"If R1 is less than halfway, then the play is legal" is NOT the same logically as "If the runner is more than halfway, then the play is illegal."
The FPSR is to protect the fielder. If the runner isn't "close" (a loose term, I admit) to the fielder / bag, then the FPSR shouldn't apply.
I agree with CoachJM in his comment about Carl (there are other examples in BRD) and in how to enforce it, should I ever see it.
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