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[[ | [[Image:council security.jpg|thumb|200px|Two members of Council Security]] | ||
'''Council Security''' is a civilian agency within the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that is responsible for policing, prisons, and other security considerations of the civilians, including the [[Quorum of Twelve]], yet also seem to act as military police. | '''Council Security''' is a civilian agency within the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that is responsible for policing, prisons, and other security considerations of the civilians, including the [[Quorum of Twelve]], yet also seem to act as military police. | ||
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Much like Colonial [[Warrior]]s, they are armed with [[laser pistol]]s and clearly have a presence aboard ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', as their uniforms (in later episodes only) of those stationed aboard ''Galactica'' bear the ship's insignia, and in an early episode they investigate a petty crime on the ship. [[Reese]] is a member of the organization. | Much like Colonial [[Warrior]]s, they are armed with [[laser pistol]]s and clearly have a presence aboard ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', as their uniforms (in later episodes only) of those stationed aboard ''Galactica'' bear the ship's insignia, and in an early episode they investigate a petty crime on the ship. [[Reese]] is a member of the organization. | ||
The scope of their duties is not entirely clear. In "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]], | The scope of their duties is not entirely clear. In "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]", they appear to simply be police (and can be construed as evidence that the [[Colonial Warrior]] force does not have its own military police) – two such officers attempt to discover who stole provisions from ''Galactica'''s Officer's Mess, until thwarted by Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}. In two later episodes, they are clearly serving the Council's interests and are at odds with the military. In the later episodes they also have jurisdiction over the prisoners of the [[Prison Barge]], and perform prisoner transfer, as shown in "[[Baltar's Escape]]". Moreover, they guard, and answer directly to, the Quorum of Twelve {{OS|Greetings from Earth}}. It is quite possible that the Council Security are a branch of a more general Security force (as the early-episode officers are referred to simply as "Security"), or are even a separate organization. Another possibility is that the scope of their mandate changes over time as tensions between the civilian Council and Adama's military grows. | ||
== View on Council Security by the Warriors == | == View on Council Security by the Warriors == | ||
It is evident that Council Security are viewed with disdain by Colonial Warriors ([[TOS]]: "[[Greetings | It is evident that Council Security are viewed with disdain by Colonial Warriors ([[TOS]]: "[[Greetings from Earth]]", "[[Baltar's Escape]]"). For instance, Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}} comments to [[Siress]] [[Tinia]] that Council Security couldn't stop an escape from the [[Orphan Ship]] ([[TOS]]: "[[Baltar's Escape]]"). The antipathy is shown to be mutual in both of the later episodes. | ||
Due to the color of their uniforms, some of the Warriors refer to them by the derogatory term "[[Blackshirt]]s". | Due to the color of their uniforms, some of the Warriors refer to them by the derogatory term "[[Blackshirt]]s". | ||
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