To be enshrined into the Cascadian Constitution
A law that is going to be enshrined into the Cascadian Constitution:
The tie goes to nature.
The details and laws that relate to this constitutional rule will shift, but this principle will guide the decision making process concerning such things as… recovery and rescue missions.
A Texan and a New Yorker are currently stuck on Mount Hood, apparently having decided to embark on a “quick climb”, impulsively recognizing climbing Mt Hood as a lark, wandering up from “Zig Zag Glacier”. They are now apparently minutes away from going Dahmer Party on us.
Under the Cascadian Constituion, “all ties go to nature”, it is a coin flip from the start on whether the Cascadian Government will leave these adventurers there, or attempt a rescue mission. Should they manage to find and rescue them, they will be flown back to their homes, New York and Texas, be strapped in a parachute, and tossed out the helicopter, the helicopter leaving immediately and never looking back.
If a friend or relative says at a press conference, as has happened here, “If anyone can survive this, they can”, Cascadia will not search for them. In fact, it will be against the law for any private parties to organize a search. This we regard as a Dare on their parts, and taking at face value, the Adventurers would have wanted it this way — to face Nature. It is a test of their toughness and ability to conquer nature, and all of Cascadia will be watching to see how it turns out.
Meanwhile, our national news coverage — the tv news being overtly and upfront Cascadian propaganda — will cover the event with sympathies lying with the awesome Mount Hood (should the relatives and freinds boost of the adventurers like that). The news stories will excitely speculate on what Mount Hood may have in store with the intrpeid adventurers — a way of stoking up national pride.
The other recent “Search and Rescue” mission — the travelers from San Francisco — will likely follow a different path under the “All Ties go to nature”, and that case study will have to be delved in as we flesh out the laws.