Drunken Referree

[wildcatter]

Getting intoxicated is a willful act. This is different from having an incompetent referee - he/she can't help it.

If you overhear a referee saying that he's going to blow a few calls on purpose because he's got money on the game, do you not say anything because it's not your problem and you didn't pick the official?

The gambling referee is willfully ruining the integrity of the game. The drunk referee is willfully ruining the integrity of the game as well.

It is your responsibility, if you have any doubts about your partner's integrity in officiating a game, to raise them. If it's just an inkling of doubt and you feel comfortable - you can raise it with your partner to get an explanation or solution. If not, you can speak with someone who does have authority.

This argument doesn't even touch on the safety issue of having a drunk person on the court. Just because you don't have the authority to discipline him does not mean you don't report him to someone that does.