Imagine having to make this call

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

Rule 2, Section 13
Art. 4. In games with a 10th-of-a-second game clock display and where an official courtside monitor is used, the reading of zeros on the game clock is to be used to determine whether a try for goal, a shot-clock violation or a foul occurred before or after the expiration of time in any period. When the game clock is not visible, the officials shall verify the original call with the use of the red/LED light(s). When the red/LED light(s) are not visible, the sounding of the game-clock horn shall be utilized. When definitive information is unattainable with the use of the monitor, the original call stands.

So - the methods used to determine if the shot got off in time, are, in order:

1) clock
2) red lights
3) horn
4) human

If that's not a commentary on how our society has evolved over the years, I don't know what is. Reliance on a human is on the bottom of the list.