ASA obstruction clarification needed

[Dakota]

So, you're resorting to the defence of the guilty, I see.... "Mommy, Tommy did it, too." (Tommy Jefferson).

"Defence" is not an error, BTW. It is the British spelling.

While I agree with your general point, that is no reason for the "editors" (using the term loosely) to continually go into print with the rule book every year with known syntax errors, grammar errors, and other confusing wordings.

How many editions of the rule book did it take for them to fix the loophole in the 3rd strike rule?

Fixing known problems is not rocket science, and it should not be that big a deal.

For the rule in the OP, sure, once it is explained, everyone who was confused by the wording gets it, but what is wrong with fixing the wording so people are not confused? And, it has nothing to do with making the rule book cover every possiblity. It is just making it clear what the rule actually means by some simple English language editing.