"Benefit of the Doubt"--when is it applicable?

[BJ Moose]

I haven't read Z's message, just the first part.. .but chance to echo some other comments about how dum that thread was.

Some persons actually allude that they would make a call based on what they could see with a MAGNIFYING glass on the slick astroturf, when every single OTHER person on the field and in the stands would SEE a ball "touching" (meaning over the vertical plane of) the line.

Unbelievable.

I bet they cover this in pro school like this.

What kind of nimrod would ask a stupid question like that.. next question.

Also, F/F benefit of doubt goes to BATTER, as detailed in my new book. "Mechanics for the 19th Century".