On 5/21/20 6:59 AM, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via agora-discussion wrote: > ---- > > Title: High Crimes and Treason > AI: 1.7 > Author: P.S.S. > Coauthors: Aris, Jason > > Create a new rule, "High Crimes", with the following text: > > A high crime is any crime specified as being class 4 or greater. > The Referee CANNOT levy the Cold Hand of Justice to punish a high > crime, notwithstanding Rule 2478.
Instead of (ab)using precedence, it might be better to just add the condition to Rule 2478 directly. Another option would be to place the restriction in Rule 2557. > Create a new rule, "Indictment", with the following text: > > When the rules authorize an investigator to issue an Indictment > for a violation, e CAN do so by announcement, specifying a fine of > blots to be issued and the perpetrator and making an argument for > the conviction of the accused. > > When an investigator has issued an Indictment, the perpetrator > CAN state a defence. Within 10 days but no less than 4 days after > the indictment has been issued, the judge SHALL initiate an Agoran > Decision to determine whether to convict the perpetrator. For this > decision, the vote collector is the Judge, the options are GUILTY, > NOT GUILTY, REJECT, and PRESENT, and the voting method is AI- > majority with AI=1.5. For an AI decision, the only options are FOR and AGAINST (see R2528). -- Jason Cobb
