3281 to 3282 Federation Persecution
02 Jan 2022Titus A. Cromwell
Things began to unravel for the family when, at eight years old, Titus began to excel greatly in physical stature, athletic ability, and academics. He was judged by the Federation Child Development Services as exhibiting all the classic signs of toxic masculinity. At his hearing the Federation Child Development Services determined that Titus needed to be removed from his family and placed in a state-run Re-education and Indoctrination Facility as part of his rehabilitation. For his ninth birthday, on 27th November 3281, Titus was incarcerated in Juvenile Detention under the care of the Department of Child Indoctrination Services on the Pillar of Fortitude Detention Station ruled by the Independent Detention Foundation in the SPF-LF 1 System.
Because their child was deemed toxically masculine, Titus’ father and mother were purged from society because of false and wildly sensational accusations by the Ross 986’s Progressive Party Public Affairs Department in the society section of Vox Galactica.
Marcus Cromwell's businesses were continually inspected and fined by the Federation’s EPA for the slightest contrived environmental infractions. The family's tax records were constantly audited from several years back. Then, when some perceived violation was found the family was severely fined for tax fraud. Titus’ mother was demoted from her position as a Progressive Grievance Advocate to a menial receiving clerk position. The official determination for her demotion was “a defined lack adherence to Ross 986’s Progressive Party ideologies as evident in her family's continued struggle to conform to societal norms.”
The enormous financial strain and social decline forced the Cromwell's to move from their luxurious villa in the spacious habitation ring to dank, dingy, and cramp transient maintenance crew berths near the bilges of the Shepard Co-operative Station. The family's economic, social, and political positions all declined precipitously.
After six months Titus was becoming physically stronger, more mentally adept, and no amount of indoctrination seemed to alter his self-determination, as well as his physical and intellectual development. At his six-month parole review on 6th June 3282, it was determined to keep the nine-year-old boy for an additional year of reconditioning and rehabilitation. After that second year upon his eleventh birthday, if Titus did not show any signs of reversing his toxic masculinity the Federation planned to call in Federation Family Planning to euthanize the youth. However, if Titus' mother voluntarily signed Titus's termination paperwork under the Federation's Reproductive Healthcare Law the family's position would be fully reinstated; with additional severe financial penalties, of course.