<p>Eh? I don’t remember attempting humour in that prompt 
I agree that continuity is the overarching problem – my dilemma was how much of the story to tell and how much fine detail to include. I was sorta worried that if I didn’t clarify charges were never pressed, they would think I had a criminal record or something.</p>
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<p>Eh – the free speech part wasn’t originally supposed to be the focus [indeed, it isn’t very unique] – since otherwise it would be preaching to the choir and all. I was trying – it probably wasn’t successful – to reveal the behaviour of those who are part of the establishment members of repressive regimes; e.g. they have families to go home to [<em>gasp</em>] and aren’t enthusiastic about being tyrannical. I thought it was evident that the officers were impatient and that they weren’t really interested in arguing.</p>