Hope I never get involved in this!

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Mon Oct 30, 2006, 10:55am

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Originally Posted by Leecedar

... a couple of years ago, they made threatening or attacking a sports official a felony. You gotta realize, down here, when they say, "Kill the ump!" they might be packing anything from blades to bazookas!

Not in CA.

It has its own penal code section, but the punishment is about the same as any other assault/battery. Many umps in CA believe it is a felony, and I did too, until I had a situation that caused me to actually look it up.

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