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Old Fri Jul 18, 2008, 02:00am
Camron Rust Camron Rust is offline
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
If that's true, then you need to fix your thinking. Call it just as you would any other violation.
How quickly we forget the guiding principles on the first page of the rules...knowing the purpose of a rule so it can be intelligently applied...not allowing a team an advantage not intended by rule.

Can you tell me what the intent and purpose of this rule is? If not, you might want to consider some more thinking before you blow the whistle.

Those statements on the first page of the rule book tell me that the rules in the block are not actually black and white. It tells me and every other official that there is a reason for each rule and they should be applied accordingly...not blindly.
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