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jice, I'm usually one to come down fiercely on the side of safety as well... but this one seems to be quite far afield.
I don't think the poster had any desire to ignore the safety of the players --- all the events described had already occurred, and weren't going to be more or less safe based on whatever decision the umpire made.
I can't imagine ANY situation where what this umpire did makes any sense. If there was lightning, and the lightning was close enough to be a danger, then the whole play didn't count. If it was not so close as to be an immediate danger, it couldn't hurt to let the play complete before stopping play. In either case, you can't do it halfway.
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