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Re:A Statistical Analysis of Coughing Patterns on ‘Who Wants... by JoeAltmaier on Monday May 04, 2020 @11:03AM (#23068883)
But...'cheating' at a game, making that have the force of law, makes game-show hosts into lawmakers. That seems a strong stance. We're not talking a contract, nor a physical exchange of goods and services, nor anything else normally associated with civil cases. We're talking, the accused may have operated outside a set of arbitrary rules made by some civilian for fun.
Re:A Statistical Analysis of Coughing Patterns on ‘Who Wants... by DanBC on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @10:17AM (#23080229)
> makes game-show hosts into lawmakers.

How? They're not adding anything into law.

> nor anything else normally associated with civil cases

This is a criminal, not civil, case.

Re:A Statistical Analysis of Coughing Patterns on ‘Who Wants... by JoeAltmaier on Thursday May 14, 2020 @06:50AM (#23177940)
Miss the point any? To be criminally prosecuted for not following a rule some producer made up, makes that rule into law. Because its enforceable in a court apparently. Really?

Being a criminal case makes it more egregious.