Here is the reason I am terrified about Droogies mysterious disappearance. I think he may be the one we ate. I never knew him that well but--he sure tasted good. I think we now have to really worry because cannibalism is no longer a misdemeanor in Aspect. You get the frigin death penalty for just trying to stay alive. Where's the justice in that?
The Case of the Spelunkian Explorers:
This case involves a group of spelunkers (cave-explorers) in the Commonwealth of Aspect, trapped in a cave by a landslide. As they approach the point of starvation, they make radio contact with the rescue team. Engineers on the team estimate that the rescue will take another 10 days. The men describe their physical condition to physicians at the rescue camp and ask whether they can survive another 10 days without food. The physicians think this very unlikely. Then the spelunkers ask whether they could survive another 10 days if they killed and ate a member of their party. The physicians reluctantly answer that they would. Finally, the men ask whether they ought to hold a lottery to determine whom to kill and eat. No one at the rescue camp is willing to answer this question. The men turn off their radio, and some time later hold a lottery, kill the loser, (droogies?) and eat him. At the time the men were trapped, cannibalism was a misdemeanor in Aspect, punishable by a $10 fine, but when they are rescued, they are prosecuted for murder, which in Aspect carries a mandatory death penalty. Are they guilty? Should they be executed? Should they take Bob Dresher's place as co-vps of marketing? In the meantime poor droogies skeleton (not edible) lies in that cave. And we are potentially facing the death penalty. By the way, no "regular or extra-crispy" jokes. This is a serious matter. Droogies, if you can hear me. Call home!
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