Bill: Vote High Five Act

[SplashyAlpaca77]

CONGRESS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
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A BILL TO

Recognize a Single Unarmed Punch as a High-Five




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The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:


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PART I — PRELIMINARIES

1. Short Title and Enactment

(1) This Act may be cited as the ‘High Five Act’

(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.

(3) This Act has been authored by RICH_Zyro, and edited by Representative SplashyAlpaca77.

(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Representative SoapMckakashi.

(5) This Act amends the following acts:

(a) Criminal Code Act


2. Reasons and Intent

(1) A single punch in Minecraft is often used to get attention, make a handshake, or a as a friendly greeting. It should not be illegal, as long as the punch stays as just a punch.

(2) It gets rid of potential slop lawsuits.

3. Definitions

(1) For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) High-Five. a hit that one player gives to another by using a fist. It is something that meets the rules set out in this Act. .

PART II — AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL CODE ACT

4. Assault Amendments

(1) Part IV, Section 1, "Assault," of the Criminal Code Act shall be amended by inserting the following exception:
1 - Assault
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty: 1 Penalty Unit; 5 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) intentionally hits another player, causing a loss of no more than 3 hearts; or
(b) places another player in a position of danger, including but not limited to pointing a weapon at them.
This offence shall not occur where:
(a) A player deliberately hits another player a single time with an open hand;
(b) The punch is not performed with a weapon, tool, or other item that could increase the damage caused;
(c) The punch does not intentionally or knowingly put the person struck in major danger, including but not limited to knocking the player from a significant height, into fire, lava, or another hazardous location;
(d) The player being struck had not previously asked the puncher not to be;and
(e) The person performing the punch does not do another intentional punch against that player within the next 30 seconds;.