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Originally Posted by fitump56
I have been a sports official for over 40 years. A very, very low percentage of that time did I not either enjoy or need the money.
Old Hats on the Forum won't admit to the fact that they need, want, desire and require the money. Or the fact that it clouds their judgments.
So we see posts where R is actually "Out" but called "Safe". Why? Because that's what the people who control their pay saw. 
I don't find completely objectionable these compromises that a sport official might truly need to keep his nose clean and his job status upright, to keep his assignments, to keep his money inflow.
What I find completely objectionable is this facade, this ridiculous dishonesty about the money, and its influence on all of us.
Until we can have honest discussions about the influence of the money, how it influences us, our officiating preferences....then what we have is nothing more than conversations among participants that refuse to admit to the underlying realities of beng a modern day sports official.
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fitump56,
I for one, take offense to your insinuation that most of us let our officiating integrity be influnced by the money.
I am sorry, I am not aware of many or any millionaires that officate for nothing. In fact I doubt if any millionaires officiate at all.
So all of us work for the money and their lying if you say otherwise.
It just so happens that a majority of officials also take great pride in what they do, love the game, make great sacarfices and take costly lessons, just to get to a level commensurate with their ability.
Now, the fact that you don't agree with other officials opinions on rules, mechanics and officiating methods is a different subject all together.