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Originally Posted by 45Auto
Your decision. Plenty of people out there who will risk a 3 point penalty to stop a 36 point logo and the loss of a game. No big deal, just like getting sent to the penalty box in hockey, intentionally hitting the batter in baseball, causing pass interference to stop a touchdown in football, etc. If the potential gain out weighs the risk, it will get used in competition.
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The core value of FIRST robotics is Gracious Professionalism. If the people coming out of this program learn just one thing, FIRST wants it to be that.
The concept that teams should way risk and reward when deciding whether or not to break rules is in direct opposition to that core premise of FIRST robotics. Indeed, Dean regularly talks about NOT emulating commercialized sports where the focus is solely on winning. Your example is the perfect example of why FIRST doesn't want to be like them.
In the end it's as you said. It's a choice. People merely need to ask themselves which is more important: their integrity or winning at a game.