[drothamel]

JRut has a point, each situation is different, and should be handled as such. I do think that if I am officiating, and I hear it, then that is enough to warrant a penalty. It depends on the situation as to whether or not I hand out that penalty. We had a situation on a game worked this year where a player was charged with a foul and was being substituted for. As he was going out of the game, he walked passed the calling official and said very quietly, "F@#$ you." Now, of course he got whacked. When the coach asked what he had done, my partner told him, and the coach agreed. Now, this goes against what some people feel, namely that you better make sure that someone other than you hears it. But, as we discussed, every situation is different, and needs to be handled that way; but it never hurts to use standards when applying rules like the profanity "T."