If two people make a deal in private it doesn’t set a precedent for another private deal
It does…
That’s literally what the word “precedent” means.
If you give your dog a treat at 3pm every day, it sets that precedent. You and your dog in private have reached a deal which results in further expectations.
There is no legal system in place there.
But if you give the treat early, you set another precedent that early is an option and the timeline is negotiable, so your dog will ask early
Like, “precedent” is a psychological concept …
Does that make sense now?
Was the only time you’ve heard that word in the context of “legal precedence”? That would explain all of this.
If I give my dog a treat every day at the same time that doesn’t mean somebody else has to give their dog a treat at that time which what you are implying.
Yes …
So when talking about “precedent” why are you insisting that there’s an understood “legal” and what was meant was “legal precedent”?
Which we both agree doesn’t apply to a settlement.
Instead of thinking I meant “precedent” as a common term which is literally what was said?
I dunno, I’m over explaining it. I’m just fascinated with why you all aren’t able to understand.
Quick edit:
Are you thinking of it like there’s “precedent” of which there are “legal precedent” or “illegal precedent”?
Is the issue that people don’t understand it’s two distinct and separate things and not just the same thing but one has an adjective?
It’s gonna bug the shit out of me until I figure out where the disconnect is.
Again. If two people make a deal in private it doesn’t set a precedent for another private or public deal. That’s it.
It does…
That’s literally what the word “precedent” means.
If you give your dog a treat at 3pm every day, it sets that precedent. You and your dog in private have reached a deal which results in further expectations.
There is no legal system in place there.
But if you give the treat early, you set another precedent that early is an option and the timeline is negotiable, so your dog will ask early
Like, “precedent” is a psychological concept …
Does that make sense now?
Was the only time you’ve heard that word in the context of “legal precedence”? That would explain all of this.
If I give my dog a treat every day at the same time that doesn’t mean somebody else has to give their dog a treat at that time which what you are implying.
Does that make sense now?
I’d think the clear analogy would be multiple dogs in the room…
But it’s clear no progress is getting made here, have a good one