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by TheSpiceIsLife 3657 days ago
If the panel cannot arrive at a consensus, one token will execute at random.

Hang on, this isn't the casino. Contracts don't usually have a 'random outcome' clause, do they?

I think we better take this to the courts.

2 comments

>> Contracts don't usually have a 'random outcome' clause, do they?

Like in a betting shop? When I lay my chip on "red" then I am entering into a contract with the casino. A random event can be a term in a contract, but you are correct in stating that in the case of a dispute we do not allow a coin flip on the "who is right" question.

Whether the random number is pulled before the hearing (picking just 1 judge instead of 3) or after (by picking one vote token at random) seems the same to me.
Maybe I'm missing what you're getting out? It seems like you're suggesting dispute resolution should have a "fuck it, let's flip a coin" option?
I'm saying that it kind of already does. Judges are picked for a case partially at random.