On 8/2/07, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Geoffrey Spear wrote:
> >                                    the rule requires "the statement"
> >to be inquired into to be included and I don't think it's sufficient
> >that someone could take the
> >initiator's announcement and formulate a statement that maybe e wanted
> >evaluated from it.
>
> That's a better argument than you made with your judgement.
>
> >Let the appeals fall where they may.
>
> If you'd made your new argument with the judgement then I probably
> wouldn't have considered appeal.  As it is, although I could be satisfied
> with the judgement, I'm not happy about it resting on such a flawed
> argument as we have on the record.  This sort of interpretational
> issue will probably come up again, so it seems important to have a
> solid judgement.  Anyone else up for an appeal?
>
> Btw, did you consider the third interpretation, that Murphy's message
> was so unclear that it failed to initiate a CFJ at all?
>
> -zefram
>

I didn't find Murphy's message to be unclear in the least.  I found
the wording to clearly express an intent to initiate a criminal case
with a specific defendant accused of violating a specific rule by
performing a specific action.

-- 
Geoffrey Spear
http://www.geoffreyspear.com/

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