I believe we beat this up a couple of years ago. When taken to a higher level, their concern was all CO was DDB, but this one we were ruling a dead ball which is inconsistant.
The question is the option, but I think ASA considers it a safety issue. Paragraph four should read On a swing or attempted bunt, the catcher or any other fielder prevents the batter brom hitting the ball BY touching the batter....
I believe the argument was that if the batter DID hit the ball, #4 could not be in effect and #1 & #2 should apply.
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