Current Population of Mega City One...?

[Proudhuff]

bring Back Barney!!! I invented him, the canpaign starts here

Callahan-huff

[Dark Jimbo]

Barney? MAC?

I think he got sent to the cute/irritating cupboard with Walter the Wobot.

Two different computers there. Barney was the City Hall computer, who went schizo and terminated himself when he realised he'd inadvertantly caused several deaths.

MAC is Justice Department's database, and still pops up form time to time.

[Proudhuff]

Well, that went well

 

[Dark Jimbo]

Y'know, although I know that returning to this thread is much like picking at a scab despite knowing it'll never heal that way, I've been thinking - what effect has the recent influx of Cursed Earth mutants concievably had on the population figures...?

[Bouwel]

Maybe it's for a future plot in the making, or a commentary on the current trends in UK immigration. I can see how it could have a significant impact. I guess how many actually come in depends upon what the plots need.

-Bouwel-

[SamuelAWilkinson]

Right! The gauntlet is down, ladies and gentlemen. We must immediately drop everything and consider:

1) The immediate effect on MC1's population of granting citizenship to mutants.

2) The effect on population population densities as segments of the population are rehoused to accomodate.

And finally, my favourite:

3) The effect of having a significantly increased mutant presence on projected population figures. How fast will they breed? Is there a different likelihood of infant mortality among the mutant population?

[Roger Godpleton]

Can't we just say "A lot"?

[Robin Low]

Right! The gauntlet is down, ladies and gentlemen. We must immediately drop everything and consider:

1) The immediate effect on MC1's population of granting citizenship to mutants.

2) The effect on population population densities as segments of the population are rehoused to accomodate.

And finally, my favourite:

3) The effect of having a significantly increased mutant presence on projected population figures. How fast will they breed? Is there a different likelihood of infant mortality among the mutant population?

Okay. Bouwel has already pointed out that the numbers and effects will be driven by plot, so logical thinking will only have so much value unless Wagner and others go for logic over story. However...

I don't think mutants will pose much of a problem in purely numerical terms. Why? Well, think about it. The immediate area outside the city wall has always been depicted as pretty deserted. It makes sense that the Judges have traditional discouraged mutants from settling too close. Therefore, most people, mutants and otherwise, live in communities some distance from the city.

Communities form because there's safety in numbers. As we know, travelling through the Cursed Earth is a hazardous prospect. So, unless whole communities are willing to upsticks and travel together for mutual protection, I don't see that many heading towards MC1.

Also, there are plenty of ordinary humans out in the Cursed Earth (think of the Poveys and their community), but as far as we know they're not all clammering on the walls to get in. Clearly, just getting to walls is so hazardous that even norms don't take the chance.

Regards

Robin

[Bouwel]

An interesting story line with a Romeo & Juliet angle would be the love affair between a Megacity citizen and a mutant.

Remember, you saw it here first!

-Bouwel-

[Peter Wolf]

MC1 would allow for a set quota of Mutants to become MC1 citzens as an open door policy is very very unlikely.Thats my thinking.

[M.I.K.]

Hmmm... The difficulties of determining the actual population numbers might make for an entertaining one-off Judge Dredd strip.

[Bouwel]

The old fall back 'So many records were lost in the war/disaster of the month' may come into play.

-Bouwel-

[TordelBack]

The biggest constraint on mutant numbers is the speed of processing applications.  As we saw in Mutie Block, mutants are still actively discouraged from entering the city, to no good effect, so all that's stopping a tidal wave is the number of admissions officers and the speed of the process.  If the mutie isn't a known perp, I'd say there is a very good chance of admission,given time - pretty much an open door policy.

[I, Cosh]

The biggest constraint on mutant numbers is the speed of processing applications.  As we saw in Mutie Block, mutants are still actively discouraged from entering the city, to no good effect, so all that's stopping a tidal wave is the number of admissions officers and the speed of the process.  If the mutie isn't a known perp, I'd say there is a very good chance of admission,given time - pretty much an open door policy.

I'd say anti-mutie violence probably keeps the numbers down too.

[vzzbux]

I reckon we should inundate the letters pages of both the meg and tooth demanding a storyline including the full population of the meg, finally putting this thread to bed. Though it has been fun it needs to be answered.




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