On 9/1/19 7:40 PM, Jason Cobb wrote:
On 9/1/19 7:35 PM, Aris Merchant wrote:
We could just say "when X, Y CAN and
SHALL Z". It's certainly much more elegant.
Hmm... would that mean that Y could only Z for the exact instance in
which X happens, since CAN doesn't have the special wording that SHALL
does.
[Note: all of the below is based on my reading. I am not an Agoran
Lawyer, this is not legal advice.]
I would like to clarify this. If X is a condition (say, "a proposal
exists"), then I think the CAN is fine (since Y could perform Z whenever
the condition is satisfied), but I think the SHALL doesn't get the
timely-fashion interpretation (since there's no instant of time involved).
However, if X is an event (say, "a proposal is created"), then I think
the SHALL is fine (and gets the timely-fashion interpretation), but I
think the CAN is broken, since there's no ongoing time where the CAN is
applied, only the instant where that event happens.
For instance, take this excerpt from R2478 ("Vigilante Justice"):
When a player Points a Finger, the investigator SHALL investigate
the allegation and CAN, and in a timely fashion SHALL, conclude
the investigation by
The actual pointing of the Finger happens only in an instant, so the
investigator CAN only conclude the investigation in that instant (which
means CHoJ might be broken again, /yaaaaay.../).
--
Jason Cobb
