quirk terrorism groups, but those are considered outliers.
Even as liberal as Dutch laws are, there are still Vigilantes in the Netherlands, such as the infamous Orange Duke of Amsterdam. Thus far, the Netherlands have nothing resembling the concept of “Pro-Heroes,” however, dutch citizens looking to use their quirks on a larger scale are able to attend Adler Academy in Germany. It is likely depending on the success of Japan’s UA, this may change in the future, but for now, any Adler graduates will serve as international disaster relief.
(Contributed by Rosey )
