The Canadian sci-fi TV series,
Continuum, involves a main character who is a futuristic police
officer. During one brief scene, the officer confronts a criminal and
promptly injects him with something, telling him that he has 24 hours
to report to a police station for booking to have the injection
deactivated before it debilitates him with severe pain. The concept
of tagging criminals is not exactly new—today bank robbers
sometimes open their bags of stolen cash to be surprised by an
explosion of bright colored paint, making them easy targets for
police to identify (as well as marking the stolen bills.) Microscopic
tracking devices in tightly secured areas can stick to clothing and
enable satellites to employ GPS technology. In the Solar Echoes game,
a tracking rifle fires a tracking device that allows bullets to
“home” in on the target more easily. What other means of tagging
might we see in the future of law enforcement?
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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