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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I would not call a T on a spectator for the main reason that it is hard to always tell who is responsible for such an action. Not all fans of the same team sit in the same area. And I do not think it is right to penalize players and coaches for people they do not control. Not to say that I would never do so, but it is definitely pretty close to "never" in my philosophy of this rule.
Just get rid of the perpetrators and move on. You might penalize the wrong team for fans that do not represent them.
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But, Rut, by your logic you could "pretty close to never" have anyone removed from gym because "it is hard to always tell who is responsible for such an action."
In short, your willingness to have people removed because of their poor behavior, but unwillingness to charge a technical foul doesn't make sense.
If you are certain enough about whom to attribute the comment or actions to have them removed, then you are also certain enough to assess a penalty against a team.