Board Thread:Event Discussion/@comment-5722194-20140402005508/@comment-7263041-20140402054110

I honestly have to agree with the general consensus here which is that 'no one can control the RP of another player, or force them to do anything they don't want to do'.

However that line only goes so far.

IC actions have IC consequences, and if you assault alliance citizens without there being a lawful reason to do so, within the confines of an Alliance city or within Alliance territory, you should be held accountable for that.

Now obviously there are some people that are not going to agree with what I just said. If you've earned the rank of Marshal through PvP you're not going to want to give up that title, or the IC authority that comes with it, because you wanted to assault another player because of a grudge (be it IC or OOC). Ultimately, if you break the rules and refuse to accept the consequences then you'll be either ignored, or your position will not be considered valid.

For example, if a Marshal assaulted/murdered someone without reason (even if they tried to make one up on the spot) or legal precidence I cannot force them to stop being a Marshal (as one would quickly lose their rank if they abused their power in such a fashion), but I can refuse to acknowledge them as a Marshal.