Kerim Aydin wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Jul 2009, Roger Hicks wrote:
>> FYI, I've modified future card draws made by dealors through the web
>> interface to be pragmatic. However, any draws which have already been
>> earned as of this point will be sent platonically if sent from the web
>> interface (such as the ones I just sent from the Deck of Justice)
>> because they are already set up in the database.
>
> If a player deals a card (pragmatically) on behalf of a dealer, when the
> rules say the dealer SHALL NOT deal a card, who's punishable? (I don't
> think "I didn't know e would do that on behalf of me" is a "lack of
> knowledge" defense).
>
> Would both parties be shielded, the dealer (because e didn't know it
> would happen) and the actor (because the law doesn't pass consequences
> to em?)
>
> It's a pretty big issue in terms of power-of-attorney law. Thoughts?
I think that the dealer is culpable (be careful who you trust), and the
actor is culpable iff the contract granting act-on-behalf makes em so
("e SHALL NOT cause the dealer to take ILLEGAL actions").
