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Besides the fact that I am totally amazed that any referee would possibly tell a player to remove gum, I think the big issue here is the risk to other players.
From what I can tell, all other rules governing allowable equipment is designed to protect players from injury - specifically players other than those with the equipment.
Can anyone explain to me how on earth chewing gum could injure any player other than the one chewing it? Surely if the player chewing the gum is made aware of the risk (ie choking) and chooses to chew gum, then there is no reason to prevent them from chewing gum.
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