Double tapped on leg while dropping /= death

[Denara]

On the national boards, this rules question was asked by Borric:

A few experienced people in my realm maintain that if a person is legged, while that person is going down to their knee, if they are hit in that leg again before they hit the ground then it is death.

I believe this is wrong under the following rules:

3.4.3.2. A subsequent strike to a Leg with a Class 1 or 2 Weapon, if previously injured with a Class 1 or 2 Weapon, is ignored.

and

3.7.6. If an opponent has both knees on the ground, a strike to either Leg is considered to have struck the good Leg. If the opponent is lunging or rolling around and has a disabled Leg and is hit in either, it is considered a hit to the uninjured Leg.

Is a person who is "double tapped" in the same leg while they are going down dead, or is it dead leg? Am I missing something?

And the initial response by Cyric:

Yes, the person would still be alive, as it would be dead leg. If a Florentiner hits you twice really quick on the same leg, you're still alive, just call dead leg. Now, if the problem is that a person is not dropping quick enough, it may be a call for the Marshal to call that person dead to encourage them to drop quicker next time.

www.belegarth.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=23233

I thought this might be an interesting one for others to read.

It will be interesting to see if there are any other responses, as this response and the opinion of the poster seem to contradict what I had thought (and had been taking).

[Sir Peregrine]

I have always taken death it it was hit the second time becuse my knee was not on the ground.

[Denara]

I as well have always taken death, but if the general consensus on the national boards ends up changing that thought I will rethink how I take it.

My understanding is that the BOW says nothing about this case specifically, and that it in fact covers the case of both knees on the ground.

3.7.6. If an opponent has both knees on the ground, a strike to either Leg is considered to have struck the good Leg. If the opponent is lunging or rolling around and has a disabled Leg and is hit in either, it is considered a hit to the uninjured Leg.

Now, this is one case where the HACS rules are clearer: their rules say that the second hit to any leg is death.

[Sir Beauregaurd]

When i pressed this issue earlier in my fighting career, it was 2 hits before taking leg
= death. it is considered to carry through, just as arm hits and shield hits after it is broken.

i am pretty sure that this will be the concenous beore it is all said and done.