'So Judge Smith, I see that you expended 18,000 rounds of SE ammunition over the course of the last month and 20,000 rounds of bike cannon shells. Yes, yes, I understand that those perps needed apprehending, but let me put it this way. Each round expended costs the Sector House Cr1, in terms of the paperwork needed to re-order the ammunition and then the production cost itself. Were you aware that, single-handedly, Judge Smith - that's single-handedly - you spent the entire Sector House ammunition budget for the month of June? No? Beneath that helmet I can't see if you're concerned or not, so let me spell it out in ways that you may comprehend.
1. You can't have any more bullets for the rest of the month. Neither can your bike. Or next month, for that matter.
2. Your patrol squad will also be forced to ration their ammunition; whatever supplies they have left then that's it until the end of next month. Perhaps you can explain to them why they'll be forced to rely on daysticks a lot more.
3. If this happens again, it might be necessary for us to recommend you to a patrol where the expenditure of costly ammunition isn't so acute. Kindergarten Education say, or traffic detail.
Very good Judge Smith. I'm so pleased we had this little lesson in economics. You are dismissed.'
