On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 08:06, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 28 Nov 2008, Alex Smith wrote: >> On Thu, 2008-11-27 at 22:39 -0800, Ed Murphy wrote: >>> Detail: http://zenith.homelinux.net/cotc/viewcase.php?cfj=2273a >>> >>> ============================ Appeal 2273a ============================ >> I spend a Favour to call in a Favour on CFJ 2273, specifying ALREADY >> TRIED. I note that there are two appropriate verdicts for this appeal, >> AFFIRM and REMAND, and am using the Protection Racket to persuade the >> Dons to choose a particular option in it. >> >> I intend, with support from two of {BobTHJ, Warrigal, the CotC}, to send >> the following message on behalf of the judicial panel in CFJ 2273a: > > Back in CFJ 1346, several players made a comments such as "if the appeals > court can be corrupted and deliver blatantly illegal judgements, we're no > longer playing Agora or have faith that we can respect a body of rules, and > we might as well quit." Back then, several players really meant that. > Thankfully, the appeals court at the time was an honorable one. A body of > law is only as good as its defenders: Is the game currently so bankrupt > as this? > I personally am of the opinion that the first appeal of any case should rarely if ever be judged AFFIRM or OVERRULE, so I would have supported this even if ais523 didn't invoke the PR.
BobTHJ
