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The Crowfoot Law severs condemned Powers from all possible aid. The Court interprets this Law in four ways: 1. "A Power who assists in a crime shares the guilt for that crime." Lord Entropy's Justice falls equally on everyone who played an important role in a crime against the Code. Insofar as it is possible, the punishment meted out to all these criminals is the same. The law is kinder to those providing unimportant or limited assistance in a criminal act—for example, a hostage generally receives a lesser punishment than the murderers who used her in their escape. When it is appropriate, the lesser criminal is the one charged to carry out the punishment of those more directly responsible.
2. "A Power who aids a fugitive knowingly shares in their punishment." This is, at least, the rule of thumb the Locust Court uses when judging the Powers who assist fugitives. Exceptions occur when the assisting Power is immune to the punishment—immortal, or immune to fire, or even masochistic. Either way, of course, the Court can always be creative.
3. "A Power who aids a fugitive unknowingly has committed a lesser crime." This too is only a rule of thumb. A Power who takes reasonable precautions when helping another may well be spared punishment or even forgiven their error without a trial. Others suffer as if they been lesser conspirators in the fugitive's crime.
4. "Aiding the Cammora is no crime." Any Power may aid the Cammora in any way they choose; this is not considered to be active or passive participation in any crime. However, the Court must be willing to accept that the action taken was, in fact, in the Cammora's or a Cammoran's benefit, and not just in the general sense that fighting for reality is ultimately a good thing.
Note: It is noted that interference with Lord Entropy is a terrible risk. The Locust Court presumes his infallible knowledge of crimes and his estimation of the harm done.
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