The story of SCP-3017, also known as Fraisure Melbrook, revolves around a seemingly ordinary man with no anomalous powers, but who has a strange effect on people. When someone meets or interacts with Fraisure, they immediately believe he is a violent and dangerous individual who needs to be locked up. This is due to a cognitohazard that affects those around him, making them think he's a threat. As a result, Fraisure is arrested multiple times, but never actually commits a crime.
The SCP Foundation captures Fraisure and subjects him to rigorous testing, trying to understand why people react to him this way. They soon realize that his presence triggers a compulsion in others to restrain him, even if he has done nothing wrong.
To keep Fraisure contained, the Foundation uses a list of people who are immune to his cognitohazard, including his family and friends. They threaten these individuals to ensure Fraisure's compliance.
However, a researcher named Rylan becomes suspicious of the Foundation's methods and discovers that Fraisure is innocent and has no connection to any anomalous groups. She tries to free him, but their escape is complicated by the fact that Fraisure's family has been killed in a fire, possibly at the hands of the Foundation.
In the end, Fraisure escapes, and Rylan is recaptured. The Foundation reclassifies Fraisure as "neutralized" and removes all records of his supposed crimes, effectively covering up their mistake. The story highlights the dangers of jumping to conclusions and the importance of questioning assumptions, as well as the darker aspects of the SCP Foundation's methods.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Fraisure Melbrook, also known as SCP-3017, is a man with a cognitohazardous condition that affects those around him.
2. The condition makes people believe that Fraisure is a violent criminal who needs to be locked up, even if he has done nothing to warrant it.
3. Fraisure was arrested 23 times as an adult, but was never formally indicted or found guilty of any crime.
4. The SCP Foundation took Fraisure into containment, believing he had connections to Groups of Interest.
5. The Foundation used threats against Fraisure's loved ones to keep him from escaping containment.
6. Researcher Rylan eventually realized that Fraisure was innocent and had no knowledge of Groups of Interest.
7. Rylan and Security Officer Caridad helped Fraisure escape from containment, but not before his family home was burned down, killing his loved ones.
8. The Foundation reclassified SCP-3017 as "neutralized" and stricken his record of supposed criminal activity and links to anomalous groups.
9. The Foundation's treatment of Fraisure has been deemed "monstrous" and a grave mistake.
10. Fraisure's current whereabouts are unknown, and he was last seen on a bridge near his childhood home.