Advice in relation to a Taboo
My esteemed fellows, I come before you seeking advice regarding one of the City’s taboos. As is well known, the law decrees thus: No explosive bomb may be thrown; it must instead be affixed onto an object or surface[...].
This naturally gives rise to several matters of concern. If one were to... let's say... secure an explosive bomb upon a stick, and thereafter strike another individual with said stick, would this constitute the throwing of the explosive? The bomb itself, after all, was never cast by hand, but merely accompanied the motion of the stick, much as a passenger accompanies a carriage. Furthermore, should the entire stick, explosive and all, be hurled through the air, would this be judged a violation? For though the device traveled, it did so only as an attachment to another object, and not independently. Surely the distinction is of utmost legal significance.
Enclosed below is an artistic rendition of what me and my fellows in district 17 have, as the youth now phrase it, “cooked up.”
I welcome any advice regarding this matter and thank you in advance.