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Originally Posted by Paul L
I raised this question on a thread a year or two ago and was told by people whose opinions I respect that it's not up to me to be making up rules. I haven't acted on my beliefs yet, but if I don't and someone gets hurt, I'll feel bad.
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Then you need to do one of two things. Find an organization which shares you beliefs or stop umpiring. Any sport in which a hard object is propelled at a high velocity is going to going to include possible dangerous situations whether it is baseball, softball, lacrosse, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.
However, isn't it something that players in these sports cause no more injuries than others like soccer and basketball. Go figure.
ALL participants are aware of that when they begin playing the sport. All parents should be aware of the dangers of a sport before allowing their child to participate.