the long debate ends in death

It had been a long, hard day. With Gemarie dead, nobody could be certain of the identity of the mafia members, though several townspeople had very strong opinions on the matter. Stacey and Jason had been going at it most of the day, neither one giving an inch, one trying to save her life, the other trying to end it. Regardless of how hard or how long they fought, regardless of how weak or how strong their evidence was, neither one conceded. Ultimately, however, it was not only Jason that doomed her, there were three others who voted for her demise as well. All four agreed: Stacey must go.

Mayor Whipple went ahead with the execution. The townspeople carried her to the corn field outside of town, blindfolded her, and gave each townsperson a gun with a single shot. Everyone aimed their weapon, closed their eyes, and steadied their trembling hands. “One, two, THREE!” Stacey dropped to the ground. Quickly, and without much gore as requested, she was dead.

After a thorough investigation of her cottage by the duck pond, there was no evidence that Stacey supported Wal-mart, had ever used marijuana, or even owned a weapon. Stacey was a regular townie, and the town mourned for their mistake. Mayor Whipple, upset by this discovery but relieved that the town could be counted on to make tough decisions, sent out this statement:

“Citizens of Salto Ancora,
This is a hard time we live in. Some who are innocent will die, in order to bring justice to those who plague our streets. There will be differences of opinions, there will be debate, there will be tears, but there cannot be verbal attacks. We cannot call each other “foolish” or make senseless references to the “clue phone.” We may not agree with each others’ ideas, in fact the mere fact that we don’t always agree makes this process more intriguing, and yet we CAN get along and we SHOULD NOT give up on each other or ourselves.
We have one left to find. Now be quick about it.
-Mayor W. Whipple”

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