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Originally Posted by WayneG
Our judgement of intent is very valuable in determining if a player commits an act on purpose or unknowingly violates a rule. The player probably didn't realize what he did was possibly illegal. But he intended to bat the ball to himself. Now if he knew it was illegal and did it anyway, well then we have to call him on it.
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Are you really saying that if a player did something illegal but he didn't
know that it was illegal, that we might let him get away with it?
Lah me......now we're supposed to be mind readers.
Those statements are patently ridiculous. We don't call the intent; we call the
act. It doesn't mean diddly-squat whether a player
realizes what he's doing was illegal or not. All that matters was whether he actually
did do something that was illegal. Whether a player knows or doesn't know what he's doing is legal or illegal is
NEVER a factor when it comes to an official making a call.
Again, we judge the
act, not the player. Intent is
never a factor when it comes to calling violations.