Greetings PIC members and the army community,
Though Generation 3 of the People’s Imperial Confederation was historic and full of many triumphs, many mistakes were made and not properly addressed. While each army has its fair share of faults and offenses, accountability is necessary for the best outcome. At the dawn of Generation 4, Sidie and I promised our Confederation and the Club Penguin Army community full transparency for our wrongdoings. We vowed to not make the same mistakes as before and to be open and honest regarding any misconduct that may take place within our army. Today we are here to uphold that promise.
Earlier today, an allied leader reached out to our commanders with incriminating screenshots involving prominent members of PIC. These damning screenshots were sent by a member of Dark Vikings. Initially believing these screenshots were faked, we reached out to several of the members involved looking for some context. The screenshots were from a newly formed group chat featuring Langly, Tide, Hitthere, and Hrijo along with a few members from DV. After a conversation with Langly, we learned that the worst of the screenshots were indeed real.
The following screenshots contain very mature themes:
Names of victims are covered in white. Slurs and swearing are covered in red. These screenshots are not the extent of the harassment, as confirmed from further images sent to the PIC leadership.
What’s Next?
Langly, Tide, Hitthere, and Hrijo will face consequences for their actions. PIC has never and will never condone any type of bullying, hate speech, threats of violence, etc. A high rank doesn’t provide protection from wrongdoings; both Langly (1ic) and Tide (2ic) are adults and hold positions of power within our army.
- Langly will be stepping down as leader and retiring from PIC effective immediately, due to her participation and enabling in the group chat.
- Tide will be removed from his rank of 2ic effective immediately and has been un-enlisted from PIC due to his participation and enabling in the group chat.
- Hitthere has been stripped of their rank and banned from PIC effective immediately.
- Due to their honesty and full transparency, along with minimal participation in the group chat, Hrijo will face a demotion effective immediately.
By The Way:
I would like to make it clear that neither myself, Sidie, Ferd, Alu, nor Hidcre knew about any of this until a few hours ago. There is a lot I can say but more than anything, I hope this serves as a reminder to PIC members that this behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. The PIC leadership as a whole would like to formally apologize to each DV troop who was targeted and harassed. PIC is not the type of army to treat others this way, regardless of our history with Dark Vikings. You have our sincerest apologies.
To Dark Vikings:
Our actions do not excuse yours, and vice versa. For months you have been spewing hate speech toward us, harassing Sidie for being transgender, bullying us, and calling us names. This in no way justifies the recent harassment towards you. However, demanding accountability from us while your army has behaved beyond despicably is hypocritical and unacceptable. PIC will always take the high road and do what’s right, but pointing fingers at us and demanding we take action is not your place.
While we are thankful this was brought to our attention sooner rather than later, the fact this wasn’t sent to us directly leads us to believe you wanted to weaponize these wrongdoings rather than truly seek justice. Instead of informing us, you went to an allied leader in an attempt to damage our relations. We find this just as deplorable as what was seen in the screenshots. We will always encourage open dialogue between PIC and DV leadership concerning bullying. With that said, it’s a two-way street. Maybe it is time to take a good long look at yourselves and the mistakes you’ve made before denouncing other armies. While many things were revealed regarding the actions of PIC members today, worse can also be said about DV.
PIC still plans to attend our Legends Cup battle against the Elite Guardians and give it our all. Today is a small speed bump on our road to greatness and we are thankful to each and every member of PIC who works with leadership to uphold our core values of friendship and solidarity. Though we can’t change the past, we strive to maintain accountability.
Until next time,
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