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					Originally Posted by BillyMac  From the files of the Mythbusters.
 Players commit fouls and violations; officials view those infractions, judge the action, and then apply the rules of the game to what they had viewed. The rules then determine the penalty.
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 Forget the Mythbusters.
From the NFHS rule book re: THE INTENT AND PURPOSES OF THE RULES...
A player or team should not be permitted an advantage which is not intended by a rule. Neither should play be permitted to develop which may lead to placing a player at a disadvantage not intended by a rule.