Abacus by Josh Burton Read Free Book Online

evident that authorities had become incapable of stopping the violence as innocent people were assaulted, killed and robbed.
    As a direct result of t he LA riots, the following year in nineteen ninety-three, the Civil Disturbance Group was reduced to a smaller cell, still headed by a military general and police chief. The reduction in size of the CDG allowed them to covertly undertake a highly secretive assignment. The CDG were tasked to secretly “cleanse” society of violent individuals in order to reduce the impact of incidents of anarchy and unrest in the future. America’s inability to control these individuals during times of unrest made it a necessity. The CDG operated under total immunity from prosecution, had an unlimited budget, limitless powers, unrestricted access to information, and were answerable to no one. In order to achieve their mission, it had to be this way.
    The CDG were provided with their own intelligence team known as the Abacus. The Abacus consisted of analysts with both financial and intelligence backgrounds. The Abacus devised the formulae used to identify the targets for CDG to terminate.
    The formulae sel ected targets were based on their pre-disposition for violence. Violence was chosen as the baseline as it was a common trait that all rioters and serious offenders shared. Violence also came at a huge cost in terms of financial burden to the community. These costs included court costs, criminal compensation, and costs associated with the rehabilitation of victims. Once the offender was incarcerated there were huge costs associated with jail upkeep. As the target continued to offend, the cost to the community escalates.
    The Abacus determined tha t on the balance of probability the offender had a reliance on drugs or alcohol, meaning they had an above average reliance on the public health system. Their dependence meant that many were unemployed so also relied heavily on government benefits for income.

    The Abacus found that it was highly probable the offender would breed. It is also likely that the offspring would be raised in a less than favourable environment, being regularly exposed to violence and dysfunctional behaviour. Combining these environmental factors with the DNA strand from the father the Abacus concluded that there was a very strong likelihood that the trend towards violence and offending would become cyclic, meaning the burden to society would continue from generation to generation.
    On ce the Abacus had identified a target it was the role of the CDG to terminate the individual. The CDG were so successful in their mission that there was a marked decrease in serious crime involving violence with public order issues becoming more manageable. The CDG were now positively influencing the make-up of future generations by culling violent individuals who stood to stifle advancement.
    America’s closest allies , who shared similar lifestyles and values, included the United Kingdom, Israel, Australia and New Zealand. During secret top-level meetings all of these countries were invited to join the Civil Disturbance Group initiative. Seeing the overwhelming benefits of the program, they embraced what it had to offer and were all included on one condition. The condition being that they accepted CDG’s non-negotiable oversighting role, effectively bypassing government intervention.
    Australia op erated under the assumed name, Deliver Live, and like the USA model were headed by a high-ranking officer in the combined armed forces and a high-ranking police chief. They were afforded the same support and immunity enjoyed by their American counterparts. Deliver Live was not answerable to the Australian Government, they answered directly to the CDG in America. That way, governments in the various countries were at arm’s length from the work that was being covertly done. America and her allies all benefited from this arrangement knowing that they were taking affirmative action for internal