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> A Promise titled "I want blood!" exists.
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JUDGEMENT
An announcement of intent to perform an action creates a time limit for
performing that action based on that intent. While this is written
backwards in R1728/32, this phrase in Rule 1769/8 is the relevant one:
If some Rule bases the time of a future event (including the
time limit to perform an action) upon the time of another event...
Here, the backwards writing doesn't matter: R1728 bases a future time
limit on the past event, it doesn't "base" the past event on the future
event (the only way to do this would be if the future event legally
moved the past event's time; this was what was rejected in CFJ 2321).
Therefore, if an intent is announced *within* a holiday, it is governed
by clause (a) of R1728, and the timing is treated as if the intent (the
"other" event) was announced at the end of the holiday - and therefore
the intent CAN only be resolved between 4-14 days after the holiday
ends. Note that this clause is read to come before the operation of
clause (b), below.
Now, if the intent is announced *before* the holiday, but the relevant
time limits would fall within the holiday, clause (b) is relevant, and
things get confusing. Does "time limit to perform an action" refer to
both the time at which one can first perform the action (4 days later)
as well as the final time limit for performing the action (14 days
later)?
First, the final time limit (14 days) is clearly moved if it falls
within the holiday. After that time, the action can't be performed,
so it's a true "time limit for performing the action." Therefore this
final time limit (if it falls within the holiday) is moved to 72 hours
after the holiday.
What about the 4-day time limit, before which the action cannot be
performed? Well, it's the time limit for inaction, not the time limit
for action - there exist times after the 4 days at which the action
can be performed. As such, I find that it is *not* covered by either
clause (a) or (b), and the timing is not affected. The result is that
the announcer can resolve the intent any time between 4 days after
announcing and 72 hours after the holiday ends.
This permissiveness gives latitude to the officer/person performing the
action, so is generally in keeping with the holiday rule helping these
duties. While it creates a danger that a "dangerous intent" can be
resolved within a holiday, note that the intent still needs be announced
before the holiday when people are still required to (generally) pay
attention.
Result here: Intent announced before holiday, resolved within holiday
but more than 4 days later, therefore successful. Promises were
destroyed, therefore FALSE.
-G.
