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Going back a few posts...
The "force play slide rule" from baseball (most notibly NFHS baseball) is not a "force play MUST slide rule", which I think removes the litigious connotations of the rule.
The rule simply says that on a force play, IF the runner slides, the slide must a legal one and be directly at the forced bag, not in a direction that heads for a fielder making the play beside or behind the bag (ie: the rule prevents going away from the bag to "break-up" a play).
The rule allows the runner to stop, slow down, veer off or take any other evasive action to avoid the fielder. There is no requirement within the rule that a runner MUST slide.
In short, the rule is just like the softball rule, but with an added measure of safety to protect the fielder.
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